I’m not sure how I feel about this one…

On one hand, I understand being incredibly frustrated if someone loses something that you own.

On the other hand, asking for a ton of extra money compared to how much you paid for that item?

Hmmmmm…

Is this guy acting like a jerk?

Let’s see what’s going on here…

AITA for telling my BIL to pay me $700 for my lost coat when I bought it for $100?

“Last year I was at the mall with my fiance when I saw this awesome cashmere/wool coat.

Score!

It was perfect in every way and there was only one left in my size. The best news was that it was on clearance for $100 so I bought it without a second thought. I have worn it several times last year but it hasn’t been cold enough this year for me to break out the coat.

Last week when I saw the news about the upcoming cold front, I decided it was time to take it to the dry cleaners so that I can wear it this week.

After tearing all my closets apart without seeing it, I asked my fiance if she had seen it. She told me that she haven’t seen me wear it in a while so she lent it to her brother to wear to a wedding.

Uh oh…

I was annoyed at hearing this but decided not to make a big deal so I simply told her to tell her brother to bring it back so I could get it dry cleaned. Thursday rolls around and he hasn’t brought it back so I asked her about it again, nothing.

Come Friday, and i haven’t heard anything so I called him. He said that he told my wife on Tuesday that he got wasted at the wedding and lost my coat. I was super annoyed at this so I told him he owes that exact coat from that exact brand.

Last night my fiance came home from work in a mood and handed me $100. She said that her brother dropped off the money and I shouldn’t have made her brother pay for the coat since I knew he doesn’t make very much and I haven’t worn it but a handful of times.

Nope!

I looked at the $100 and told her I wanted a replacement coat or the amount it currently cost so that I can buy a new one and that $100 won’t cover it. She said he went to the store and it cost $700 now but she knew I only paid $100 for it so she told him $100 would cover the cost.

I argued that $100 doesn’t buy me a new coat. We went back and forth but couldn’t find any common ground. She offered to throw in an extra $100 of her own money and said sarcastically that I’m coming out ahead.

I argued that I’m still out a coat and nothing will satisfy my loss except for a replacement coat. She argued that I don’t have to have the exact coat and that I can buy a similar one with $200.

Now, things are getting complicated.

She thought I was being ridiculous and called her parents on speaker phone. Of course they sided with their children and her dad tried to say that a man shouldn’t be so hung up on a coat.

I told him that a man replaces what he loses. So now they’re all mad at me for wanting to make a profit from their son and intimating that he’s not a man.

Am I wrong for wanting the same coat as a replacement?”

Here’s what folks had to say.

One person said he’s NTA.

This Reddit user said his fiancée is the issue…

One reader said he needs to dump his GF.

This Reddit user said he’s NTA.

A lot going on in that story!

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