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AIBU non-Birthday girl has hijacked my night out

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Shestolethewitchesredshoes · 12/09/2017 22:44

So this is a milestone celebration for me. Last month, a few of the girls and I were chatting. I said how long it's been since I've been able to just go for come cocktails and a dance. The girls arranged with all of the women to come out for drinks on my birthday. It was official for an email to be sent out, a show of hands, a generalised idea of where and when was planned.

I was excited and really pleased. I bought a new red dress and have made plans for hubby to stay home with the kids (he offered to cancel a works leaving do so that I could go!). Anyway, job done. Then I go on annual leave for two weeks.
I came back today and lo and behold. The birthday night out has been cancelled in favour of going out for another persons birthday the following month. To say I'm a little disappointed is an understatement. I was really looking forward to it. I suggested we share the night - she flat out refused!

To make matters worse, she's been harping on all day about how this is her last year before she turns that milestone to really celebrate. It's adding insult to injury.

I know it's all petty stuff so I can't really justify starting an office war but I'm pissed off. Since when did she get to change the plans in favour of her own? Why didn't anyone ask if I minded?

What do I do now?

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Ippydippyskyblue · 20/09/2017 03:22

I think this woman has bullied people into going to her birthday somehow. I'd say there's absolutely no reason as to why you can't have yours this month and hers next month. I'm sure the majority of people would be able to go to both. After all, there'll be about four weeks between the two? Assuming hers goes ahead?! 😉

That's a brilliant idea,schad,; ring the restaurant she's booked about two days before hers, or better still your husband, so none of them can possibly think it was you when the restaurant says a man phone'd, and get her do cancelled. You've not been invited so you won't have to think of a reason as to why you can't go!

I'd also send an email to all your colleagues who were attending, giving the impression that it was a rumour that yours had been cancelled and it's still actually still going ahead. Let them know you've brought the dress, your DH has cancelled a workdo so he can babysit, you booked the venue ages ago, and any other things you've organised. Invite her so she can see what she'll be missing when she finds out her own is cancelled. Plus you won't be seen to be a bitch too.

Sign her birthday card but put no cash in, or just to save embarrassment, put in a load of coppers: the "only spare cash you have on you."

On her celebration day/or the previous day if it's on a Saturday, send in a large single sized portion 'chocolate' (using exlax) cupcake. Ice it with chocolate icing with exlax in it, but to disguise the flavour of the exlax use buttercream for the icing not margarine. Decorate with chocolate buttons and sprinkles to further disguise the taste of exlax and make it look less suspicious. To get 'real' results, I'd use two packets of exlax.😂

Then get it sent in by one of your real friends/somebody they won't recognise, maybe with a motorbike helmet & gloves on. Leave at reception. Or you could leave it on her desk first thing when nobody will notice, so long as there's no CCTV! Make sure there's a frilly bow on the box with a pretty label so the right recipient receives it!

If money was no object, then I'd seriously think about hiring a female strippergram to turn up at the office for her. Could be more embarrassing for her, although, yes, I know it's not PC. But we are talking about taking revenge.

I think that should do for starters!😂😂😂