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AIBU?

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to sort of wish we'd not agreed to this holiday?

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RagamuffinAndFidget · 16/07/2012 16:25

DH, me, our two boys, my Mum, my brother and his girlfriend are planning to spend a week in Cornwall right at the end of August/beginning of September. We found a lovely, pretty cheap, cottage, divided it by five (the boys are three and nearly one so won't take up much space!) and worked out how much we each needed to pay. We're also splitting the cost of the petrol for the three cars that are being taken and we all agreed to chip in £50 each (per adult, DH and I will add a little extra for our boys) for a 'food kitty' - not just for food shopping but to go towards a meal out/takeaway at some point during the week, and also for things like some beer and some wine for the grown ups to share! We'd all agreed on this and everyone seemed to think it was pretty fair.

But then DB's girlfriend calls me today and says she doesn't see why we all have to chip in £50 for food, etc. I explained what it was for and she said no way would she eat £50 worth of food in a week, so I said again that it wasn't just for food shopping but drinks and a meal out/takeaway as well. She said she doesn't want to do a proper food shop because that involves meal planning, which 'isn't what you want to do on holiday' but I've been to that part of Cornwall before and you either do a big shop at Tesco, which is miles away, or shop daily in the local Spar, which is twice as expensive! Plus, we have two small children who will definitely need proper meals each day so we can't really just wait and see what we feel like having.

She's put me in a bit of a bad mood about it all really. I thought we'd all agreed on an amount per adult but now she's saying she doesn't want to pay that much. AIBU to think she should really stick to what was agreed? And WWYD about it?

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HexagonalQueenOfEverything · 18/07/2012 13:34

I think if the OP is relying on others' for lifts then she should really be forking out for the petrol costs herself, not relying on the person kindly giving her a lift to pay their 'share' too...

FoxyRoxy · 18/07/2012 20:29

Oh, and re: the comment about the boys using hot water, electricity, etc.. that's included in the rental price for the week, so why would we need to pay extra to cover their electricity costs?! Also, we actually have the smallest of the three bedrooms because it's got a double and a single bed in it. DS2 will be in a travel cot. Mum (lucky mare!) has the king-sized bed with the en-suite bathroom!

It's included in the rental price but you're not paying anything for them, hence other people are subsidising your holiday! That's ok if it's what she put forward, but maybe she expected you to say oh no we'll pay X amount extra as we have the 2 kids as well.

Never mind, all sorted now and I'm sure it'll be the last holiday they go on with you ;)

2rebecca · 18/07/2012 21:05

The £50 was supposed to cover food, wine, beer and at least 1 takeaway though. That's why I thought it wasn't much.

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