If I’d have known it was going to be so much I might have splashed out on some new socks!
I see your point about asking for help but the way I see it is if they love you they will help anyway and don’t trip about it as I’m sure they know if the shoe was on the other foot you’d be saying they would never have to ask let alone feel guilty, also I’m as thick skinned as a Rhino and my short term memory basically doesn’t exist so I have already forgotten about feeling guilty before I’ve left the room. (it comes in handy when I’m still sat on the sofa instead of doing a chore) ??