A house owner has been left confused after his neighbour furiously insisted that her son cuts his grass - whereas charging for the privilege.
The person, who's from the US, lately shared particulars of the suggestion on Reddit.
He defined that his neighbour’s son was charging $15 (£12) per week for the service - however he stated that he wasn’t as he can do the job himself free of charge.
However this appeared to anger his neighbour, who insisted that it'll make the younger boy’s life ‘harder’ by not paying for the work, the Mirror stories.
The Reddit person defined within the put up: “I lower my very own garden, all the time have. A neighbour child got here to my door final week and requested if I wished him to chop it for me as soon as per week for $15 every time.
"I stated no. My yard is not huge and it takes me perhaps 45 minutes, that is if I am actually thorough. In any other case, I can get it completed in a half hour.
"Properly, the neighbour child left and life went on. Then, on Sunday, his mum got here to my door and provided her son's companies once more. I stated thanks however no thanks.
"She went on to clarify that he is already doing her yard, my subsequent door neighbour (the home between us) and my subsequent door neighbour on the opposite aspect.
"She stated it might be simpler for him to only go straight throughout all 4 yards as an alternative of getting to do two, shut the lawnmower off and do the opposite home. I simply kinda shrugged and stated 'sorry, however I am good'.
"At the moment, my subsequent door neighbour introduced it up and stated 'he is a child attempting to make some extra cash, assist him out and do not make his life harder. It is solely 15 bucks per week'.
"The factor is, that is 15 dollars I do not need to spend after I can simply do it myself."
Commenters on the Reddit put up had been equally baffled, with many individuals questioning why the person's neighbours will not simply take no for a solution.
One particular person stated: "You should not must pay for one thing you don't need. They should respect different peoples lives and decisions."
Whereas one other wrote: "Admittedly I’m form of a chump for neighbour youngsters on the lookout for odd jobs and normally oblige them. However $15 per week isn’t nothing, particularly for a chore you appear to take pleasure in dealing with by your self."
And a 3rd added: "They're principally asking you to offer $60 (£48) a month for a job you need to do your self to a child for pocket cash. He can simply go to the following home over and ask, or put up flyer across the neighbourhood providing the mowing service."
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