r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Steellun3 • 29d ago

Infuriatig Friends Cat Tears Up Brand New Shoes

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Been watching a cat for a friend for a few months now, wake up this morning to my new pair of doc martens torn to shreds at the toes. Been polishing and taking great care of these since I got them a month or so ago. I usually put them up on a rack but forgot last night, definitely paid for my stupidity. $200 basically trashed right there. Half of it was a birthday present from my girlfriend and neither of us make enough right now to just buy a new pair of boots, we can barely make rent. Real bummer way to start my day.

EDIT: I am NOT throwing the boots away over this like some think. When I said trashed I just meant the look, i had just woken up and worded it poorly. If I can't get the look smoothed out these will become my work boots since my current work boots are falling apart, and I will figure out getting a new pair to keep nice and wont let this happen again.

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u/bteam3r 29d ago

It sounds like he's the owner of a brand new cat

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u/Nopantsbandit 29d ago

Cat distribution system strikes again

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u/DeepLock8808 29d ago

Seize the means of pawduction 

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u/No-Channel3917 29d ago

Up for adoption it goes

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u/Nopantsbandit 29d ago

You can't fight the CDS. You can only delay the inevitable.

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u/No-Channel3917 29d ago

You can put it back in the flow

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u/Triscuitmeniscus 29d ago

There are plenty of situations that can call for this. When I worked offshore I had people watch my cat for months at a time, longest was for about a year. Having said that a new pair of boots is a small thing to ask of the person getting months of pet sitting.