To expect payment for ticket .............

[Guardsman18]

Help needed please!
Was very close to friend for years. She's rubbish with money but was good at spending mine! We don't see each other so much, but still chat and I went to her birthday bash a few weeks ago.

It took me a while, but the penny finally dropped and I no longer 'lend' her money. (Think 'loan' for £1000 seven years ago and have only had £200 ish back).

There is a band that we have always wanted to see - I know I sound about 10!), so we agreed that I would get the tickets on my card and she would reimburse me after Glastonbury - very expensive!

Here's the thing - tomorrow is the day we go and I think (know?) that she won't have the money.

WIBU to just not go with her? Am meant to be picking her up at 12 pm.

Yay

Yay

Hurray

Well done op . Did you enjoy the concert . My only add on is never ever book anything for her without the cash in your hand

Excellent stuff OP. Well done for standing up for yourself.
Now ask when she intends paying the £800 back. Tell her you'd be quite happy to accept her setting up a monthly direct debit...

Result!

Well done. What a leech her poor dd. I’m glad you managed to have a good time with her.

Now time to recoup your money now you’re on a roll!

Good for you OP.

Now get her to return the £800. 😊

I am pleased it worked out for you, and without it getting nasty. Now all you need to do is channel your inner Mumsnet and set up a repayment plan for the £800 she owes you. 😁

Jay Kay was fab. What a showman he is. Friend bought the wine in the pub before we went in (nice).

We met up with some people we know and somehow I got lost. I ended up getting a taxi 'home' alone. At 3 am I had a phone call to say she was in the middle of nowhere and could she have the address of hotel and did i have taxi money as cash point wasn't working. (That old chestnut!) Yes - she owes me £20. Difference is she knows it and I will ask for it.

We had a great laugh tbh and again - thank you for all the supportive messages. it really helped me. (I'm glad I don't have some of you angry, strange people for friends in rl!)

Brilliant ending! Nice one @Guardsman18

Thanks for the update. Glad you stood your ground and had a fab time too.

great stuff.
now to get the 820£ off her.
I would have told her to walk

Well one OP, have the two of you enjoy your time together? And did Jay Kay notice your hair?!

Glad it all worked out x

and did I have taxi money

you have to admire her!!!!!!!

Good on you for being assertive, did you help her with the the taxi money. Next time don't lend her any money or buy any tickets without money first.

Well done you are brilliant! Don’t change. Just be more assertive. Delighted for you x

Fab well done op!

Thanks for coming back. It's closure for all those people who've been rooting for you.

So that was two cashpoints she found herself unable to use ... I forecast the first one upthread but confess I didn't see the second one coming!!

Well done for insisting she contact someone for the initial money though; I really thought you'd caved but you can be very proud of yourself

Good for you! Get your 820 quid back!

Nationwide was having problems with cashpoints and on line stuff so it may have been genuine.