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I asked my friend round for lunch today ...

49 replies

Wendyer · 19/03/2026 19:13

And she accepted the invite. She said she would bring her own coffee (because she only drinks a particular type), and biscuits. I said "lovely".

So she came. I put the kettle on. She got out her coffee - a filter type thing. And then she got out the biscuits. When I say "biscuits" I actually mean "biscuit. One biscuit. One solitary biscuit.

To be fair to her, she said she'd meant to bring two but she'd already left the house when she realised she'd grabbed the wrong packet and couldn't be bothered to go back.

And the icing on the cake (hah cake - I should be so lucky!) is that the one biscuit came from one of those packets of 2 you get in hotels next to the kettle in your room ...

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Mumtobabyhavoc · 19/03/2026 19:15

Why did you invite her over? 🤷‍♀️
Honestly, she sounds insufferable.

NuffSaidSam · 19/03/2026 19:16

Good job you invited her round for lunch! Sounds like she'd have starved otherwise!

canuckup · 19/03/2026 19:16

Were you supposed to get the other biscuit?

SmugglersHaunt · 19/03/2026 19:17

She sounds hilarious!

CallingOnTheMegaphone · 19/03/2026 19:17

Who cares about biscuits at lunchtime?! What did you give her?

ToKittyornottoKitty · 19/03/2026 19:17

Bit weird she brought a biscuit to lunch

Easterbunnyishotandcross · 19/03/2026 19:18

Just wow op.
Is she homeless /jobless or just tight?

RedDiamond · 19/03/2026 19:18

Did you provide lunch?

canklesmctacotits · 19/03/2026 19:19

Yes I’m a bit confused by “come for lunch”, “yes please, thanks, but I’ll bring my own coffee and biscuits” Confused. But otherwise, she sounds a hoot….?

LadyKenya · 19/03/2026 19:19

What was on the menu for lunch OP?

Growlybear83 · 19/03/2026 19:19

@WendyerI know the biscuits you mean and I buy them regularly - perhaps your friend did too?

ElizabethsTailor · 19/03/2026 19:20

I might not be following.

So when she said “and biscuits” you (understandably) thought it would be a nice packet of biscuits for you to share, but she only brought one.

But presumably you had already planned a nice lunch got the two of you, so it wouldn’t have been a disaster?

Tings · 19/03/2026 19:21

If I invited someone for lunch and they said they'll bring biscuits, I'd be very confused 😳

ResponsiblePopcorn · 19/03/2026 19:21

What coffee do you have at yours?

Catlady007007 · 19/03/2026 19:21

Odd. Is she gluten free? I know somebody who regularly brings her own tea and biscuits for this reason. She's quite rigid in personality.

Aiming4Optimistic · 19/03/2026 19:28

Did she bring you some wine or flowers? Because that's what people usually do when invited over for a meal.

Wendyer · 19/03/2026 19:32

She came at 11 so I assumed we'd either be having coffee/tea and biscuits before lunch or after. I didn't buy any dessert because I know she doesn't have much of a sweet tooth.

Lunch wasn't very fancy because I'm recovering from surgery. But we had quiche, new potatoes, and cherry tomatoes. I put out french bread and olives too.

She's not gluten free and she doesn't have any allergies. She is just careful with money - which is a good thing! But I don't think she's done anything to top today's one biscuit! I love her dearly - and she did offer to share it with me so ... :)

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Catlady007007 · 19/03/2026 19:40

She is just careful with money - which is a good thing!

Hmmmm you are obviously a kind friend. Most people would say being stingy is rarely a good thing!

Delatron · 19/03/2026 19:42

It wouldn’t have bothered me! Biscuits before lunch is a bit strange anyway.

She just sounds a bit forgetful. I wouldn’t have given it a second thought.

ElizabethsTailor · 19/03/2026 19:47

I love her dearly - and she did offer to share it with me so ... :)

Oh I love that 💖

WeepingAngelInTheTardis · 19/03/2026 19:50

Oh, that’s actually really sweet she offered you half the biscuit! 😂 You have a good friend there op.

Wendyer · 19/03/2026 20:00

I do, I really do. I've only known her about 8 years but we've become good friends. And she's very kind, if a bit eccentric :)

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IsaDrennansoitis · 19/03/2026 20:11

Haha @Wendyer are you sure she isn't on TikTok as frugal confessions?

Wendyer · 19/03/2026 20:47

IsaDrennansoitis · 19/03/2026 20:11

Haha @Wendyer are you sure she isn't on TikTok as frugal confessions?

No but perhaps she should be!

One time we were in a cafe and she fished this small foil-packed thing out of her handbag. I thought it was a bit odd that she'd brought a condom with her - turned out it was a wet wipe, given to her on a plane some time ago but she couldn't quite remember when.

It must have been a very long time ago because, when she did manage to open it, it had completely dried out 🤣

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LadyVioletBridgerton · 19/03/2026 20:49

I just couldn’t get worked up over this.