Anonymous wrote:That was really petty. Man. I’d be so pissed if I was the owner.

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Anonymous wrote:OP is the worst most insufferable beach house GUEST. Beach house OWNERS are numb to guests using any and all items and equipment, and things breaking, often pricey items. It's the cost of owning a beach house.

Here's the mentally of lifer beach house interloper moochers like OP: Why buy a beach house when we can use one for FREE? They want all the perks of owning a beach house with ZERO of the expenses or liabilities. Imagine being such an entitled prick that you think you can leave large items in the OWNERS' personal garage for months at a time, and demand nobody use them.

OP is an all-around uncouth and entitled tightwad INTERLOPER. And there's zero chance she can prove she paid this much for the item. The whole vibe about it being nearly brand new and a particular color reeks of conniving cheap skate looking to get over on family.

Wow, you sound absolutely hysterical. Have a glass of wine or go take a walk and think about how your insane "won't anybody think of we poor, abused beach house owners???" rant is irrelevant, because the actual OWNERS of the house established the locations to put things to be shared or not shared, and it worked for 12 years before the entitled idiot cousin just couldn't resist playing with someone else's expensive toy, broke it, then tried to be a "cheapskate" and offer ridiculous non-compensation.

It sounds like OP used an owners' garage when she is not an owner. Permitted or not, and I'm guessing not, it's so uncouth when this place has 3 owners. Two, I guarantee OP can't produce a receipt showing she paid $275. And lastly, I also guarantee the aunt wouldn't be looped in unless OP has a bit of a "reputation" in this family. Sorry, I will never give the benefit of the doubt to lifelong moochers. People like OP are shameless users to the very end.

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Anonymous wrote:OP is the worst most insufferable beach house GUEST. Beach house OWNERS are numb to guests using any and all items and equipment, and things breaking, often pricey items. It's the cost of owning a beach house.

Here's the mentally of lifer beach house interloper moochers like OP: Why buy a beach house when we can use one for FREE? They want all the perks of owning a beach house with ZERO of the expenses or liabilities. Imagine being such an entitled prick that you think you can leave large items in the OWNERS' personal garage for months at a time, and demand nobody use them.

OP is an all-around uncouth and entitled tightwad INTERLOPER. And there's zero chance she can prove she paid this much for the item. The whole vibe about it being nearly brand new and a particular color reeks of conniving cheap skate looking to get over on family.

Wow, you sound absolutely hysterical. Have a glass of wine or go take a walk and think about how your insane "won't anybody think of we poor, abused beach house owners???" rant is irrelevant, because the actual OWNERS of the house established the locations to put things to be shared or not shared, and it worked for 12 years before the entitled idiot cousin just couldn't resist playing with someone else's expensive toy, broke it, then tried to be a "cheapskate" and offer ridiculous non-compensation.

Anonymous wrote:If you do not own the house and leave something like a boogie board or chairs it becomes common property. This means anyone can use it. You look at it as the cost of using the house.

Anonymous wrote:OP is the worst most insufferable beach house GUEST. Beach house OWNERS are numb to guests using any and all items and equipment, and things breaking, often pricey items. It's the cost of owning a beach house.

Here's the mentally of lifer beach house interloper moochers like OP: Why buy a beach house when we can use one for FREE? They want all the perks of owning a beach house with ZERO of the expenses or liabilities. Imagine being such an entitled prick that you think you can leave large items in the OWNERS' personal garage for months at a time, and demand nobody use them.

OP is an all-around uncouth and entitled tightwad INTERLOPER. And there's zero chance she can prove she paid this much for the item. The whole vibe about it being nearly brand new and a particular color reeks of conniving cheap skate looking to get over on family.

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Anonymous wrote:So much to unpack here!

First, who knew $275 boogie boards exist!

Second, for that price, I assume it is fiberglass not styrofoam, so how the heck did a little
kid break it?

Third, if I were that kid’s parent, I’d be racing over checkbook in hand to replace it, where is that parent in this story? I admit I’d be shocked at the cost of the boogie board, but man that must have been some rough play by the kid so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯!

Fourth, in the cousin’s shoes I’d have offered to fully replace the board. The fact that he offered half makes me think he knew what an expensive board this was (otherwise, wouldn’t he just have picked up a new one for $30 when checking out at harris teeter?!). The “house rules” were clear and I bet there is lots of history with the cousin stepping on toes.

Fifth, aunt should myob!

It doesn’t say it was a “little” kid. Fiberglass boards can snap if you forcibly jump down on them, especially repeatedly, which is why you don’t do that (and you supervise your friend’s kid so this doesn’t happen and then you don’t go crying to mommy railing at the injustice of someone holding you accountable for the first time in your life).

Or, you know, just don’t touch stuff that doesn’t belong to you. There’s that, too.

OP said cousin’s friend’s child was “jumping on it” - I think safe assumption this wasn’t a teen (and if it was, that is the person who should be paying for the replacement!).