Ticket etiquette??

Do you need the £50 that badly?

If I really wanted to see what ever it was and would lose money anyway, I would probably give it for free. I had a similar situation but ticket was less than 60 and I just invited a friend on the understanding she didn't have to pay. She bought the interval drinks

YANBU, I think it's fair to try and see if anyone wants to come with you. I think it's not so much a case of ticket etiquette being right or wrong, I think it just depends on your friendship group and if people are interested in coming along. If it was for a band/comedian who I know not many of my friends are into, I'd probably have said did anyone want to come along with me as the ticket is going spare, but if it was e.g. an event where lots of people in my friendship group would be interested in going I'd charge. More of a 'read the room' type thing than bad etiquette. I hope you can go and have a good time OP, despite your OH being poorly ❤️

In my opinion you should have offered the ticket free as it would otherwise be going to waste. The person who accepts the ticket would ideally treat you to some kind of food/merchandise as a thank you.

But it makes no difference because if he could have gone, the money is still gone. In your position I would have just offered it to a friend and not ask them to pay. At least then the ticket (and your money) would not be wasted. I assume you do enjoy being with your friends?

I would have offered the ticket at half price, or given it for free. Better that it's used than not used.

I would have offered it for free. If I was the person then taking you up on it I would then offer you 50% of the value because I'm getting a bargain time out.

If you were selling both to offer them for a discount is fair but you're basically asking your friend to pay so you don't go alone

Although to be fair I'd have offered it at half price and if no takers I'd offer it for free.

Why what's funny about paying for a ticket?

Is she not laughing that he can't go because he's got COVID? If we had tickets to something I really wanted to see the big guns would be coming out on medicine box to make it even if I didn't feel 100% generally a few gins deep and it becomes an inconvenience.

When we haven't been able to make events I've always just given the tickets away

I would just take it that they wouldn't dream of paying that much to go to that event, or you might be infectious?

No harm in trying to sell it I suppose but if it doesn't massively appeal to anyone else, then your choices will be go by yourself or offer the ticket for free. And if you end up giving it away, don't treat it as a massive favour you did them, expect them to buy the food etc etc. Them accompanying you might be enough "payment".

Completely depends what the event is though, and what they are into.

Maybe she’s not keen to go with someone who has a husband with Covid? How do you know it’s Covid anyway?

I agree with others, the money is wasted totally if you go alone so I would have just offered the ticket for free. If I desperately wanted to go I would have given you the money anyway. if I wasn’t fussed but wanted to keep you company and have a cheap night out I wouldn’t give you the money but would offer to drive or buy you some drinks as a thank you.

I’d have just given the ticket away. You’ve spent the money anyway and you don’t want to go by yourself.

I don't think theres a specific etiquette, but I'd have offered it for free. I wouldn't pay £50 to go to a concert that I wasn't interested enough in to buy myself a ticket at £60. I might be prepared to go along for free if a friend wanted me to keep her company.

The ticket price has already been spend. What would you rather do? Treat a friend to a concert ticket and go with them or go alone and waste the ticket?

I think asking £50 for a £60 ticket that otherwise would be wasted does come across as tight tbh.

On the etiquette question, in my group it would her been given for free (if you wanted money back you sell the pair of tickets).

if anyone was free to go and keep you company for the evening, they would buy drinks as a thank you.

In my friendship group we would offer the ticket for free. The friend would then offer to pay for a meal or drinks on the day to say thanks.

Giving/selling tickets to friends is a tricky one and there doesn’t seem to be a consensus on how to go about it.

I think it depends very much on your age profile, financial position and the precedent in your friend group.

In my 20s, I would have probably tried to sell the ticket. In my 40s with a bit more financial freedom, I just offer spare tickets to people I think would be good fun to experience it with. I would however be quite surprised if the stand-in didn’t offer to pay for dinner or get the first round. A reciprocal thanks feels more appropriate now rather than exchanging cash.

I can't see you've done anything wrong to be honest

I think it’s an odd offer. Come to an event you had no intention of buying a ticket to, at short notice because I don’t want to go alone. Oh and it will cost you £50.

i wouldn’t have laughed at a friend - rather privately rolled my eyes and ignored

I wouldnt have offered it for free to a wide group (you would likely end up with the unpleasant and rude emoji woman for the night).

Its not rude to offer it out at a cost - your 'friend' as outed herself as rude.

If it was to be free - I would approach who I would like to spend an evening with.

I have seen loads of people offer a ticket at a discount and have on occassion willingly taken up the opportunity.

Dont let others try to shame you.

I'd have offered it for free too. It's paid for already.

£10 isn’t much of a discount, you’ll probably be going alone.

I would have offered it for free. The money's already spent so it makes no difference.

But maybe the event is something outlandish and they were laughing at the idea anyone else would fancy it!