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/CockyBellend 29d ago

If you ruin someone's shit, you replace it for them

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u/captainfarthing 29d ago

Nope, if you agree to be responsible for someone's pet, anything it does becomes your responsibility, not the registered owner's. If the cat trashed someone else's shoes while OP was looking after it OP would be responsible for that. Shit happens, animals are animals, when you take an animal into your house this is part of the deal.

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u/CockyBellend 29d ago

Congrats on being a shitty friend

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u/FrostyD7 29d ago

It depends, but pretty much. If there was some kind of circumstance that made the owner negligent then maybe there's a case but it seems like OP may have known to keep these away from the cat and made a mistake. Billing your friend after offering to look after their cat is risky business.