A woman has taken to social media to vent her frustrations after her boyfriend slapped her with a £285 bill for decorating her home.
Writing on parenting forum Mumsnet, the woman explained that she'd had a quote from a home decorating service, but she couldn't afford the huge £300 charge.
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So when her boyfriend - a painter and decorator - offered to slap a bit of paint on her hallway walls, she was pretty chuffed.
"I've been seeing him 9 months and he is a professional painter and decorator," the woman wrote.
"I need my stairs and hall doing so asked him on his day off if he wouldn't mind helping. I got quoted £350 from a guy a couple of years ago but couldn't afford it at the time.
"My boyfriend says he will do it next Sunday... tells me to get the paper and paste."
But it's what the woman's fella said next that really shocked her.
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The Mumsnet user wrote: "Then he says shall we say £285? I was going to give him something but the fact he is making it like a official job has annoyed me a bit. Would you be a bit taken back?"
Hundreds of people have had their say in the comments section, and social media users are split down the middle with their opinions.
Outraged that her boyfriend dare charge her, one person fumed: "I would be beyond taken aback. In fact this would end our relationship. That's ridiculous imo."
"Your BF is an arse. My DH is bit of a tech expert. He has never charged me for fixing my laptop/desktop/internet connection whatever. He even provides this service free to friends. Tell him you will do it yourself," raged a second.
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While a third vented: "Get rid. It's a favour to someone he supposedly cares about not a contract of employment. Similar to helping a friend move house- you do it out of care, not charge an hourly rate for services rendered ffs."
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Taking the side of the boyfriend, one Mumsnet user pointed out: "I've a friend that's a plasterer, should he aster my walls for nothing?
My uncle was an accountant, he should do my books and work for free right?
"You could go back to him and say you don't want him to do it, you're going to do it, you just want help. But you shouldn't expect people to work for free even if you are knocking boots."
"I'm on the fence really. Asking him on his day off to do his job is a bit off I think. Maybe he thought you were employing him. Surely a conversation as to your expectations - and his - would sort this out?" wrote somebody else.
And a third declared: "If I were him I'd wonder about where the favours will end. My boyfriend is a self employed builder, can do almost any trade and the requests for favours from people are relentless.
"I'm conscious not to take the p*ss and if I needed him to do a big job that would take him away from other paid jobs or use up a number of weekend days then I'd absolutely insist on paying him."