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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

The woman continued, “We had a good meal, but they sent us a message after asking for money for each person! I thought this was crazy and I would never ask anyone to pay for their food if I invited them over!”

She then asked the forum if she was justified in being “a bit annoyed” and added that she and her partner had already invited her friend over to their place in a few weeks’ time and “wouldn’t ask for anything.”

“That’s awful behaviour!!! What is wrong with some people?!”

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Miscellaneous; Society
KEYWORDS: bidenomics
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To: nickcarraway

My ex wife did that once.
ie the ex wife.


61 posted on 10/18/2023 4:26:01 PM PDT by Zathras
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To: nickcarraway

He should have let them know beforehand that there would be charges. It’s not unreasonable, imo, to charge your friends for a meal in order to afford to make a better meal.

But they should know going in that is what you are doing.


62 posted on 10/18/2023 4:45:27 PM PDT by Jonty30 (It never rains in sunny Alberta. It always rains in rainy Alberta.)
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To: nickcarraway

https://politicallyincorrect4096.blogspot.com/2010/03/you-should-have-stopped-me-at-dinner.html

Be Thankful dinner wasn’t at the White house with Obama.


63 posted on 10/18/2023 4:47:10 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: Jonty30

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=charge+your+friends+for+a+meal&ia=web


Appears to be a new fashion trend.


64 posted on 10/18/2023 4:51:29 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: PeterPrinciple

It’s not a bad idea to have communal dinners, imo.


65 posted on 10/18/2023 4:57:00 PM PDT by Jonty30 (It never rains in sunny Alberta. It always rains in rainy Alberta.)
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To: SuperLuminal

Sometimes ex-friends are less trouble than currant friends...


I, myself, have no currant friends. Raisin friends, yes, but no currants. (Sorry. Couldn’t help myself) ;)


66 posted on 10/18/2023 5:12:11 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing)
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To: nickcarraway

These questions are not from real people. They are trying to drive behaviors.


67 posted on 10/18/2023 5:19:53 PM PDT by wgmalabama (Censored )
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To: wgmalabama

True. MSN has lots of these types of stories.


68 posted on 10/18/2023 5:21:23 PM PDT by JZelle
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To: SuperLuminal

I traded all my currant friends for raisin friends.


69 posted on 10/18/2023 5:39:05 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: cuban leaf
One of the owners of one of his designs said that he would sometimes drop by with a knick knack of some sort and say he thought it would look really good on the mantle or some such. They thought that was really nice of him. But then they would get a bill for it in the mail. 🤣

I'd respond with a note saying that after the in-home trial, we decided we didn't like it at the price and he's free to come pick it up with sufficient prior notice.
70 posted on 10/18/2023 5:52:23 PM PDT by Svartalfiar
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To: Getready
Clickbait? Even if true it’s a miniscule event. Will not read past headline.

And yet you read far enough to click 'post reply'...
71 posted on 10/18/2023 5:55:46 PM PDT by Svartalfiar
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To: cyclotic

The architect working on our commercial building after weather damages heard I was interested in building on to our cape cod home.(owners suite on main floor). He said let me draw something up for you. I said, ok. Next thing you know he has massive blueprints of plans way out of my league . I was ticked as soon as I saw them. He’d never been to my home, never asked what features I would like! He had the nerve to send me a bill for $4000.needless to say, he was not compensated.


72 posted on 10/18/2023 5:59:52 PM PDT by griswold3 (Truth, Beauty and Goodness )
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To: nickcarraway; skepsel; Flaming Conservative; Disambiguator
"Sometimes ex-friends are less trouble than currant friends.."

Sometimes letting the danged IPad's spell check go unpunished makes for excellent humorous replies to comments...😎

73 posted on 10/18/2023 6:56:12 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is the next Sam Adams when we so desperately need him)
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To: SuperLuminal

Remember Mad Libs? We’re playing the computerized version. I call it “spell-check mad libs.”


74 posted on 10/18/2023 7:06:16 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: cyclotic

Xlnt job. 800 for a question in an elevator? That doc needs to go to hell. At least the doc should have forewarned you.
Like the idea of charging for forensic analysis..


75 posted on 10/18/2023 8:07:01 PM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find.)
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To: Svartalfiar

Headline only. I used to click on “stories” that seemed outrageous or interesting....countless popups, ads, etc...and story with no real ending...I save more time avoiding clickbait.


76 posted on 10/18/2023 8:10:51 PM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find.)
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