Woman slammed for selling item she got for free to friend
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Amazon had accidentally shipped us two of the same item.
LONDON (Web Desk) - A woman was being criticised for trying to sell an item to her friend that she got for free from Amazon - some slammed her for it, but others claimed it was a good deal.
She took to Reddit to explain that she and her fiancé had two friends over for dinner, and she d offered them first refusal on an item they d received two of - but it backfired when the friend realised she wanted them to pay, resulting in an argument.
She wrote: "My fiance and I had our two friends over for dinner tonight, who are a couple, and towards the end where they were getting ready to go home, I asked them if they d like to buy our brand new unopened item because we have two.
"Amazon had accidentally shipped us two of the same item and told us to just keep the other one. We have no use for the other one so we were going to sell it on the Facebook market for £99.50 ($120) because it s £132 ($160) on Amazon.
"Said friend said "don t you need it?" We explained that we have two and that Amazon accidentally shipped two and let us keep the other one for free. Friend said "that s really nice of you to be giving us this!" and I realized friend thought we were giving it to them for free. It started getting really awkward as I explained that I asked if they wanted to buy it.
"Friend said "You got it for free and are trying to sell it to us? That s not right, friends don t try to profit off of their friends". They brushed it off, said their goodbyes, and left but you could tell they were disappointed. Not disappointed that they re not leaving with the item, but at me for trying to sell it to them.
"I didn t think anything of it at first as I was originally trying to sell it, I wasn t thinking and just thought that maybe my friends would want that deal.
"I feel stupid and rude and that maybe I shouldn t have asked at all. I also want to add that they re not the type to try to get things for free, it s completely just principle for them. My fiance says I m not the bad guy but that could be biased for obvious reasons."
In the comments, the opinions were mixed, with some saying what she d done was fine as she d been upfront about it, but others slamming her for her decision.
