Giving Away Something By Accident

@cherigucchi (15932)
Philippines
January 27, 2016 6:53pm CST
Have you given away something away accidentally? How did you deal with it? I know its a shame and impolite to take it back but when it happened to me, I tried to do so. It was a shawl given by my sister who was working in a different country. She also gave my in-laws each and I accidentally gave mine to my mother-in-law. I tried to get mine back politely by telling her that it was a mistake. The problem was she liked what I gave her already and I told her that it was fine. Later on she realized that it must be very important so she tried returning it but I insisted that she could keep it.
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
28 Jan 16
I think you did the right thing in the end by refusing to take it back. I would explain to your sister though.
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cherigucchi
@cherigucchi (15932)
• Philippines
29 Jan 16
I think that was really necessary and you were right that my sister promised she would give me another one.
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
29 Jan 16
@cherigucchi That's good, so everybody will be happy.
Yalul
@yalul070 (1712)
• Manila, Philippines
28 Jan 16
yup one time i gave a 500-peso bill (it's quite a sum of money here) for a tip to a gasoline boy. i wanted to take it back it was already too late when i found it out. so i was just praying that it helped bring food to his family.
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cherigucchi
@cherigucchi (15932)
• Philippines
29 Jan 16
That was a big mistake but I do hope that it helped him in a good way like you said.
Shavkat
@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
28 Jan 16
I never did my friend. If I had given to others, there is no need to ask back. It would be shameless, if ever I do such an act.
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cherigucchi
@cherigucchi (15932)
• Philippines
29 Jan 16
It depends on how you did ask it back but I never did take it when she returned it.
Anna
@LadyDuck (502729)
• Italy
28 Jan 16
I am sure you did the right thing not accepting your shawl back. I hope she will give you a new shawl very similar to the one you gave her.
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cherigucchi
@cherigucchi (15932)
• Philippines
29 Jan 16
That was what my sister promised me.
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Kewkumber
@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
28 Jan 16
You are so sweet for letting her have it although you couldn't bear to part with it.
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cherigucchi
@cherigucchi (15932)
• Philippines
29 Jan 16
Thanks a lot.
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Denise
@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
28 Jan 16
I loaned a book to someone and she was so delighted and said, "Are you giving me this?" that I decided she needed it more than I did.
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cherigucchi
@cherigucchi (15932)
• Philippines
29 Jan 16
You were very polite doing that too.
Raine38
@Raine38 (12387)
• United States
28 Jan 16
That's a very awkward situation. I would also be hesitant to get it back from her. I think I will just keep quiet about the whole thing and I will tell the giver the whole so she will know that I really like it and because of some confusion it's no longer with me. I have not experienced giving something away by accident, thank goodness. I really wouldn't know what to do in that situation.
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cherigucchi
@cherigucchi (15932)
• Philippines
29 Jan 16
That was really awkward, It was a good thing that I am very close with my mother-in-law.
Margaret Mwangi
@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
28 Jan 16
Thats a hard situation to be in
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cherigucchi
@cherigucchi (15932)
• Philippines
29 Jan 16
That is true.
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