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What would you do in this situation?

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hidinginthenightgarden · 03/02/2020 15:27

DH and I were due to open a leisure facility (soft play type venture) at the beginning of march. We have just heard that due to the raw materials being in China, there has been a delay and the equipment isn't likely to be here until 15th-20th. We are a weekend only venture which means if it comes tbetwen those dates, our first weekend should be the 21st and 22nd.
BIG PROBLEM! Thats my best friends wedding and I am a bridesmaid! DH says he will open without me if he has to. I am not happy with this though. It is a joint venture and if he was being est man, he would not let me open it without him.
We are trying to push for the 13th but we are losing money by paying rent and not eing able to trade. If we cannot do the 13th, is it really stupid of me to say it needs to be the week after the wedding? I really want to be there on the opening weekend. I cannot let my best friend down.
What would you do?

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LochJessMonster · 03/02/2020 15:30

Open the weekend after when you can both be there.

Gizlotsmum · 03/02/2020 15:33

How much are you losing in a week? Have you advertised an opening date? I would probably push it back to the following weekend, he can use that weekend that you would have opened to test it.. Maybe get some friends in and see how things such as toilets/food and drink work in practise?

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hidinginthenightgarden · 03/02/2020 15:34

This is my preference but DH has rightly said that we are already losing 5k the first weekend we cannot open and then this would be another 5k lost because of the wedding. I see his point. It is a bloddy disaster.
But I really want to be there!!

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hidinginthenightgarden · 03/02/2020 15:35

Haven't advertised a date no.

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mulkshake · 03/02/2020 16:02

Are you really expecting to make £5k the very first weekend you open? If that's genuinely the case I'd get it open ASAP even though it's a bit sad for you.

CalmdownJanet · 03/02/2020 16:03

5k? I would open and miss out no question about it

PurpleDaisies · 03/02/2020 16:05

Open the wedding weekend. It’s a shame you won’t be there but you’d be mad to miss out on that much money,

icelollycraving · 03/02/2020 16:06

5k every weekend? Without fail?

vivariumvivariumsvivaria · 03/02/2020 16:08

No, a new business can't take that sort of financial hit.

Also, 2.5k a DAY? Wow.

cuckooken · 03/02/2020 16:10

DH says he will open without me if he has to. I am not happy with this though

You are being ridiculous. This is the perfect solution. You don't let down your friend and the business doesn't lose a shit load of money.

Justmuddlingalong · 03/02/2020 16:10

I'd let him open on his own. That kind of loss because you want to be there on the opening weekend makes no financial sense to me.

MissSueFlay · 03/02/2020 16:13

Have your DH do a 'soft launch' the weekend of the weeding, and then a proper one the week after when you've resolved all the niggles etc. that come up. Is your desire to be there for the first opening really worth 5k?

MissSueFlay · 03/02/2020 16:15

*wedding!

ShyTown · 03/02/2020 16:18

Your DH opening without you and minimising the financial hit whilst you still get to go to the wedding is the perfect solution. The delay is so annoying and of course in an ideal world you’d be there but a new business can’t afford to loose that much money and you can’t let your friend down. It is what it is.

GetUpAgain · 03/02/2020 16:20

I'd do a soft launch with just DH followed by an official opening weekend with you both.

goingoverground · 03/02/2020 16:22

Is being there on opening day really worth £5k to you? Why not have an invitation only soft launch the day before?

TheChosenTwo · 03/02/2020 16:22

If you’re going to lose that much money they I’d say he should go ahead and open without you.
He’s not actually the best man.
Although only you know if you can realistically afford to lose the 5K from holding off opening, we don’t know the ins and outs of your finances obviously!

crustycrab · 03/02/2020 16:30

£5k? Are you sure?

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hidinginthenightgarden · 03/02/2020 16:36

It is pop up so 5k is what we could make over the weekend. Although the wedding is only one day, it would be hard work to put the whole thing up for just one day so we would lose the weekend. although I guess we could do a soft launch on the day after the wedding.

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TeaAndASitDown · 03/02/2020 17:07

I'd do a 'soft launch' that first weekend, open, test stuff out as others have said. Then fix the snags and go full bang official opening when you can be there.

BritInUS1 · 03/02/2020 17:16

That is a huge amount of money to make for a pop up - I really hope that you really can make that much

I would open ASAP is this is the case

I'm not sure you will get the equipment any sooner with China as it is

TeaAndASitDown · 19/02/2020 15:32

What happened OP? Hope it's going well.

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