her own way. She received an invitation in the mail last month for a surprise birthday party which said nothing about the guests paying. She went to the party
this afternoon and after lunch, everyone got handed a bill. How insanely tacky. 
My friend just got back from a party where she had to pay
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Posts: 51226 (05/23/2009 8:38 PM)
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That was not very nice to do at all! Very rude for the hosts to do something like that.
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Posts: 13916 (05/23/2009 8:43 PM) |
 She said she was embarrassed for the birthday girl. The girl was apologizing to everyone on their way out.
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Posts: 9422 (05/23/2009 8:47 PM) Most Outspoken '08
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Apologizing for WHAT? She should have told her 'Bitch, you're not sorry!' Old cheap ass.
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Posts: 7022 (05/23/2009 8:47 PM) |
It was a surprise party ^^
That's SO tacky |
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Posts: 51227 (05/23/2009 8:48 PM)
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How much were they billed for?
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Dylishis |
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Posts: 9423 (05/23/2009 8:48 PM) Most Outspoken '08
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Oh, I can't read. Shut up.
Well in that case, she should have cussed out the host! |
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Posts: 56 (05/23/2009 8:49 PM) |
ew! How gauche. So did everyone get billed the same? Or were the bills different depending on what you ate & drank? Did they have an ATM at the party, too?
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Posts: 7920 (05/23/2009 8:49 PM) |
If it was a surprise party, birthday girl probably didnt know
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Posts: 57 (05/23/2009 8:50 PM) |
oh yeah, and maybe THAT was the surprise.
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Posts: 13917 (05/23/2009 8:55 PM) |
The party was thrown by the girl's mother in law and people were billed according to what they ordered. If they got sodas, drinks, etc they were charged
for it. I don't know about the ATM but my friend said she barely had enough because she didn't even think to bring cash with her.
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Posts: 59 (05/23/2009 8:58 PM) |
was this at a restaurant for like a sit down meal? Or in a room at some venue?
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Posts: 3594 (05/23/2009 9:24 PM) |
That IS tacky.
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Posts: 14446 (05/23/2009 9:27 PM) |
The poor birthday girl. She must've been mortified.
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Posts: 13918 (05/23/2009 9:51 PM) |
It was at an Italian restaurant. She said they were in a sort of private room in the back. I guess the person just made a reservation instead of actually
booking the place.
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Posts: 60 (05/23/2009 9:53 PM) |
humm, yeah if I were invited to a birthday dinner/party at a restaurant, I would assume I'd be paying for myself, plus part of the birthday girl's meal
and drinks, too.
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Posts: 3224 (05/23/2009 10:03 PM) |
Rumple Teaser wrote: Agreed! |
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Posts: 2747 (05/23/2009 10:04 PM) |
What is tacky are all the people thinking they're going to get to blow up someone else's bill and surprised they actually have to be accountable for
their choice.
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Rumple Teaser |
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Posts: 61 (05/23/2009 10:09 PM) |
FirstStrike wrote: True! Being handed the menu should have been the real tip off. Did they honestly think they could order whatever they wanted because they weren't paying? |
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Posts: 4768 (05/23/2009 10:23 PM) |
That really could have gone either way, but it should have been made clear in either the invitation or vocally or something. If you invite people to a party,
especially with an invitation that says nothing about paying, I would assume they are guests at the party and that they would not have to pay for themselves.
If it's more like a get together that everyone basically plans together then I would assume each would pay for their own meal and also contribute to the
guest of honor's share as well. Whenever I've gone to a party at a restaurant, I always knew one way or another beforehand whether or not I would be
paying.
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