When someone borrows your things, there’s an unspoken promise they’ll treat them with care.

What started as a quick favor between friends turned into a slow unraveling of patience, trust, and an expensive laptop.

Read on for the full story!

AITA for calling out my friend after they “borrowed” my MacBook and basically never gave it back

A while ago, my friend asked if they could borrow my MacBook “for a few days” because their laptop stopped working and they had school stuff to do.

They decide to oblige this friend.

They were a good friend, so I trusted them and I agreed.

But this soon proved to be the wrong decision.

Days passed, then weeks.

Every time I asked about it, they’d say they were still using it or would “get it back soon.”

Eventually, they admitted they lost it while moving and casually handed me $100 as “compensation.”

My MacBook was over $1,200 new.

They rightfully found this offer a slap in the face.

I told them that wasn’t even close to fair, and they acted like I was being greedy and should just let it go since it was “used anyway.”

The rest of their friends are on the fence.

Now some mutual friends think I’m being petty and putting money over friendship.

AITA for being angry and not accepting the $100 as enough?

$100 for a lost MacBook feels more like an insult than a solution.

What did Reddit have to say?

Money aside, losing an item your friend has loaned you is just plain irresponsible.

This user thinks this “friend” can no longer be trusted at all.

It’s pretty rich for this person to shame someone else for being a bad friend.

It’s clear to this user what the friend’s responsibility is.

They wanted to be helpful, not taken advantage of.

Turns out the only thing more disappointing than losing their laptop was losing respect for someone they once trusted.

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