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Neighbour stole my mug
starry_rune
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Yesterday my neighbour and I were out in the garden doing some spring tidying, and I made her a coffee (we were just chatting over the fence) and I passed her coffee to her over the fence. She was sipping away and clearing weeds, and then it started to spit (what we call light rain) so she took the rest of her coffee inside and I haven't seen or heard from her since.
I know it might sound trivial but I don't know her that well, and I feel like if I go and ask for it back it might come across as cheeky, or, me a little OCD. If it was a mug I'd got from Tesco for £1.50 I might just leave it, but the mug is from an expensive set I got from Denby.
How long would you wait before paying her a visit? How would you word it so it didn't come across like I was accusing her of theft, or, come across like I am a loser. She has a daughter who visits her at weekends, and shes quite nice,
I'd hate to give out the wrong impression.
I know it might sound trivial but I don't know her that well, and I feel like if I go and ask for it back it might come across as cheeky, or, me a little OCD. If it was a mug I'd got from Tesco for £1.50 I might just leave it, but the mug is from an expensive set I got from Denby.
How long would you wait before paying her a visit? How would you word it so it didn't come across like I was accusing her of theft, or, come across like I am a loser. She has a daughter who visits her at weekends, and shes quite nice,
I'd hate to give out the wrong impression. 0
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Just get your jacksie round there and and ask for it....
Find out when she goes out, or just happen to be in the same place at the same time.
Offer her another cup of the good stuff. Then straight out the blue come back out the kitchen and say something like "Oh, silly me. Did I by any chance leave a mug round your house the other day? I'd forget my head if it wasn't screwed on". The inference being you a) need that 'special' mug for guests, and b) you're blaming yourself for the loss, not anyone else.
I think any decent neighbour wouldn't mind at all
Knock on door, "Hello good neighbour I am here to get my mug back". "Oh yes" says the neighbour "I took it inside when it started to rain." "That's right you did" you laugh.
Retrieve mug and congratulate yourself on another complicated obstacle in woman's arduous journey through overcome with wit and guile.
For another option on how to ask, I'd say to her "I can't find one of my mugs - a part of a set - and the last time I remember seeing it was when you were gardening. Can you remember what I did with it?"
Perhaps you could tell her the set means a lot to you, or something. Good luck.
Excellent Coronation Street material but you might want to take a little more care with regard to gender.
The op is male...
edit - see I was beaten to it
You might want to try a different word then.
Maybe she was planning you a coffee next weekend.
The OP can't be a man surely? I would be shocked if that was the case.
I'm male too so please don't call me "Surely".
Well if you're shocked out of your sexist stereo typing then it's all good :cool: It says male on the OP's profile.
You're 33 years old FFS!
'Fraid so
There is only one plan of action - REVENGE. Get planning....
Sexist.