Cleaning your house from top to bottom to make it look nice for an estate agent isn't easy - but it's a must-do before you can flog your place and move on.
However, one woman who's gearing up to list her property has ruffled her best mate's feathers by asking for a hand with the sprucing up – despite her pal having zero plans to chip in. Venting on Mumsnet, the friend shared how she was roped into "gardening, cleaning and packing" via a text that cheekily offered "lunch and bubbles" as payment for her graft.
But the friend was left seething over the request because she's not keen on sacrificing her precious downtime to tackle someone else's chores. She aired her frustration in the forum: "Am I being unreasonable] to not want to clean her flippin' house and to be annoyed that she asked? My best mate sent me this WhatsApp two days ago: 'Hey darling! We are putting the house on the market ASAP, if you have any spare time in the next few weeks to come and do some gardening, cleaning, packing or anything to get this house looking good for the photos I would be so very grateful! And pay you in lunch and bubbles!'
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"I've been stewing over it. Why the hell would I want to come and clean her house and do her garden!? Are cleaners and gardeners usually paid in 'lunch and bubbles'? I don't even drink bubbles, I don't like the sensation and I never have. Where is all this spare time coming from? And why would I not have my own stuff to fill it with? Like, for example, my own life admin. Or even just relaxing after a stressful few days at work! I moved last year and she didn't help me at all! But I can't tell if I'm being selfish."
Opinions were divided among those who commented on the post. Some thought her friend's request was "cheeky", while others argued that she was merely asking and that the woman could refuse without feeling annoyed. One person said: "She's just asking, thinking her friends might want to help. Plenty will."
"I get you don't want to do it - I wouldn't either as we have heaps of things around here we don't have time to do and I loathe cleaning." Another added: "This is a perfectly normal thing for a best mate to ask another best mate. If you don't want to do it just say no, you can't."
But someone else disagreed, stating: "That's proper cheeky, come and clean her house and do the garden. I'm with you. F**k that. She can clean her own house. It is absolutely not a normal thing to ask someone to do."
