Woman Brings 5 Bottles Of Wine To Sister-In-Law’s Christmas Dinner, Is Charged Additional $50 For Food
At this point, there’s no turning back – we’re head to toe in the holiday craziness. Office parties, cocktail o’clock with friends, and family dinners can seriously drain us, and some amount of drama often follows.
Like this story which resurfaced from 2019 from a woman who was wondering if she was being unreasonable to feel insulted for having to pay for Christmas dinner at her sister-in-law’s.
“My SIL said she would host Christmas this year as she has a big new house and plenty of room for us all. I asked if I should bring something and she said she would just do a shop and split the cost,” the author Headwir3 recounted in a post she posted on Mumsnet. The SIL also suggested that guests bring their own alcohol.
Fast forward to post-Christmas blues when the dinner was long gone and Headwir3 received an awaited bill from her SIL. But the amount scribbled on it left the author feeling utterly ripped off.
A woman couldn’t believe her eyes after her sister-in-law sent her a hefty bill for the Christmas dinner they had at her place, which she felt was a total ripoff
Image credits: Nicole Michalou
Image credits: Nicole Michalou
Image credits: Headwir3
People had mixed opinions about the incident and they took the opportunity to share their thoughts in the comments
Maybe I'm missing something here, maybe it's a cultural thing...but when I invite someone over, I do so with the intention that I will be covering the cost of food and drinks. I mean, if I couldn't afford it, I wouldn't invite people over. Also, didn't OP offer to bring a dish of food? Weird story.
Yes, i'm curious too. But i've read many times about this kind of thing, charging dinner/wedding/party guest. Is this normal in the US/europe? Because where i'm from, if I invite people over it means i'll make sure i have enough foods & drinks for everyone. Anyone is welcome to bring something. Nobody talks about any cost, it's just rude. They want to spend the night? Sure, no charge AT ALL! Won't do that to friends let alone families
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I don’t even drink and I’m most upset that she gets to keep the wine lol
Please help me to understand the situation better. 1. It appears that the host told you that the cost would be split. You seemed to agree with it. Isn’t it the right thing to do what you have agreed upon? 2. It seems that you think the price is too high. How have you asked for the cost calculation (how the cost are split?). 3. You seem to think that your wine should have been counted as some kind of payment. What did you agreed upon with the host about the wine when you left there?
1. Canned soup & cereal? That’s maybe £5 pp, if that. Then a basic Christmas dinner with cheese as dessert? That’s no more than £20. So something seems very off in the bill. Typically when splitting the costs for a group dinner, you kick down to the overall purchases. & no, it’s not unreasonable to assume it’s £40 pp with beverages. I think the expectation was there’d be helping with the costs for the overall food it wouldn’t be Tesco boxed & canned garbage. There’s def a lack of communication, but also a con going on.
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Maybe I'm missing something here, maybe it's a cultural thing...but when I invite someone over, I do so with the intention that I will be covering the cost of food and drinks. I mean, if I couldn't afford it, I wouldn't invite people over. Also, didn't OP offer to bring a dish of food? Weird story.
Yes, i'm curious too. But i've read many times about this kind of thing, charging dinner/wedding/party guest. Is this normal in the US/europe? Because where i'm from, if I invite people over it means i'll make sure i have enough foods & drinks for everyone. Anyone is welcome to bring something. Nobody talks about any cost, it's just rude. They want to spend the night? Sure, no charge AT ALL! Won't do that to friends let alone families
Load More Replies... I don’t even drink and I’m most upset that she gets to keep the wine lol
Please help me to understand the situation better. 1. It appears that the host told you that the cost would be split. You seemed to agree with it. Isn’t it the right thing to do what you have agreed upon? 2. It seems that you think the price is too high. How have you asked for the cost calculation (how the cost are split?). 3. You seem to think that your wine should have been counted as some kind of payment. What did you agreed upon with the host about the wine when you left there?
1. Canned soup & cereal? That’s maybe £5 pp, if that. Then a basic Christmas dinner with cheese as dessert? That’s no more than £20. So something seems very off in the bill. Typically when splitting the costs for a group dinner, you kick down to the overall purchases. & no, it’s not unreasonable to assume it’s £40 pp with beverages. I think the expectation was there’d be helping with the costs for the overall food it wouldn’t be Tesco boxed & canned garbage. There’s def a lack of communication, but also a con going on.
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