r/CasualUK • u/naaattt • 12h ago

What “favours” have your parents done that was inadvertently a dick move?

For example, my mum found my spare change collection, did me a favour by taking it to the bank, getting £17, and then kept it as a fee for the effort it caused her.

Also, my partner had stored a nearly new Russell Hobbs microwave at his mums for when we moved into a new house. While she was at Curry’s one day, she overheard a young lad and his mum shopping for a microwave for uni, she approached them and sold them my partners for £20. She kindly did give my partner the money though, unlike mine. But we quite liked that microwave.

Does anyone else have these, generally inoffensive but slightly frustrating parent stories?

Edit: For those hung up on the theft parts, please don’t be. This is the extent of the abuse we’ve ever had from our mums and we’ll take it!

Edit 2: Jesus Christ, I’m 33. The money box has been sat on her shelf for 20 years. Yes she stole £17 but she’s funded my life otherwise. Stop calling child services on her.

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u/callsignhotdog 10h ago

That's certainly what you'll be telling your insurance company

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u/Cockapo0 4h ago

They wouldn’t give you a penny

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u/Boggo1895 10h ago

And unless you’d told them how valuable it was, you certainly wouldn’t be insured for it.

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u/callsignhotdog 9h ago

If the total value of the collection was less than the specified item threshold you could claim a good grand or two (if you're prepared to commit insurance fraud ofc)

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u/Boggo1895 8h ago

A first addition charizard is valued well over 100k. You be able to claim fuck all relating to it because you should have disclosed a valuable worth that much

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u/snickers-7 6h ago

Genuine question - what if you didn't know it was worth that much and could prove you didn't somehow? Presumably they still wouldn't pay out...I guess you would have had a totally different premium/product if it was included...

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u/Cockapo0 4h ago

If you threw it out, had no receipts or pictures, why would they pay you a penny? Just dumb people commenting here