I bought $30 worth of play doh that my friend and I need for our project. How should I let her know to pay the $15 without saying it outright?
2007-10-26 08:47:03 · 52 answers · asked by rachel 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
i expected her to offer to pay but so far no offer.......
2007-10-26 08:50:25 · update #1
she was the one who suggested we get play doh but she didn't know where to get it so i offered
2007-10-26 08:52:53 · update #2
Tell her that the project is getting pretty espensive and that you'll need her to help pitch in
2007-10-26 08:49:38 · answer #1 · answered by ERiKA ! 3 · 6⤊ 0⤋
people can't possibly know what you want or expect. you need to vocalize your expectations.
how you do it is the idea. you can play the oh i thought you would know you would have to pay half game. by this you can take out the reciept and say well here's the cost of the play doh your part is only 15, so if you don't have it now you can bring it in tomorrow.
or what you can say is. listen, i know this project is going to cost us som dough ha ha ha. the play doh cost me 30 dollars so, i was wondering if you would be ok with paying for the rest of the supplies. (assuming that the other supplies comes out to equal cost). further tell him/her if it goes over 30? then we can split that cost down the middle.
last words from me. don't feel bad for asking for fairness in this project. 2 people, 2 efforts, split costs, and fair credit.
if it is not equal your going to feel duped out of credit; even if you get an A. later you will be tainted to have to work with someone else.
good luck
2007-10-26 08:59:16 · answer #2 · answered by Adrien H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With this kind of thing it's a good idea just to say it outright, as has already been pointed out. Don't be blunt, but suggest to them that it would help if they paid as well.
You can of course bring up the subject of the play doh, or wait until it comes up, and then say "Oh, I just remembered, I paid $30 for this and I was wondering whether you'd pay half?".
2007-10-26 08:54:29 · answer #3 · answered by Ninjakannon 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why would you NOT just say it outright. "The Play-Doh was $30. That comes to $15 each. Can you pay me back by Friday?"
2007-10-26 09:30:49 · answer #4 · answered by kill_yr_television 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just let her know that the play doh costed $30 and now you are broke and were wondering if she was intending to help you pay for the project since it is for both of you.
2007-10-26 08:51:29 · answer #5 · answered by Scooter_The_Squirrels_Wifey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you still have the receipt (which you should), next time you are working on the project together, pull the receipt out and say "I thought you might want to know that this is the receipt for "OUR" supplies. Could you please pay for half?"
I can't imagine that she would bail on you. If she gets an attitude, then this will give you a clear reason to find a different partner on a project next time.
It's a good way to practice your own assertiveness in a nice way. It's best in life to actually tell people outright what you expect from them. Believe me, I learned this the hard way.
2007-10-26 08:58:46 · answer #6 · answered by Karolina L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
did your friend agree to the expense of it, or did you make the decision and now expect her to pony up. How you handle this depends on that answer. If you made the expenditure on your own, without asking her if she could afford to pay half, then you handle it by telling her you have a great idea for the project, but it's going to cost $30 and you need her to pay half if you are going to do your idea. If she balks and wants to do a less expensive project, you can return the playdoh if you haven't opened it yet. Otherwise can you find another partner for the project?
If she agreed to chip in in the first place, or agreed that you should go buy the playdoh and neither of you mentioned the cost yet, then just tell her "hey, the playdoh came to $30, when can you pay me your half?"
2007-10-26 08:53:18 · answer #7 · answered by John M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You shouldn't "hint" at it. You should say it outright. There are easier ways to do it than just blurting out, "You owe me $15."
Instead say, "Oh, and the play-doh was $30, so your half is $15."
2007-10-26 08:55:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say "The Play-doh was $30 total, so your half is $15.
2007-10-26 08:51:33 · answer #9 · answered by Nicole O 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did you make it clear that you'd be splitting the cost? Did you discuss with her that play doh was in fact needed, or did you make this decision yourself and just expect her to pay for it? You need to add details to this question if you want a good answer.
2007-10-26 08:50:54 · answer #10 · answered by ►solo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should have discussed this with her before you bought it. maybe she didn't want to buy play doh, or maybe she didn't want $30 of the stuff. therefore you can't techniqually make her pay.
if you just say "i bought this play doh yesterday" or whatever, you might get lucky if shes an extremely nice person she might offer to go halves.
2007-10-26 08:52:53 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋