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To refuse to pay for School leaving party without seeing the quotes?

358 replies

Sunnymeg · 17/03/2013 08:57

DS leaves primary in July. Traditionally the leavers have a limousine to a nearby restaurant, a party there and the parents pick them up at the end. I know from other parents that in previous years this came to around £25 and I'm completely happy with that.
All the year 6 mums had a chat, about the leavers, do at the school gates and one of the parents offered to organize it. This is a parent who has had older children leave the primary and knows how it works. She said she would ring around, email everyone to let them know the costs and if everyone was happy she would book the limo and the restaurant.

Well, we have now heard from her, and she has already booked the limo, and also instead of a restaurant, she has booked a party session at a local play centre, as this is what her daughter wants to do and she thought it was a really good idea. She has asked for a £30 deposit and wants another £20 at the beginning of July. It costs children £12 for a day pass at this centre, and £8 for a birthday party so I can't see how her figures add up. I'm skipping over the fact that our DS doesn't really want to go to the play centre. as it is his last chance to do something with his classmates.

Am I being unreasonable to ask to see the quotes, I admit that I'm annoyed that she has booked the play centre off her own bat, is that clouding my judgment over the whole thing?

OP posts:
Sunnymeg · 18/03/2013 18:53

Well I don't know Comfy, and I'm sure she doesn't know me either!

OP posts:
JenaiMorris · 18/03/2013 19:21

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rottentomatoes · 18/03/2013 19:43

jenai
Who has made a "dick" of themselves?

idiot55 · 18/03/2013 20:04

glad its sorted, no one gets left out surely thats the important thing

nkf · 18/03/2013 20:31

The original problem has been sorted which sounds good. The limo business was weird. All that going on about how tacky they are. Nobody books a limo because they suggest classic elegance.

Fillyjonk75 · 18/03/2013 20:36

You could have a small wedding for the original cost :)

KateSMumsnet · 19/03/2013 15:58

Hello everyone,

We must apologies for the confusion we've caused - we didn't mean to imply that comfysofa was sock puppeting. We appear to have gotten our wires crossed here - so sorry.

Cricrichan · 19/03/2013 16:18

I'd email her and cc everybody saying that it is unreasonable of her to book and organise something that wasn't agreed to to begin with, as well as it beng double the price.

GeneHuntsMistress · 19/03/2013 16:21

The other mum will have no problem with getting the deposit back on the soft play place though - seeing as how she is related to the owners and all...... Cos that will probably be the next thing she claims, and everyone will have to reimburse her....

hopefloats · 19/03/2013 16:28

Our primary school holds a disco for leavers. The PTA pays for it. Any parent suggesting limos around here would get laughed out of the playground.

comfysofas · 19/03/2013 16:54

KateSMumsnet (MNHQ) Tue 19-Mar-13 15:58:46

Hello everyone,

We must apologies for the confusion we've caused - we didn't mean to imply that comfysofa was sock puppeting. We appear to have gotten our wires crossed here - so sorry

Is this an admission that I was not two people............... If so not a very clear one.

NoTeaForMe · 19/03/2013 19:27

Comfy are you the person who joined mumsnet about a joint birthday party that had gone wrong?! Or the original poster about the joint birthday party?!

comfysofas · 19/03/2013 19:37

I have never had a joint birthday party, so nope not me.

NoTeaForMe · 19/03/2013 19:43

The party was for the children of the two posters. It included a bouncy castle (possibly a pirate ship). Someone else must remember it, it wasn't that long ago and was a massive thread with lots of spin off threads.

comfysofas · 19/03/2013 19:50

No sorry didnt read that one.

IneedAsockamnesty · 19/03/2013 19:54

No that's not comfy that poster was called cream something or other but it was a brilliant thread.

NoTeaForMe · 19/03/2013 19:58

Didn't really matter if it was or not, just thought it was and thought if ask. Sorry!

Glad it's getting sorted OP!

mum382013 · 19/03/2013 20:00

coffeedog or somethign like that?

MostlyArbitrary · 19/03/2013 20:45

Haven't read through the whole thread but just want to drop in and say:

A limousine to a leavers do for primary school is one of the most ridiculous things I've ever heard.

McPheetStink · 19/03/2013 20:46

The worlds gone flaming mad Shock

INeverSaidThat · 19/03/2013 20:51

The joint party thread was clumsy and coffeepot. It was an epic thread with a rather anticlimactic ending.

IneedAsockamnesty · 19/03/2013 21:00

I knew it was a drink of some description

mum382013 · 19/03/2013 21:02

i was close!! but no cigar!

LittleBearPad · 19/03/2013 22:34

Limos for primary school children are ridiculous not to mention naff as fuck.

comfysofas · 20/03/2013 08:16

I am glad everything is sorted and hope the kids will love the limo. I know my kids will.

Naff or not I think I will have a spin around for ten minutes myself. Grin Grin