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re: Dinner Host Asking for Money when you are Leaving
Posted on 12/9/20 at 7:00 pm to Skippy1013
Posted on 12/9/20 at 7:00 pm to Skippy1013
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Posted on 12/9/20 at 7:01 pm to Skippy1013
I’ve done that with crawfish boils at the beginning of the season when it’s $90+ a sack. I wouldn’t think of doing it for thanksgiving
Posted on 12/9/20 at 7:02 pm to Skippy1013
quote:OP: It sounds like (from this vague statement^) that neither of the hosts are a sibling to you.
So at Thanksgiving, all of the family, wives and kids go to brother in law and sister in laws house,
You do realize that your wife’s in-laws are not your in-laws?
Her sibling is your in-law, the person her sibling is married to is HER in-law ONLY, not yours.
Unless you’re in Arkansas, and then all bets are off.
Posted on 12/9/20 at 7:02 pm to bakersman
quote:
I’ve done that with crawfish boils at the beginning of the season when it’s $90+ a sack. I wouldn’t think of doing it for thanksgiving
If you want people to help foot the bill you tell them upfront, not when they are leaving.
Posted on 12/9/20 at 7:05 pm to patnuh
This the proper response I would have given him more money then the meal was worth and told everyone Thanksgiving is in me. I hate a thief and I hate cheap people who can afford it. If they were laid off or in a tight spot I would understand, but to be a cheap bastard just to be a cheap bastard is a no go
This post was edited on 12/9/20 at 9:12 pm
Posted on 12/9/20 at 7:05 pm to LouisianaLady
quote:
I had a brunch for my friends last week that was probably $700 all said and done.
Hosting a NYE party that usually costs us $1500 between food and fireworks.
That doesn’t sound to scale. If brunch = $700, $1500 must be a shitty New Years.
Posted on 12/9/20 at 7:06 pm to Skippy1013
thats a pure trash move
i had my cousin whos sick wife couldnt go so he asked me if i would go trawling with him since he couldnt do it alone so i said sure as long as i get some shrimp to put in my freezer for my trouble and he agreed.
we made 2 drags (most people make 6-8 minimum to make it worth the trip) and he had his ice chest of shrimp plus a champaign basket full that he said was for me and said its time to go.
his boat his rules so i didnt say anything. we get home and he tells me my half of expenses for boat and truck was $60 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
so i had to give him $60 to help him catch his ice chest full and all i got was 25-30 lbs of shrimp that i could have bought on side of road for $60
some people are just so fricking tight and weaselly its unbelievable. to this day he thinks i dont like trawling because i always say no if he asks me to go
had this weasel said we split expenses up front, then i could have and would have insisted we stay until we caught enough to have my own full ice chest of shrimp instead of being blind sided costing me more to go with him then if i stayed home and just bought my shrimp
i had my cousin whos sick wife couldnt go so he asked me if i would go trawling with him since he couldnt do it alone so i said sure as long as i get some shrimp to put in my freezer for my trouble and he agreed.
we made 2 drags (most people make 6-8 minimum to make it worth the trip) and he had his ice chest of shrimp plus a champaign basket full that he said was for me and said its time to go.
his boat his rules so i didnt say anything. we get home and he tells me my half of expenses for boat and truck was $60 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
so i had to give him $60 to help him catch his ice chest full and all i got was 25-30 lbs of shrimp that i could have bought on side of road for $60
some people are just so fricking tight and weaselly its unbelievable. to this day he thinks i dont like trawling because i always say no if he asks me to go
had this weasel said we split expenses up front, then i could have and would have insisted we stay until we caught enough to have my own full ice chest of shrimp instead of being blind sided costing me more to go with him then if i stayed home and just bought my shrimp
This post was edited on 12/9/20 at 7:08 pm
Posted on 12/9/20 at 7:10 pm to Skippy1013
No chance i would give money.
If he doesn’t want to spend the money for food, don’t host
If he doesn’t want to spend the money for food, don’t host
Posted on 12/9/20 at 7:12 pm to Skippy1013
Wtf? I don't travel in the upper echelons of society by any means, and my wife's roots are no more cultured than mine. But I can't even imagine this happening to us.
Lort.
Lort.
Posted on 12/9/20 at 7:12 pm to Skippy1013
I would pay for the entire meal and let them know we would never be back...nor would he be coming to my house.
Posted on 12/9/20 at 7:13 pm to soccerfüt
quote:
You do realize that your wife’s in-laws are not your in-laws?
That has been a playful argument with my wife and I for close to 30 years.
I said, your sister's husband is YOUR brother-in-law, but he's not MY brother-in-law, any more than his mother is my mother-in-law.
She might have punched me.
Posted on 12/9/20 at 7:16 pm to Skippy1013
You paid him $30 AND he’s fricking your wife. Are you kidding me...
Posted on 12/9/20 at 7:17 pm to Adam4848
Must be an ugly wife.
Posted on 12/9/20 at 7:18 pm to Skippy1013
This didn’t happen.
Posted on 12/9/20 at 7:18 pm to Skippy1013
When your sibling married into the Rothstein family you should be better prepared.
Mazel Tov!
Mazel Tov!
Posted on 12/9/20 at 7:22 pm to Skippy1013
I'd be embarrassed if I was his wife.
Posted on 12/9/20 at 7:24 pm to Mootsman
She probably put him up to it to start with.
This post was edited on 12/9/20 at 7:25 pm
Posted on 12/9/20 at 7:24 pm to NawlinsTiger9
quote:
I have never heard of any family doing this, especially when it's not pre-agreed upon
This.
And you’re a cowardly little pussy for not giving them shite about it.
Posted on 12/9/20 at 7:25 pm to Skippy1013
That ain’t free
Posted on 12/9/20 at 7:26 pm to Skippy1013
I would've paid in pennies.
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