Idiot coworkers strike again.

[OutHouse]

if you are so broke you shouldnt be having a stupid party. to me house warming parties are the ultimate attention whore stunts one can do. Hey look at me, come google at my new home.

 

[child of wonder]

Originally posted by: SSP
Should have waited till you have more cash. The house isn't going anywhere.

I agree.

It probably would have been better to wait.

We've been in our house over a year and are just now throwing a housewarming party soon.

I plan on providing free hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, and a keg of beer.

In our case we didn't have enough money or time because we were feverishly working on finishing our basement and are just getting done.

 

[imported_Baloo]

Originally posted by: NuclearNed

Originally posted by: Yossarian
imo it's pretty lame to invite people over and expect them to pay for food. Just have a house warming party, pay for the food, and anyone with any class will bring a gift that is worth well over $10.

FWIW, I agree with you, but you don't understand just how broke I currently am. Until I sell my old house, I'm hanging by a thread.

Sounds like a good reason not to be throwing parties right now.

 

[vi edit]

I can buy about 12 pounds of pork shoulder from Sam's club for around $25. Throw that in a crock pot for 12 hours on slow with a little liquid smoke and pull it. That will feed around 30 people.

A sleeve of buns is $1.25 for 12. $4.00 in buns will do.

Toss in a couple tubs of potato salad, macaroni salad, baked beans and slaw for another $10 and you can feed a small army for under $50.

 

[biggestmuff]

Personally, I would have invited people using personal resources; private email account to invite people using their private email or sent snail mail invitations.

 

[txrandom]

The only idiot coworker here is yourself.

 

[BooGiMaN]

you probably should have waited until you sold your old house and had cash...


think about this for a minute...your being an attention whore and want people to come see your house and your charging them for the privelege.....sure there will be food but still.....

if you cant feed them or afford to take a hit financially, you are not naive you know not everyone will pay or show up, then you shouldnt have planned this....

 

[crimson117]

Originally posted by: akshatp
IMO I think its pretty low class to invite people over to your house and expect them to pay for food to begin with.

I wouldn't go so far as to call it low class, but this is what potlucks are for. Anyone who shows up brings a dish, so there's always enough food, and it doesn't cost the host more than a few paper plates.

Originally posted by: Sphexi
Why cater a BBQ? The whole point of a new house is that it's yours, and you do the grilling. Much more fun that way.

lol I missed that, very good point.

 

[crimson117]

Another lesson is to collect money up front, then only buy what those funds can afford. Were you going to collect on the party day?

 

[Reckoner]

Are you going to raffle off the leftovers at the end of the party?

 

[EagleKeeper]

Treat this as a business expense

 

[jjones]

I can see wanting to throw the party now, and I can understand being strapped for the cash at the moment, but I still can't fathom asking people for cash to finance a housewarming party. As others have mentioned, under these circumstances it should have been pot luck.

 

[Capt Caveman]

I would have waited for your old house to sell and pay for it yourself. You would have something to really celebrate then. Asking for people to pay for it and then collecting the money is tacky.

 

[PricklyPete]

Originally posted by: Yossarian
imo it's pretty lame to invite people over and expect them to pay for food. Just have a house warming party, pay for the food, and anyone with any class will bring a gift that is worth well over $10.

I'd have to agree. If you can't afford to pay for a party...wait until you can. I'm not trying to be a jerk...just the way I would do it.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Originally posted by: jjones
I can see wanting to throw the party now, and I can understand being strapped for the cash at the moment, but I still can't fathom asking people for cash to finance a housewarming party. As others have mentioned, under these circumstances it should have been pot luck.

Agreed.
Pot luck and BYOB.
Spend maybe $20 yourself and maybe grill some dogs and burgers ....

 

[randay]

sounds like a "center of the universe come see how great my house is oh and surprise, you're paying!" personal problem to me.

 

[chuckywang]

Why spend money on a party if you're flat out broke?

 

[MrDudeMan]

Originally posted by: Sphexi

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
Honestly I don't see how Ned did anything wrong, but I never would have done such a thing because I know people are unreliable. I stopped believing promises from anyone except my immediate family and wife a long time ago.

You still believe your wife's promises?

Well she has never, ever let me down, so yes. We've been together for 6 years so I'd say thats a decent length of time.

 

[waggy]

i have to agree with everyone.

if soemoen invited me over for a house warming party but say bring cash for the food iw ould have to pass.

as a rule if i am inviting people over i will make sure i have food. As vi_edit said there are ways to make it cheap. $50-80 is not going to break you. if it is then you shouldnt be inviting people over.

OR do a potluck. those are aways fun and you get to try a bunch of diffrent foods.

not to mention as stated most people will give you gifts that are far better then the $10 and looking like a cheap skate.



though when asked to come to something like this i always ask if there is something i can bring! Also i always bring beer when i go to someones house (If they drink).

that way they feel guilty and bring crap when they come over hehe

 

[needalife]

You're the lame one OP. if you can't afford a party, dont have one instead of whining about people involved.

 

[purbeast0]

this thread makes me laugh

 

[Platypus]

This is completely silly... you are throwing a self-indulgent party to show off your new house to all your friends and you expect people to pay for it? Then get pissed when people bail? Then call them idiots for not paying for it?

Wow.

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: SSP
Should have waited till you have more cash. The house isn't going anywhere.

yep

 

[LTC8K6]

When I throw a party, I pay for everything. Guests are only required to bring themselves and look presentable.

 

[brxndxn]

What the hell is up with people expecting reimbursement for everything??

Expecting $5 for beer money is acceptable in college. Expecting $10 for reimbursment for a meal for a housewarming party where people typically bring you gifts is completely unacceptable. Have some class.

This is as bad as a groom getting his tux for free because his groomsmen are all forced to pay $200 each for their tuxes.