Before the swappers left I went to our apartment to say goodbye and get back our house keys. The swapper was looking embarrassed. She pointed our that she had spilled juice all over our large new rug. She immediately took our her wallet and asked how much the rug cost.
This is exactly what a home exchanger should do if she breaks something. We should assume that something will be damaged while s swapper uses our home. After all, we often break a glass or other item in our own homes.
The gracious thing is to forgive the swapper and not take any money if there is an obvious way to repair or replace the broken possession at a reasonable cost. If the object is past its service life or prone to the kind of breakage experienced by the swapper we might also forgive the debt.
In our case, this was a brand new rug but it was also an Ikea special. I asked the swapper for $50, or half the price we had just paid for it.
Aside from this little glitch everything we well. The exchangers loved our location and were comfortable in our apartment. They left it very clean. I was only a bit annoyed that they chose not to wash their sheets and towels. I had asked them to do so and they left at night so they had plenty of time.
Am I the only one who washes the sheets and towels I use before I leave the swappers' home on the last day? I'm starting to think I am asking too much.
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