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To expect friend to pay share?

54 replies

bonkerz · 25/05/2007 12:11

6 weeks ago a friend asked if she could come camping with me and another friend (friend B). Ofcourse i said yes and we booked 2 pitches. I paid deposit and told said friend (lets call her A) that it was £22.50 for the 2 nights. All fine.
On Monday i checked with A that all was fine for weekend, her reply yep!!!
On wednesday she said her mate had just had a baby and she wasnt well so may not be able to make it BUT she would pay her share. This was fine by me as I wouldnt have booked 2 pitches if she hadnt have wanted to come.
Yesterda A says she aint coming and would pay me in morning.
Today A totally avoids me at school so i text her to ask if she has the money and she sent back a text saying i was money grabbing and she shouldnt have to pay as she aint coming!#

Let me explain. If it was just me and friend B we just book 1 pitch for our 8 man tent which would cost £32.50 for 2 nights so split between us would mean a whole weekend for just £16.25. Becasue friend A was coming we booked 2 pitches so we could have 2 tents! This meant cost was £65 for the 2 pitches for 2 nights and split between 3 meant £21.60 each. NOW we only need one pitch and cant cancel other as too little notice so i am gonna have to pay her share too thus this weekend will now cost me £43 ish. I cant ask friend B to pay friend As share as friend A and freind B have never met!
So am i unreasonable to expect her to still pay her share?

OP posts:
ArcticRoll · 25/05/2007 12:16

She should definately pay.

lulumama · 25/05/2007 12:16

she said she would pay you

she agreed to pay

she said she was coming

she said she wasn;t coming, but she would pay you

and now you are money grabbing??

sounds like she had no intention of coming, and she should pay, but sounds like you will have a battle on your hands

is she a good friend? worth losing over £22

fireflyfairy2 · 25/05/2007 12:15

Did she know that she would still have to pay even if she hadn't went?

I think she should pay. Unles you can get someone else to take her place?

Debbiethemum · 25/05/2007 12:14

Friend A should pay her share