@natbco: A New Zealand woman took her boyfriend to small claims court over a broken promise to drive her to the airport and watch her dogs during her trip, arguing that the agreement represented an oral contract. At the heart of this story is the question: who should you take to the airport? I talked to legal and etiquette experts for my story for @We are a newspaper. ✈️ Read it at WashingtonPost.com/travel.
This will live rent-free in my head: “did not have a verbal contract with her boyfried — it was just a broken promise”
2024-06-21 21:08:25
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Dave Jorgenson 🕺 :
Please pick me up, I flew to Dulles by accident
2024-06-21 20:41:25
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Jess 🧡 | fangirl & corgi mom :
The fact that he just ghosted her though.
2024-06-22 04:07:04
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Emily McGlone :
Alright 1. A broken promise means a verbal or written agreement was violated. The finding is contradictory at best. But,
2024-06-21 22:53:46
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Rose Francois :
Whether they were relationship or marriage you should take me to the airport
2024-06-21 20:36:24
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The GenZ Economist :
If I care about someone and I have the means, I will always go out of my way to help them out. Be it a ride to the airport or anything else. Personally, I would not be friends with someone who doesn’t
2024-06-22 00:29:06
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Kitten Konnoisseur :
I was raised to help friends/family with airport pick up. To not do it is rude
2024-06-22 00:11:02
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Cara :
Legally aside. 😂 I will drop off or pick up from the airport out of love or obligation.
2024-06-22 04:54:43
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schreikm :
At the heart of this is actually not breaking promises to others, especially when they are relying on you to fulfill that promise. As for airport rides, ppl probably shouldn’t expect rides from others
2024-06-22 02:05:57
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Caroline :
what's the difference between a verbal contract and a promise?
2024-06-21 21:10:52
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K. Renae :
I'll drop you off, but I don't like airport pick up.
In other news, when I fly, I will recline my seat as far as I want. ✈️
2024-06-21 20:51:24
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Julia :
if my friends wont drive me to the airport theyre not my friends
2024-06-22 21:53:37
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Nina :
Who deserves a ride to the airport is NOT at the heart of this case. If he didn't agree to do those things, she could have made other plans.
2024-06-22 04:23:08
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bookats :
Living in Puerto Rico is hard for many a structural and political reason but omg y’all are in the trenches! People here would give you a ride, it’s not that serious
2024-06-22 00:59:49
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Aimee :
but watching the dogs isn’t a contract?
2024-06-21 23:19:11
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Sarah Parnass :
The dogs part is what gets me. If you ghost my cat, you are worse than dead to me.
2024-06-25 11:54:09
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Kirby 🫨 :
It is literally so easy to pick up/drop off someone at the airport
2024-06-22 13:01:50
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AA :
Why didn’t she just call an Uber?
2024-06-22 09:37:29
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Nina :
She's not entitled to have him do those things, but if he said he would do it, then isn't that a verbal contract? She made plans based on that "promise".
2024-06-22 04:14:59
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abekap :
I'm going to assume that by the time it went to court he was her ex-boyfriend.
2024-06-22 01:24:04
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KJ Lu :
thats a contracts 1 question right there. offer, acceptance, consideration?
2024-06-22 01:02:20
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Hayden Cohen :
I think if you have the time and energy and capability of helping somebody out to the airport and they ask, do it. If they are your family/very close friend that you like, offer if you’re able to
2024-06-22 00:56:30
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Clippity :
The fact that she sued him for breaking a promise tells me the man definitely dodged a bullet 😂
2024-06-22 00:17:53
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FinniganCorgi :
My airport is small and a 30 minute round trip drive so I’ll take anyone to the airport or drop them off. Friends, neighbors, boss. I’ve dropped my boss at the airport at unreasonable hours work trips
2024-06-21 23:37:55
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Honuka :
Why can’t people take themselves to the airport??? Cab, uber, parking garage. Do NOT call me!
2024-06-21 22:34:33
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TeeLowe98 :
It probably wasn’t a contract because there was no legal consideration, meaning she didn’t pay him or otherwise agree to compensate him for the services.
2024-06-22 16:02:41
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JeanClaudeRumHam :
If people could sue for being flaky and unreliable, paying off your lawsuit would be a larger market than Tech.
2024-06-22 11:13:59
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Geena :
I had to fly on Xmas Eve last year, not my choice and it was a Sunday so no public transport running and airport was 4hrs away. My friends INSISTED that I stay at theirs the night before so they could drive me in the morning. I never even had to ask.
2024-06-22 09:25:49
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PLC :
Uber exists. Nobody deserves a ride to the airport. It is an act of love or friendship, esp for people who can’t afford a ride.
2024-06-22 03:45:44
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GRINER :
This is hilarious
2024-06-22 02:29:39
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QueenLionWest :
🥰🔮I'm sorry but these claims🧿 never worked for me for effective LoveSpell/Manifestation Rituals🔮reach out @spellcaster461 🥰🥰🥰
2024-06-22 01:28:54
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alix :
This is why we should bring back the heart balm tort and update it to account for ghosting, she deserved compensation and he should be held accountable
2024-06-22 01:23:01
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jeff.hutton :
Is this the whole story. I feel like he told her no and she didn’t accept it
2024-06-22 01:02:34
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