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My bf and I were not on good terms and had put distance between one another. My close friend needed to move ASAP. She had found movers but I wanted to still support my bf so I reached out to him for the job. He asked if she had a truck, boxes, etc. I let him know she would be getting a truck and no to the boxes. Btw he is a mover. So, he gave me a quote based on the square feet of her apartment. His quote was just about the amount she had budgeted. She has a 2BR apartment and only one of the bedrooms was furnished along with the living, dining and kitchen having much furniture to pack and would charge $3200 to move her belongings into storage. He asked about boxes? I told him she doesn’t have any. He said he could provide them, but it would cost. I told him since I know she don’t have enough for it, I will work to come up w the money for the boxes for her to help.
Long story short, I went to his job to go pick them up a week later and found out his job actually has new and used boxes in their warehouse. The used boxes are available, functional and FREEEEE to any person off the street needing them and he withheld that information knowing I extended myself greatly by giving him money for boxes I barely could afford but did anyway. I felt alone and used that someone who knows my money is already tight, would allow me to pay for something that I could have gotten for free, and not even by him taking them or stealing, but by me just going to the job and simply asking for them. I wanted to support him and also help her. Am I overreacting by feeling taking advantage of? Any movers can give a POV to help me understand.
Thank you
Last edited by Bvlibvl; 01-27-2020 at 02:51 PM..
Reason: Missed a detail
I wasn’t sure if I was not seeing both sides. It really stung bc this is my first real relationship where I thought we both really had each other’s back
I thought I included this deet, but when I went to his job to pick up the boxes for my friend I found out from an employee in the warehouse portion. When I came and said “I’m here to pick up boxes [my boyfriend name] bought” the employee frowned and said well that’s weird why not just use our used boxes that r free to the public.
My bf and I were not on good terms and had put distance between one another. My close friend needed to move ASAP. She had found movers but I wanted to still support my bf so I reached out to him for the job. He asked if she had a truck, boxes, etc. I let him know she would be getting a truck and no to the boxes. Btw he is a mover. So, he gave me a quote based on the square feet of her apartment. His quote was just about the amount she had budgeted. She has a 2BR apartment and only one of the bedrooms was furnished along with the living, dining and kitchen having much furniture to pack and would charge $3200 to move her belongings into storage. He asked about boxes? I told him she doesn’t have any. He said he could provide them, but it would cost. I told him since I know she don’t have enough for it, I will work to come up w the money for the boxes for her to help.
Long story short, I went to his job to go pick them up a week later and found out his job actually has new and used boxes in their warehouse. The used boxes are available, functional and FREEEEE to any person off the street needing them and he withheld that information knowing I extended myself greatly by giving him money for boxes I barely could afford but did anyway. I felt alone and used that someone who knows my money is already tight, would allow me to pay for something that I could have gotten for free, and not even by him taking them or stealing, but by me just going to the job and simply asking for them. I wanted to support him and also help her. Am I overreacting by feeling taking advantage of? Any movers can give a POV to help me understand.
Thank you
It's called capitalism. He's smart to take a profit any way he can.
Why would you have to pay for the boxes your friend needs? He/She should pay for them
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