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Afternoon tea

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PerkyOchrePeer · 28/05/2026 08:38

Ive been invited to an afternoon tea for someone's birthday. The cost is £22.59. All the food gets brought to the table which is sandwiches. Cake, fruit and a drink. Im ot sure it's worth it because you take from the main plate so if you only eat w sandwiches and some cake a d sone fruit, that would not come to £22.50 I think it's a rip off. I would have to consume an awful lot of sandwiches and cakes to get my monies worth. Never been to an afternoon tea before and think it's too expensive

OP posts:
Duvetdayneeded · Yesterday 05:21

£23 is very cheap for afternoon tea.

BauhausOfEliott · Yesterday 17:18

PerkyOchrePeer · 31/05/2026 17:53

How dare you say that

I don't think it's an unreasonable guess, given that pretty much all your threads involve you getting angry about complete non-issues that result in you viciously badmouthing supposed friends, colleagues and others who have done absolutely nothing wrong.

MsAmerica · Yesterday 23:33

JustGiveMeReason · 29/05/2026 23:55

But surely you are aware is it a fairly normal convention to say to people "Anyone fancy joining me for a meal, to celebrate my birthday?".

Quite different from hiring a room and a DJ. It is a normal way to celebrate birthdays with friends.

I've never had that happen but once. It seems tacky to expect people to pay to celebrate your birthday.
And to avoid misunderstanding, I would hope that anyone using that proposal of "Anyone fancy joining me for a meal to celebrate my birthday?" would add something about price, like that entrees start at such-and-such an amount.

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JustGiveMeReason · Yesterday 23:43

If you are in the UK, then I think you are a bit of an outlier then @MsAmerica .

If, as your username suggests, you are American, then that is a cultural difference. It is very normal in the UK. Not many of us have the money to take 10 or 15 people out for a meal.

craftycowbag · Today 08:07

Going by your posting history OP, it must be exhausting being you.

metalmum15 · Today 09:26

JustGiveMeReason · Yesterday 23:43

If you are in the UK, then I think you are a bit of an outlier then @MsAmerica .

If, as your username suggests, you are American, then that is a cultural difference. It is very normal in the UK. Not many of us have the money to take 10 or 15 people out for a meal.

I’ve spent years doing birthday meals and drinks with friends, mine or their birthdays. And we all pay our own way! So yes, I agree, perfectly normal here! In fact I quite often have a weekend away for mine - I’m not paying for everyone else 😆

MimiGC · Today 09:49

EnjoythemoneyJane · 28/05/2026 09:30

If your main concern at a birthday tea is to get your money’s worth, just take a bin bag and walk around the restaurant sweeping in all the leftovers before you leave. Job done.

But if twenty quid is essentially unaffordable for you and means you’ll sit there with a cob on throughout someone else’s celebration, bemoaning the expense, then maybe don’t go?

I like the cut of your jib!

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