Help replace borrowed clothing please -
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Anonymous
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My son had to borrow some clothing from a friend. They are 12. It's a tee shirt, shorts and undies, all Underarmor brand (adult size).
My son has subsumed this clothing into his own - worn and washed it at least twice. How do I replace? Gift card? How much? Which shop? She's a single mom so i want to make an effort - buy a gift card. Just don't know how much and which store. Please advise - TIA |
Anonymous
| Wash them and give them back. Unless he's damaged them, he doesn't get to keep them just because he feels like it. |
Anonymous
| Since you aren't returning these items, you should get her a gift card equivalent to the cost of new items to replace these items. They seem generic enough for any store, including Amazon (she could order the replacements online). |
Anonymous
This. |
Anonymous
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Pull the clothing out of his drawers, put it in a bag, return it to the other family with a note thanking them for lending him clothing.
If your DS "can't remember" which shirt is his friend's, then invite the friend over to pick something out of his drawers for himself. Something tells me that will jog his memory. |
Anonymous
| Academy sells Under Armour. You can order online or find out the replacement cost on their site. |
Anonymous
| Just return them! |
Anonymous
This is a really good idea. OPs DS needs to learn that borrowing things and not returning them until forced comes at a cost. |
Anonymous
| I'm confused as to what happened to the clothes. You really can't figure out what is his and what isn't? That's really bizarre, but I guess a gift card to a store that sells UA clothes would be fine. Make sure it's enough to cover what has been "subsumed". |
Anonymous
OP here - thank you for the input. Yes, I we can tell which clothing belongs to whom; I feel badly because DS has worn them more than once. |
Anonymous
| Just return them and apologize for keeping them so long. |
Anonymous
He wore his friend's undies? More than once? Maybe it's different for guys but ewww. |
Anonymous
Maybe the child who owns the clothes really loves them. It is selfish that your child wants to keep someone else's clothes without their consent. Give the clothes back and a $25 GC to a sports store as a thank you if you feel that bad. What message are you sending your child? That he can decide to take someone else's belongings without their permission and mommy will make it right. No wonder society has gone to $***. |
Anonymous
Not OP but by the time I had boy #3, I was able to let hangups like this go. Underwear washed in hot water is as good as new, as far as I'm concerned. |
Anonymous
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Return - yourself, personally so you know it gets done - with a note apologizing for the mix-up. And why not also throw in a gift card, that's a nice touch - - - $25/$50
But do it yourself. Do it now. |