Someone on reddit was sending me a vapourizer for practically free. Deal was I'd buy pizza for him. The tracking showed delivered in the mailbox, but I never got it. I got to mailbox just an hour after tracking said delivered. I talk to one of those housemates (girl from a couple) and she said she'd just checked the mail. I got the key from her, asked her if she'd received my package, but she said no. Thankfully, the reddit user who sent me the vape sympathized and did not accept anything for it. He said he didn't have use for it anyway.
Now many months later, the guy from the couple tells me he bought a vapourizer from amazon for $30. Amazon doesn't even sell vapes. Anyway, he offered to show it to me. Said he doesn't know how to use it. I knew it was mine as soon as I saw it. It is a really great device costing $150+ at least. The motherfucker wants to sell it to me for $30 because "that's what he got it for".
On one hand it is still a good deal and I'm not paying more than I'd originally planned. On the other hand these people are clearly fucking with me.
I can blame them and create a scene, but I have to spend another 5 months in the same house. And they offer me food, drinks etc, acting nice in every other way. This course of action most probably wouldn't achieve anything good.
I can try bargaining down to $20? Not bad, but I'd still feel I lost the game.
I refuse the offer. It's not like I need the thing. I can just not play the game. They don't know how to use it. Seriously. They barely even smoke weed. So it's a device that goes to waste and I don't lose anything really, but they still win.
I'm looking for ideas (and any stupid jokes you can crack) here. What would be the logical thing to do?
EDIT: Thank you for all your ideas people. Each one really helped me look at the situation from a different perspective. I've decided to not play the game. I don't think I'm capable of dealing with this head on. I want home to feel comfortable, not awkward. When I come home from work or college I want to feel safe, not hostile. As far as I am concerned, I have lost nothing and I'd like to keep it that way. They can try and play me, but I will not budge. But now I am certain they are thieves. They will not get anything from me anymore. I will not offer, I will refuse if they ask, and I will take precautions that they cannot lay their hands on stuff that matters to me. And finally, before I move out, I will leave them a special something. I am open to any ideas what that might be. Ideally, I would like to dedicate as little effort and money to such scumbags.
EDIT 2: As many have pointed out, I shouldn't let others take such advantage of me. I know I shouldn't, but I am really struggling to see anything positive outcome from a confrontation. Instead, I've thought of something like this. If they offer to sell it to me again, I will say that I have already given them some acid and let the girl smoke my weed many times. That's already worth more than the vape and the least they could do is "return the favour". That's the best I can come up with.
EDIT 3: More people have come out telling I'm a pussy and weak and etc. I agree with those people. I also agree that the right way to go about this would be to confront and take back what is rightfully mine. Unfortunately, I am weak. I cannot stand up for myself. Social situations leave me vulnerable and almost scared. As much as I'd want to barge into their room claiming my vape, I will freak out before I even enter their room. So sorry you guys who want justice. I don't have it in me.
Well first you cover the room in plastic to make clean up easier...