Leave the toliet paper? - Page 5

SloopJohnB · ‎04-25-2020

@chickenbutt wrote:
Well, there's always this little story -

CURTAIN RODS

She spent the first day packing her belongings into boxes, crates and suitcases. On the second day, she had the movers come and collect her things. On the third day, she sat down for the last time at their beautiful dining room table by candle-light, put on some soft background music, and feasted on a pound of shrimp, a jar of caviar, and a bottle of spring-water

When she had finished, she went into each and every room and deposited a few half-eaten shrimp shells dipped in caviar into the hollow of the curtain rods. She then cleaned up the kitchen and left.

When the husband returned with his new girlfriend, all was bliss for the first few days. Then slowly, the house began to smell.

They tried everything; cleaning, mopping and airing the place out. Vents were checked for dead rodents and carpets were steam cleaned. Air fresheners were hung everywhere. Exterminators were brought in to set off gas canisters, during which they had to move out for a few days and in the end they even paid to replace the expensive wool carpeting. Nothing worked!!!

People stopped coming over to visit. Repairmen refused to work in the house. The maid quit. Finally, they could not take the stench any longer and decided to move.

A month later, even though they had cut their price in half, they could not find a buyer for their stinky house. Word got out and eventually even the local Realtors refused to return their calls. Finally, they had to borrow a huge sum of money from the bank to purchase a new place ...

The ex-wife called the man and asked how things were going . He told her the saga of the rotting house. She listened politely and said that she missed her old home terribly and would be willing to reduce her divorce settlement in exchange for getting the house back.

Knowing his ex-wife had no idea how bad the smell was, he agreed on a price that was about 1/10th of what the house had been worth, but only if she were to sign the papers that very day .. She agreed and within the hour his lawyers delivered the paperwork.

A week later the man and his girlfriend stood smiling as they watched the moving company pack everything to take to their new home......... And to spite the ex-wife, they even took the curtain rods!!!!!!

I LOVE A HAPPY ENDING, DON'T YOU?

@chickenbutt I can totally appreciate this as a card carrying member of the first wives club.

I would give everything I own just to have you back again.......David Gates of Bread

SeaMaiden · ‎03-10-2010

personally I would have left the TP and the PT so that if the new owners were there walking about the house they just bought there would be something for them to use.. plus I would leave a card and a plant to wish them happiness in their new home.

gidgetgh · ‎03-09-2010

@ValuSkr wrote:
You should leave it - a housewarming gift of sorts. A bottle of wine would also be nice.

no way....ever would I leave alcohol of any sort for the new buyers.

Leaving ME a bottle of wine would be a waste of money as I don't drink. I have nothing against it but wine makes me wheeze and margaritas (which I love) give me a horrible headache. So I just don't bother anymore.

But I don't know anyone's history. A gift of alcohol to someone I don't know is a no for me.

Why is it, when I have a 50/50 guess at something, I'm always 100% wrong?

Queen of shop · ‎12-13-2020

@SeaMaiden wrote:
personally I would have left the TP and the PT so that if the new owners were there walking about the house they just bought there would be something for them to use.. plus I would leave a card and a plant to wish them happiness in their new home.

@SeaMaiden That's exactly what I would do. A little kindness goes a long way. It's good karma to be kind. Even to a stranger who buys your home.

Sweetbay magnolia · ‎04-14-2013

Yes, leave it. When we bought this house the seller left us some coffee and filters.

i should have had him do much more than he did, but I really wanted the house. We'd gone to settlement and he was still moving, when I tried to get in, but I let him do his thing. I think there was tp in the bathrooms.

Cogito ergo sum

northiie57 · ‎01-07-2020

for me it just depends on each individual sale or move. I moved out of my apartment and took it all, lightbulbs, tp, paper towel, new sink stoppers, anything I had to purchase for them, I took! If the apartment people would of fixed what was promised before I moved in then I would of left it. The only time they came is when I had a flood problem with my toilet, was not fun.

CelticCrafter · ‎03-09-2010

@Nataliesgramma wrote:
My daughter recently sold her house and is turning in the keys tomorrow...

She did a final walk-thru to make sure that she didn't leave anything...

I saw her take the toliet paper and paper towels.....

I told her she should have left that....and she said that she wouldn't want to use someone elses toliet paper.....

What do you guys think?

Does she bring her own toilet paper when visiting family and friends, when eating out in a restaurant, etc...

After all that would be considered someone elses toilet paper wouldn't it?

novamc1 · ‎07-02-2015

@Bhvbum

Leaving one bulb would NOT be all the sellers need to do, certainly not if the buyer OR the seller is my client.

Lights need to work in every room of the house, or the electrical system might NOT be in working order. It might mean a circuit breaker needs to be replaced or something else is wrong and being hidden. (I've had an electrician replace many breakers in my 5-year-old newly built house, at approx. $150 each time. The latest one to go bad controlled the fridge---minor temporary disaster!)

Do you have any idea how much money and aggravation it can cost both parties if a closing is delayed by a stupid light bulb issue?

I thought the poster who removed bulbs was being boldly funny and VERY shortsighted at the same time.

Not all buyers and their agents will tolerate or overlook capricious behavior--nor should the seller's agent who is responsible for helping the seller close the deal on time and honor terms of his purchase agreement.

Let me see now............hours or minutes before money changes hands, do we really want to inform the seller he has to visit the hardware store, purchase bulbs, borrow a ladder (because his is already loaded on a moving truck) and climb up to replace ceiling bulbs before the buyer will show up and part with money?

I've seen enough last-minute scrambling and snafus to know you don't want this type of negligent and/or guaranteed anger-inducing behavior by either party.

Liverbird1 · ‎07-12-2011

Thank you silver lining for saying that .

Well it has been nearly a year since the move and when we drove past our old house we saw the 30 trees that we planted along the border were all brown .

I do not know what they have done to them , so sad

kaydee50 · ‎02-07-2011

As for the seller leaving a bottle of champagne or wine, are you kidding?? That's the realtor's job. And I would still take my paper products with me--LOL!!