thread: Birthday Dinner Etiquette

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  1. #1
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    Sep 2009
    Brisbane, QLD
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    Isn't it amazing how tight some people can be! I knew they were tight but Geeze! I'm still reeling!

    I think I am going to leave it. But I'm not going to go out of my way to do anything nice for them like Dinner or whatever. If they want to catch up we can go out for Dinner but they are not Welcome at my place.

    I spoke with the Birthday Girl and she said she felt really awkward and was actually really disgusted that they took the additional money from me.

    As people have mentioned above I would have rather bought my own meat or a salad to the dinner or a plate of something to share. DH and I of all people know what its like to be saving money (i.e Bub on the way) but to actually charge people to come over for an intimate dinner I was appalled.

    Sigh! But I have to let this go I think....for the sake of my sanity!

  2. #2
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    Jul 2006
    Melbourne
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    Isn't it amazing how tight some people can be! I knew they were tight but Geeze! I'm still reeling!

    I think I am going to leave it. But I'm not going to go out of my way to do anything nice for them like Dinner or whatever. If they want to catch up we can go out for Dinner but they are not Welcome at my place.

    I spoke with the Birthday Girl and she said she felt really awkward and was actually really disgusted that they took the additional money from me.

    As people have mentioned above I would have rather bought my own meat or a salad to the dinner or a plate of something to share. DH and I of all people know what its like to be saving money (i.e Bub on the way) but to actually charge people to come over for an intimate dinner I was appalled.

    Sigh! But I have to let this go I think....for the sake of my sanity!
    How awful for the birthday girl :S