Friend bought me tickets I don't want

[Supermum11]

Ok so my friend bought tickets for the spice girls tour but the thing is I don't want to go and I can't afford it I don't know what to do as I really don't want her to fall out with me but I don't see why I should be forced into going when I don't want to the also date that the concert is on is my wedding anniversary so I would rather be with my husband I never asked her to buy me a ticket she just assumed I would like to go I would go if it wasn't so expensive and if it wasn't on my anniversary please help what should I do? I'm worried she will he left out of pocket if I don't go but that isn't my problem should I pay her for the ticket and just not go or try and sell the ticket myself or should I just pay for the ticket and go reluctantly or I could just tell her I don't want to go and not pay her and then probably lose a good friend I don't know what to do please help??

I'd reply straight away saying thanks for thinking of me but it's my anniversary and we have plans to go away for the weekend (also I hate them and would rather eat a spider), so feel free to pass them on to someone else.

Just tell her the truth. Say you were suprised she bought the tickets. You 're really sorry but you can't go because you've got plans for your wedding anniversary. She will find someone else to go with her I'm sure.

Tell her no. She doesn’t get to spend your money. If you really can’t face that, say you asked your dh if he wouldn’t mind and he went very quiet as he has sorted a surprise. Then get booking the surprise....

Sure this has already been mentioned, but can you not just say 'Ah, shame you should have checked with me first - it's our anniversary so we've already booked xyz' Bit weird they didn't check with you tbh!

I think that you have to tell her that you're not interested in going.

You have to tell her the truth. Why are you scared of her? If she’d fall out with you over this then she isn’t much of a friend.

Just tell her “thank you for thinking of me. I don’t like them enough to spend my money on them and, anyway, it’s our anniversary and I want to surprise DH with something else”.

So it wasn’t a present?

Tell her you'd rather a coaching session on how to structure sentences, use punctuation and craft paragraphs.

You don't need to pay for something she bought. You don't need to go to something on your wedding anniversary.

Just say hope you have a great time, I can't join you as it is my wedding anniversary.

"I'm worried she will he left out of pocket if I don't go but that isn't my problem should I pay her for the ticket and just not go or try and sell the ticket myself or should I just pay for the ticket and go reluctantly or I could just tell her" Just tell her.

"I don't want to go and not pay her and then probably lose a good friend..." If she is a good friend she will not expect you to pay money you cannot afford for something you cannot go to. That would be crazy.

Just say, 'Oh, thank you for thinking of me, but it's my wedding anniversary that night, so I can't come. Have a lovely time!'

Job done. If you didn't ask for a ticket, she had no business buying you one. I'm sure she can find someone else to do with.

Ooh Taffeta aren’t you clever and superior? Although you’re not actually as you seem to have omitted the word “have”. Hope that helps.