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Born2bwire

Born2bwire

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I can't even see what the coworkers did wrong. They dropped by and gave a you a few days notice that they would not be able to make it to the party.
 
halik

halik

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Originally posted by: NuclearNed
I'm having my department over at my house Friday for lunch to celebrate the purchase of my dream home. A couple of weeks ago I sent out an Outlook meeting request for the lunch. In the request I said that we would get the lunch catered from a local BBQ place, and made it very clear that since I'm currently broke and can't afford to feed everyone the cost would be about $10 a person. Most people accepted using the Outlook "accept meeting" button. A few declined using the "decline meeting" button - no problem.

The "tracking" option in Outlook gave me a headcount of the number of people who said they were coming, and as a result would help pitch in for the total cost.

Today my wife set up the food with the catering company based on the headcount, so now I'm committed. I immediately sent out an email to those people who accepted that they need to pay me at their convenience.

Within an hour I had 2 people come by my office and give me excuses for why they aren't going to be there Friday. They aren't going to attend, and they made no offer to pay, which I think would be the right thing for them to do.

It's not that much money, but it burns me up. I might just have to invite some of those filthy accountants from across the hall to fill in the newly-vacated spots.
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So you made up a house-buy party that the attendees need to pay for? That's like throwing a BBQ at your house and charging admission...
 
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MisterJackson

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I've always enjoyed your stories, and for that reason alone I'll give you a pass on this one, but you have been labeled at work by now for sure.
 
halik

halik

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Originally posted by: MisterJackson
I've always enjoyed your stories, and for that reason alone I'll give you a pass on this one, but you have been labeled at work by now for sure.
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Marked for emfaasis...
 
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Sunner

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Lots of weird people in this thread.
Yeah, trusting random people like that is stupid, OP will have to learn from that, never trust anyone.

But the fact remains(well, assuming he's not lying about it), he made it clear that they should pay $10 for the damn food.
Don't like it? Don't fucking accept the invitation, easy.
Sounds to me like the OP is too trusting, and some of his colleagues are complete tards.

And yes, I've been to plenty of parties thrown by friends where they've asked me to pay for the food, and I've never had a problem with that arrangement.
I know they don't have much money, I do appreciate the effort they make(yes, throwing a party requires effort), and I do appreciate the company of my friends, I wouldn't be enjoying that company if they didn't throw parties now and then, so I'm more than willing to pay up.
 
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iroast

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Not a good idea to expect your guests to pay for their food. Ask them to bring food.

It's also not a good idea to call the cater without confirming with your guests once more.

Gotta love hindsight.
 
halik

halik

Lifer
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Originally posted by: iroast
Not a good idea to expect your guests to pay for their food. Ask them to bring food.

It's also not a good idea to call the cater without confirming with your guests once more.

Gotta love hindsight.
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Bring your own food to my housewarming party?
 
Gooberlx2

Gooberlx2

Lifer
May 4, 2001
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Catered? God, whatever happened to pot luck and backyard BBQs? They're alot more fun. I would've just asked everyone to bring something to eat, maybe even make a signup list for types of dishes needed (dessert, sides, munchies, dishes, drink). That's what we always did at my jobs.
 
Gooberlx2

Gooberlx2

Lifer
May 4, 2001
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Originally posted by: halik
Originally posted by: iroast
Not a good idea to expect your guests to pay for their food. Ask them to bring food.

It's also not a good idea to call the cater without confirming with your guests once more.

Gotta love hindsight.
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Bring your own food to my housewarming party?
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Confused?
 
HomeBrewerDude

HomeBrewerDude

Lifer
Jan 18, 2001
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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.
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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.
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then don't ask people over to see your new house that cost you so much that you can't afford any thing else, like hosting a party without a cover charge.

 
Fritzo

Fritzo

Lifer
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1- Am I the only one that finds "paying to come to my party" tacky? Why didn't you supply the meat or something and make it a pot-luck?

B- People cancel/show up unexpectedly at events. When catering, you usually order for 5-10 more than you expect for this reason.

Last Point- Did I mention paying for a party is tacky?
 
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DaShen

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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.
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BINGO.
 
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DaShen

Lifer
Dec 1, 2000
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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.
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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.
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Then don't have a housewarming party till you are settled.
 
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Jugernot

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Oct 12, 1999
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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.
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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.
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If that's the case, maybe you should have waited? Asking people to pay to come to your house and eat isn't exactly what most people think would be acceptable. You are showing off your house and basically charging people to be there.....
 
lokiju

lokiju

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May 29, 2003
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I just got a new house myself and once I get it all painted and moved in I was thinking about having the dept over and getting a pony keg and grilling up some burgers and dogs and maybe some steak tips.

Of course I don't have two house payments like you do, so it won't be so much of a finical burden.

 
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michaels

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Nov 30, 2005
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Having a party to celebrate your new house? Why would anyone care about a co-worked getting a new house? And to top it off, pay for it? And yeah if you are that broke, a party should be on the bottom of your priorities.
 
waggy

waggy

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Dec 14, 2000
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ohh i figured out why he was askng for $10! he had a dancing pole installed and he is going to dance for them! the $10 is for tips etc.
 
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