In a world where one person’s discard becomes another’s delight, a simple transaction between friends spirals into a web of unforeseen consequences. A young woman’s keen eye for bargains leads her to purchase twenty books for a mere five dollars, a seemingly harmless deal that soon reveals a priceless treasure hidden among the pages. But what begins as a joyful find quickly turns into a tense dilemma, threatening to unravel the fragile bonds of a marriage and ignite a storm of regret and conflict.
Caught between loyalty and fairness, the buyer faces a moral crossroads as the seller’s husband’s priceless first edition of The Grapes of Wrath slips through their fingers. As emotions run high and tensions rise, the young woman must navigate the murky waters of friendship, responsibility, and integrity. With her parents’ stern advice echoing in her mind, the question lingers—what is the right thing to do when a simple sale becomes a profound test of character?
AITA for refusing to give back a book owner sold by mistake after I purchased it?
LET’S SEE WHAT REDDIT COMMENTS HAD TO SAY – BECAUSE THIS STORY LEFT EVERYONE STUNNED.
:- YTA – You have every right to keep the book, but you’re still an asshole for doing it. Your friend made a mistake and you took advantage of her.
You can be right and an asshole at the same time.
:- YTA
Just because you’re legally in the clear doesn’t mean it’s ethical
:- YTA.
Yeah, give it back.
Unless you perfer money over decency
:- YTA. you are a MAJOR AH. This was a mistake, one she quickly tried to rectify. You got TWENTY books for $5. You’re already coming out on top of this. The book clearly means a lot to her husband, and the fact that she TOLD you this is causing a problem in her marriage and don’t care speaks volumes about you.
People make mistakes.
:- YTA. I cannot fathom how you could possibly think this is the right thing to do. How would you feel if you made a mistake and your “friend” (I use the word loosely) that benefitted from that refused to help you rectify it? You paid 25 cents for the book. FFS, give it back.
:- YTA and so are your parents. Just give them the fucking book back.
:- YTA. I’m not sure what you expected to happen here. Your (now ex) friend admitted to you she made a mistake that is causing stress and discord in her marriage and your first thought isn’t about being an understanding friend or even to offer any comfort, no no no, your first thought is “well now, let me think on it, is our friendship reeeallly worth a book?” Then you doubled dow