If a friend purchases tickets for an event later in the year, how long do you take to pay your share?

[Sunshadows]

I always pay within a week, I feel that's an acceptable time.

My two friends though, are very lax about this. Last year I booked tickets for the 3 of us in July, for a show in November. Although we all saw each other several times in this period, they waited until November and paid me at the theatre!

We're all seeing a show in 2 weeks time, that I booked at Christmas. One of them (who lives in my village!) has mentioned a few times she'd put the money through my door but hasn't. The other one lives a bit further away, but nothing to stop her doing a bank transfer!

It's not just me who books things, they sometimes book group tickets too but their timelines for payment are very different to mine!

The tickets aren't mega expensive, they tend to be about £30 each, but I'd rather be reimbursed soon afterwards. Months later is taking advantage, I feel.

My lovely very organised friend will book and pay on a credit card and she will tell me when the bill comes in and I gratefully pay

Me too, otherwise I may forget!

The second my friend has booked it and sends a screenshot from the ticket website confirming price, date and time, I send the money over. Immediately.

Stop booking things - they are taking the piss. I have a WhatsApp group with 5 friends who i go to the theatre with regularly. If someone books they immediately put a request for money on the chat ( most banking apps let you do this) and everyone pays. The only exception is a side agreement I have with a friend who isn't as well off and occasionally she'll say she can't afford something months away so I'll get her ticket and she'll pay me back in installments.

I always pay immediately. In future don’t buy the tickets til they’ve given you the money.
A friend booked an Airbnb for nine of us and requested funds up front - smart move.

If people don't pay fairly soon after it's booked, it puts the person booking in a risky position of people cancelling having not paid, and the booker being out of pocket. That's really unfair. If someone takes ages to pay, I don't book for them again. These days most people can transfer money quickly and easily from their phone, no need for all the "I'll do it next week when I have more time" excuses.

Within 24 hours max

Within 24 hours.

Thank you all, I'm glad I'm not in the minority!

There's only been one time when one of them cancelled day of event which annoyed me. I managed to get a refund for their ticket, but not everywhere would do that.

We always have a meal out before the show, and that time the other friend said 'Oh by the way, I'm buying your lunch as I haven't yet paid you for show ticket'! So I WAS paid, lunch was about the same price as ticket. But even so it's a very casual way of doing it.

I text each of them once I've booked, with a screenshot of the ticket and price. They both reply saying they'll pay up soon. So I can't understand why they don't!!

I'll start giving them a date I need payment by, but I'd have thought it was obvious I'd need it soon!

Immediately - literally, then it’s done. I’m sure I’d remember but I prefer to get things done rather than spending mental energy on not forgetting.

I've learned the hard way to get the money before booking something.

If domeone else is booking, I always offer the money up front, or I transfer as soon as the tickets are booked.

I pay for them as soon as the person who booked does, hours rather than days.
The person who usually gets tickets for me certainly doesn't need the money but I don't see why she should be out of pocket for any time at all

What is actually stopping you from saying when you all decide to book that you can do it but will need them to transfer their money straight away?

Why are you being a doormat talking about how you may give them a date next time?

I'd pay straight away but if I had a friend I trusted who wanted to pay in installments, it wouldn't be a problem.

Within an hour or two of their saying they had made the booking.

I don't want instalments or lunch/dinner buying. I want my money and bartering/negotiating is not acceptable to me. These people always have money for other stuff or seem to drive expensive cars so they can pay me on request

Same day. No question. I’d stop booking for these people

I wouldn't be booking anything for anyone until they paid me first. I would say 'how can I book it when I haven't got the money?'

'I will pay you later' wouldn't wash for me I'm afraid. Been burnt once too often by people saying they'll pay for something and then not paying up. I never buy/book anything until I have the money.

A person at my DH's workplace asked him to book 2 concert tickets for them (several years ago) as they 'couldn't get their debit card to work.' They said 'I'm good for the money, I will bring the £130 in tomorrow.' He actually messaged me and asked if would be OK. I said 'LOL, no! If they can give you the money tomorrow, they can book it tomorrow! Also, no, you're not using your card/our bank account to book concert tickets for some random work colleague!' He said no and told the colleague that he hadn't got enough money in the bank!

Within a few hours of it being booked.

Helll no! I wouldn’t be paying or booking again … Let them book and pay and say you find it too difficult / stressful being out of pocket so I’ll just transfer x or y once the ticket is booked

Before they’re even booked.

I have no idea why I posted that twice! ^ Sorry!

Immediately, bank transfer literally the same day.

Tokyo Sushi, that's awful of your friend, so thoughtless! 🤔
Hope you can find someone to take their place, or get a refund. x