Do you let people borrow your stuff?

[IrishBelle]

I'm the same way which is why I tend not to lend things out. My SIL returned my Harry Potter books to me at Easter and I had forgotten that I had even lent them to her.

[y4m]

We lent our drill to someone two states ago and never got it back. We have to stop doing that since we don't live places long.

[cahabalily]

Honestly, it depends on the person... if I believe I'll never get said item back, then no...

[definitelyO]

I let my friends and family borrow stuff all the time. tools, clothes, books, movies, etc... I think we usually get everything back and if we don't I obviously don't remember/care.

[msn06]

I let people borrow things all the time and if I don't write it down I don't usually remember. I had friend let me know she had some of my books still and was reading them. It has been a year since I lent them to her and had no clue that the had them.

[Deleted]

Depends on what and who wants to borrow it.

For instance, I lent my DSLR to my assistant so she could photograph her thesis project. But I wouldn't lend a DVD to my coworkers.

[laigut]

A good friend or neighbor, sure. A coworker I wasn't friends with outside of the office, probably not.

[sawyerthedestroyer]

It depends on who. H is too nice and will lend anything to anyone and is then surprised when we never get it back.

[PinkSquirrel]

I only lend things I'm completely ok with forgetting about and potentially never getting back. This is also why I rarely borrow things and try to avoid having people lend me things. I always forget to give them their shit back

[georgeharrison]

Yeah, it depends on who it is and what they want to borrow. For the most part, yes, I do let people borrow stuff.

[noodleoo]

Not really. I'm a little too much of a control freak to do it. And I *hate* having to ask for things back. I also don't borrow stuff because I stress over making sure I remember to give things back. If I do lend something, it is because I don't care if it never comes back (I tend to think of that more as a gift).

Sometimes I feel bad about it, but I figure it is better to know myself and my own boundaries then to pretend it doesn't bother me when I lend someone something and it never comes back.

[heygrey]

it depends on who and what, but for the most part, yes. it's just stuff.

[Deleted]

Like others have said, it depends on what it is and who I'm lending it to.

I will never lend my car to people although several have asked.

[fuddyduddy]

It depends. If the item has high value (emotional or monetary) and/or I would be upset if it were damaged or not returned, I won't lend it out.

[Deleted]

In general, I HATE lending my stuff.

[Dusky]

It really depends on the person and the item in question. A paperback I picked up at a used book store I'll lend to pretty much anybody, but a $200 tool I'd be a lot more selective about.

[hulley]

I only lend things out that I'm okay with not getting back, or getting back a long while after I loan them out. Strangely enough, I've had at least two people ask to borrow my iPad. I said no.

[CloudBee]

We are often lending out ladders and tools.

[degal99]

Haha, no. My though process is the same with money. It's a "gift" until I get it back. And if I don't, I'm not too heart-broken. I don't loan things out if they're things I want to keep.

[jinnifah]

Yes, generally. Quite often I'll lend clothes out to friends who spent the night but forgot to pack pjs or some such thing. I lend dishes when I send people home from my house with leftovers. I swap movies with friends. Some people indont trust with my stuff though so they get food in yogurt containers

[darthxtater]

I find it is a good way to purge.

Normaly I am not asked. But I prefer not too, it can get awkward.

[UMaineTeach]

I do.
I can only think of 2 things that haven't been returned, both books so not really a big deal - but my name is in them both, should people get around to cleaning out their houses.

[smucky]

It depends on who and what. My car to anyone other than my live-in boyfriend...HELLZ no (and he knows better than to ask anyway :-P).

Other stuff...if I trust them and it isn't $$$$ or sentimental...sure. (movies, tools, books...)

A favorite clothing item....Nope! I'd be too worried about it getting damaged or them shrinking it in the laundry or something, LOL.

[smucky]

Also, I'm an only child, so that probably affects my stance.

[pinkynells]

Not generally, but I don't ask to borrow from anyone either.

My mom is the exception to my rule.

[ejpint]

I usually only lend out stuff that I'm not worried about getting back. Like a book I've already read.

I haven't lent out clothing or shoes since college.

I lend stuff to my family all the time, though less so now that none of us live in the same city.