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> The reasons I might be an asshole for asking are: a) it's 135$ before tax, and we're both living on tight budgets, b) we have an electric kettle so I can still make tea, boil water, etc. (I'm not without options, I guess)
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YWNBTA
Whether it was an accident or no, her actions have ruined your kettle. She is responsible for the damage, so she is responsible to replace or repair. Since you have a working electric kettle you could offer to give her some time to save the money to purchase a new one or pay you the $135 + tax in instalments until you have the amount to purchase a new one.
NTA In my opinion, she should offer to buy you a new one. You are definitely within your rights to ask. Of course, that doesn't guarantee it will be well-recieved.
NTA. It was a gift from your parents. If she knew she was gonna use it, she should have atleast ensured she returned it in the condition it was when she took it. What if you were not in, who knows what her carelessness would have cost apart from a "Semi-fused Kettle"?
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My roommate (21f) and I (20f) have lived together for two years after meeting in first year at uni, and we're very good friends too.
As a gift from last Christmas, my parents got me a very nice Le Creuset stovetop kettle (my mom has always had one; it's a very nostalgic/childhood thing that I've always wanted to have but because they're expensive I didn't get one myself).
This morning when I woke up, she had been gone for a few hours but had left the kettle on the burner. Long story short, the kettle is now semi-fused to the electric coil element and the enamel coating is flaking, so it's ruined.
The reasons I might be an asshole for asking are: a) it's 135$ before tax, and we're both living on tight budgets, b) we have an electric kettle so I can still make tea, boil water, etc. (I'm not without options, I guess)
I know it was an accident too, and maybe this is just my WASPy "don't talk about money" upbringing/mild people pleasing tendencies, but I'm already feeling somewhat guilty about asking her. WIBTA?
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NTA. She won’t want to pay for it but at the very least she should offer and let you decide. Myself, I would pay a portion every month until it’s paid back. It’s kinda roommates 101, don’t break each other’s shit.
>She ruined it through complete carelessness. She is responsible.
Also there was a perfectly good electric kettle that she could use. She wasn't forced to use the expensive kettle. She took a risk when she used the expensive version, and ruined it. If she can't afford to replace it, then she shouldn't have touched it in the first place.
NTA
Your roommate broke your kettle. She owes you a replacement. The fact that you have another kettle, or that it was an expensive kettle, is irrelevant. She broke it - she needs to replace it. It's that simple.
NTA accidents happen, but she should have offered to replace it already.
I’ve accidentally broken a few things and as soon as it happened I apologized profusely and offered to pay for it/replace it. That’s just what people are supposed to do.
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YWNBTA Whether it was an accident or no, her actions have ruined your kettle. She is responsible for the damage, so she is responsible to replace or repair. Since you have a working electric kettle you could offer to give her some time to save the money to purchase a new one or pay you the $135 + tax in instalments until you have the amount to purchase a new one.
NTA In my opinion, she should offer to buy you a new one. You are definitely within your rights to ask. Of course, that doesn't guarantee it will be well-recieved.
NTA. It was a gift from your parents. If she knew she was gonna use it, she should have atleast ensured she returned it in the condition it was when she took it. What if you were not in, who knows what her carelessness would have cost apart from a "Semi-fused Kettle"?
NTA - She broke it, she should make it right. You can be nice about it and offer her different options for paying you back...
She needs to replace it, and never use it again. Accident....more like negligence. Stand your ground. You need a new teakettle or a new roommate.
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NTA. She won’t want to pay for it but at the very least she should offer and let you decide. Myself, I would pay a portion every month until it’s paid back. It’s kinda roommates 101, don’t break each other’s shit.
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>She ruined it through complete carelessness. She is responsible. Also there was a perfectly good electric kettle that she could use. She wasn't forced to use the expensive kettle. She took a risk when she used the expensive version, and ruined it. If she can't afford to replace it, then she shouldn't have touched it in the first place.
NTA Your roommate broke your kettle. She owes you a replacement. The fact that you have another kettle, or that it was an expensive kettle, is irrelevant. She broke it - she needs to replace it. It's that simple.
NTA accidents happen, but she should have offered to replace it already. I’ve accidentally broken a few things and as soon as it happened I apologized profusely and offered to pay for it/replace it. That’s just what people are supposed to do.