we don’t know where the glasses were, as there were 21. I doubt if they were just left out on a counter. Maybe, but that would be strange. She said it broke while cleaning. I have broken wine glasses while cleaning them. Accidently hitting them on the side of the sink. I have seen good glassware in HOs cupboards, but I don’t use it. I will use a regular glass for a wine since I don’t want have to deal with breakage. The details are unknown.
I think you get the above and beyond award. Very honorable of you, I hope the HO appreciated it properly!!
PS as HO I would never have expected you to pay $400 for spilled sauce. If you felt it needed cleaning (and clearly an accident) I would have paid for that, it happens. A broken glass is different than an appliance needing service from normal use.
@anon89364872 It is Euro not dollars, we are in Europe 
To be precise 9 blue water glasses (so I suppose one must have be broken?), and 12 clear white glasses (before I broke it, there were 13). Not sure she’s having dinner parties with couples as she’s been divorcing, so perhaps too many couples around wouldn’t make her feel comfortable.
Yes Mr or Mrs perfection, I’ll make sure to bring paper cups and bowls in my next sitting 
@Huronbase The 21 (9 blue + 12 white) were and are in the kitchen cupboard and at disposal of anyone. When I had dinner with the HO on the first evening I arrived, we were drinking from these glasses. Just to clarify, these are water glasses, not wine glasses.
The white glass with all the rest of the stuff to be washed up was inside the sink. It actually didn’t fall, it just got broken while I was moving the other dishes etc… to rinse before putting them into the dishwasher.
I hope details are known now and clearer.
I settle for this:
A sitter who is directly responsible for damage should communicate the damage to the Home Owner. A sitter should try repair or replace during the sit, and if this is not possible offer to pay for a damaged item.
Home Owners who make a big deal of something small ( like a daily used items that accidentally breaks on one of the last days ), who advised a sitter go to the nearby shop to go and get a replacement item on the day of leaving is not showing respect, tolerance nor gratitude to the sitter.
in @Mokina case?
Courtesy of the Sitter would be to offer money for replacement. In this case because the Home Owner was ‘wealthy’ no replacement money was offered, that was not courteous and wealthy or not should not have been an issue
The Home Owner was personally informed of the damage by the sitter could chose to opt for not making a big deal show grace, tolerance and respect to the sitter.
@Mokina what happened next. Did either of you mention something about the broken glass on an otherwise successful sit in the review?
Totally understand that it was an accident. Yes, she used them the first night but then you continued to use them. I just don’t do that because of potential breakage. I don’t need to used a really nice glass for my beverages while on a sit. Hence your responsibility. And, for me, it is not worth getting a 4 or 3 star as a result. The 30 euros are worth the 5 star so I get great sits.
@Huronbase I continued using them because they were the only available glasses as already written above.
I should have clarified that when the HO texted about the shop’s opening on the day of departure, said that if it is not possible for me, that’s ok. I just didn’t write this as I was in a hurry when I posted in here because of departure approaching. Now said this, I’m not sure how that ok is ok, but that’s what was sent on to me.
I guess the matter here is that not always things are black or white and it is also about looking at the big picture and seeing beyond. When I met the HO for the first time, I knew already that the pet was very shy. Despite being in company with many sitters and some of them recurring, the HO said that was impressed how soon and well the pet responded to my stroking and that this had never happened before. Also, was amazed by a video that I sent just a few days later. Of course, this doesn’t exonerate me from taking care of the house and the belongings, but I felt very bad when I got that message. Because I was very close to leave and because after all it sounded like the most important thing was the glass.
Also I mentioned about the HO being wealthy with a big villa and a swimming pool and more than 20 water glasses despite living alone with an adult child living abroad, while the other HOs where I broke the other items had 3 bowls and 5 or 6 glasses and living in more modest homes. I often feel like people who have less are more generous. I guess there was a sitter in some other forum here who felt hurt because another wealthy HO made fuss for some not working biro. I feel like this is a similar story.
@Anniek No reviews has been written yet, the sitting has just ended. Yesterday evening I got a message from the HO which I found very sweet. I was told that the pet went into the room where I slept looking for me. I’ve been told that this is something that the pet does only when the adult child leaves the house. @Huronbase To me, this is more than a 5 star review and all the rest doesn’t matter. This is the main reason I’ve been doing this, the reviews really don’t mean that much to me.
I am shocked that she only had these 21 glasses and then was upset if one got broken. Seems like strange behavior. And it is strange that she only had these glasses period. If she was so wealthy. Who doesn’t have a mixture of glasses? Though I have a friend, giving away 50 million USD, lives in a 10 million dollar house and has the oddest collection of cheap silverware. I made the comment of getting better silverware while I was staying there – we are old friends, and she took out a new box of silverware from the cupboard, but she doesn’t use it. So people can be very strange.
Seems a rather relevant piece to omit. So really the HO was not as pushy about replacement as the OP conveyed.
Thank you for the clarification. Happy to learn more about the situation, the circumstances and read some reflection at the end. 
Happy Petsitting 
@MaggieUU Well, the HO texted twice about the shop, both for Saturday and then for Sunday, if that didn’t mean being pushy… Then, as said, I’m not sure if that ok was ok. I’ve learnt to read through the lines… Like if it is said ok (but you’d rather do it) or if is an ok ok. Hard to know sometimes.
Sorry to read about this not very generous owner. Also about some not very gentle comments here. I’ve broken a few glasses and nobody has made a fuss, thank goodness. If someone insisted like that owner and I couldn’t get to the shop, I might just leave the cash. Not if it was hundreds of Euros though!!
So the HO didn’t give the shop info on the day of departure only but the day before also?
@MaggieUU As already wrote further up, HO sent the info the day before, but it was evening time and message was sent 45 minutes after the shop had been closed.
HO sent another message saying that the day after the shop was going to be opened (despite being a Sunday). However, at the same time the shop was meant to open I had to be gone. We had both agreed that I would have left at a certain time.
Thanks that is much more clear than originally stated
If you damage someone’s property then I’m afraid you should replace or leave the money. It doesn’t matter how wealthy someone is or how many other glasses they have. I feel you were wrong to not leave the money for a replacement glass.