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My Friend Invited Me Over for Dinner and Then Charged Me for my Meal
New York Post ^ | Oct. 17, 2023 | Eleanor Katelaris

Posted on 10/18/2023 1:10:58 PM PDT by nickcarraway

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To: nickcarraway

Is this a guess who the lefty is?
I need more information on both parties.


21 posted on 10/18/2023 1:26:49 PM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (When I say "We", I speak of, not for, We the People...)
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To: Persevero

“Absolutely unacceptable. An invitation is an invitation.

No longer a friend. Would not invite to my home. Ciao.”

On the other hand... Given that you are paying for it..

I would leave a 1 star yelp review of “dinner at Bob’s house”
compain about the food.
Complain that it was over priced.
Say that the service was substantially awful.
Complain that the cleanliness of the kitchen was lacking


22 posted on 10/18/2023 1:26:55 PM PDT by uranium penguin
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To: nickcarraway

Good lesson!
Sometimes ex-friends are less trouble than currant friends...


23 posted on 10/18/2023 1:27:00 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is the next Sam Adams when we so desperately need him)
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To: nickcarraway

You’re lucky they didn’t ask for a 25% “tip”. LOL! Tips are big in America these days. Everybody I meet when I go out asks for a “tip”. I tell ‘em all I can think of is that the best “tip” I can give them is that they should get a job.


24 posted on 10/18/2023 1:27:36 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Palestanians are not "refugeez". They are muslim terrorists. Remember 9/11/2001.)
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To: uranium penguin

You wouldn’t invite them over one more time to charge them?


25 posted on 10/18/2023 1:28:28 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: SuperLuminal
Sometimes ex-friends are less trouble than currant friends...

Currant friends? Yum.




26 posted on 10/18/2023 1:29:31 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: cuban leaf

My son had surgery a few years ago. Later in the day I bumped into his surgeon in the hospital elevator.
She introduced me to another surgeon and we discussed my sons surgery for a couple minutes.

The other doctor had the temerity to bill me $800 for a consult.

Needless to say, he didn’t get his money.


27 posted on 10/18/2023 1:35:42 PM PDT by cyclotic (It's a great time to live in America. It's like the collapse of the Roman Empire except with wi-fi)
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To: nickcarraway

If they don’t tell you beforehand, you owe them nothing. If they give you a surprise bill, you don’t have to do anything. They’re not friends any more, but restaurateurs.


28 posted on 10/18/2023 1:35:49 PM PDT by I want the USA back (Democracy dies when you take away from those who work and give to those who won't. Khrushchev.)
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To: cyclotic
I really don't think that follows the parameters of what could be called a consult in the profession.

My mother was talking to a neighbor who was a lawyer. Although they no longer lived in the state, they had been neighbors for over 20 years. My mother had done numerous favors for this woman. During a phone conversation, they briefly discussed something legal, and she sent my mother a bill.

29 posted on 10/18/2023 1:40:30 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

So this person is charging for a meal as if they are a food service or restaurant? Do they have a license to sell food? Have they been inspected by the health department? A couple of calls to the city might yield some interesting results.


30 posted on 10/18/2023 1:41:54 PM PDT by The Louiswu (Pray for Peace in the world.)
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To: nickcarraway

Clickbait? Even if true it’s a miniscule event. Will not read past headline.


31 posted on 10/18/2023 1:43:49 PM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find.)
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To: nickcarraway

Cancel that invitation.


32 posted on 10/18/2023 1:44:38 PM PDT by Ge0ffrey
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To: nickcarraway

If I pay for it, don’t I get to order it? How much was the lobster?


33 posted on 10/18/2023 1:46:21 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: cyclotic

Depending on the surgery...lots of times the surgeon has a backup....in case the original surgeon can’t make it...or gets sick during surgery, or is especially performing poorly. Kind of a racket, but if I’m fileted open... I want a backup.


34 posted on 10/18/2023 1:48:15 PM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find.)
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To: cuban leaf

Lol, I never knew of the vig until I saw Jersey Boys.


35 posted on 10/18/2023 1:49:17 PM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: cuban leaf

Lol, I never knew of the vig until I saw Jersey Boys.


36 posted on 10/18/2023 1:49:37 PM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: Getready

I don’t know if he was part of the surgical team. He charged me for a conversation in an elevator, not for anything else.

We found many thousands of dollars of mistakes, all in favor of the insurance company.

When I threatened to charge them $200 an hour for forensic accounting they suddenly got everything figured out


37 posted on 10/18/2023 1:52:03 PM PDT by cyclotic (It's a great time to live in America. It's like the collapse of the Roman Empire except with wi-fi)
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To: nickcarraway

What’s with people having to ask a forum for an answer to a question they should already know the answer to?

“My face is turning blue. Can someone tell me if I should stop holding my breath?”


38 posted on 10/18/2023 1:53:31 PM PDT by moovova ("The NEXT election is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
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To: uranium penguin

Right? They should have stated the per individual price in the invite. No one expects to pay for a dinner party invite. So rude.

That said. I just had 35 neighbors over to celebrate our 50th anniversary. We had a local restaurant cater it. Cost me $1300, not counting the free booze.


39 posted on 10/18/2023 1:58:33 PM PDT by DeplorablePaul
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To: nickcarraway

She’s operating a restaurant. I’d ask the city to do an inspection. And make sure that the restaurant owner declares the income from the meal on her taxes.


40 posted on 10/18/2023 2:07:10 PM PDT by grumpygresh (Civil disobedience by non-compliance; jury and state nullification. )
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