It’s easy to assume that friends will respect each other’s belongings, but that assumption quickly falls apart when friends become roommates.

When one renter’s roommates began helping themselves to her expensive products but refusing to chip in on the cost, the whole apartment was in for a reckoning over personal boundaries.

Read on for the full story.

AITA for hiding personal stuff to my roommates in our shared appartment ?

We’re four good friends living in the same apartment, and I like and can buy more expensive things than my roommates (shower gel, toilet paper, etc.).

Her roommates share her refined taste… when it’s not coming out of their wallet.

When they run out, they tend to use my things until they run out, before going out to buy very poor-quality items.

So she’s decided to put some safeguards in place.

So now, I take everything out of the bathroom—even the toothpaste—otherwise they always finish my things before going out to buy cheap new things in bulk.

And it didn’t take long for the freeloaders — I mean roommates — to take notice.

We had an argument about this because I suggested: I can buy everything for the whole house and we split the bills at the end.

They don’t want to do that because what I buy is more expensive than what they can afford.

AITA?

If her roommates wanted to live in luxury, they need to put their money where their mouth is.

Redditors chime in with their two cents.

These roommates appear to be only out for themselves.

It’s time to start calling out their selfishness.

These roommates need to start contributing way more to this living arrangement.

All of these roommates could do a better job at outlining their expectations ahead of time.

She gave them a fair chance to split things fairly, but they ultimately refused.

So until they agree on a more equitable arrangement, it’s either pay up or paws off.

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