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AIBU?

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to be getting increasingly irritated by this woman!

31 replies

BauerTime · 29/05/2014 13:33

I'm organising a friends hen do. Its a weekend away in England. Location and guest list provided by the hen and another friend and i have done all of the organising, accommodating peoples individual needs where necessary and trying to keep costs down. I dont want to start a thread about how hen and stag do's are bullshit and another unnecessary expense for wedding guests as i kind of agree but this is not my hen/wedding and we are going with the wishes of the bride to be.

Anyway, we do not personally know all of the invitees as they cover work colleagues past and present, old school/uni mates etc so I have been trying to convey as much info as possible through email so everyone stays in the loop with plans and nothing is done that will have a cost implication without everyone agreeing etc.

There is one woman, that cannot seem to decide whether she should come for one or two nights. I dont care either way what she does, it makes no odds, but we do need to know in order to book accommodation and stuff. Ive asked her several times now as we need to firm up bookings soon and every time i ask I'm getting a question as a response. Questions have included- is there parking, is it free? Will we be eating lunch on Saturday, what time will we be going home on Sunday the list just goes on. The latest one is can i give her a total of how much the weekend will cost her including travel and spending money. She has already had a complete breakdown of each component of everything we are booking and totals for 1 night and 2 but she wants me to tell her how much spending money she needs and how much petrol! She is a grown woman!

I completely understand if she wants to make sure she can afford it before she commits but for goodness sake, how am i supposed to know how much petrol she will use or how many drinks she will want???? She is saying she cannot tell me whether she can come for the additional night until i let her have a total.

AIBU to just tell her to piss off that she will have to try and work that out herself?

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Rainbunny · 29/05/2014 18:49

Give her a deadline and if she doesn't decide in time (gladly) move on without her. Honestly if she needs to break down every cost like this it means she really can't afford it. These things always end up with unexpected extra little things that cost, what will she do then? I foresee pain and misery for everyone trying to recoup a reimbursement form her. Nothing wrong with her not having the money but I feel it would almost be a kindness to have a firm deadline that hopefully she misses.

BMW6 · 29/05/2014 18:53

Oh my word, she's going to be the life and soul of the Hen do isn't she Grin

jay55 · 29/05/2014 19:05

Give her a very high estimate so then you know you'll have one night free from her.

AndSheRose · 29/05/2014 19:11

Some people always do this - you are nominated to do one thing and people then just expect you to do everything for them like some kind of personal project manager - and yes will blame you if things do not go for them as they would have liked. Sounds like you have done the right thing in resending her the original info again (helpful of you cos she could have searched her emails) and giving her a deadline (sending clear message that she can't milk you for more work on her behalf).

My sister is organising a Hen Do ATM and she got an email from one of the party who she doesn't know v well which was so demanding and questioning and spiteful it made her cry. Some people suddenly think you're their b1tch.
It's an awful task!

StillStayingClassySanDiego · 29/05/2014 19:16

Oh please, I hope she goes.

Imagine the thread, comedy hen night gold! Grin

Sorry OP, selfish I know but.... Wink the thread could be good for us!

Skelacia · 29/05/2014 20:51

Oh I've been that potential hen do attendee. Blush The bride to be is a really good friend but we met online through a now dead forum so no mutual real life friends were invited. As much as I wanted to go I also didn't want to because I'd know nobody but her and I am prone to social anxiety anyway. The organiser was very lovely to me while I vacillated and in the end it was out of the budget due to car issues but I'm sure I was an utter pain in the arse. Though I wasn't in constant contact for a minute by minute / £ by £ breakdown so hopefully I've got away with just looking a bit flakey!

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