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Friends wants me to pay towards her hotel room,aibu not too?

314 replies

lisaandpop · 05/04/2019 12:35

Me and two friends and her 14 year old daughter are going to London on Sunday night to see a show.
My friend booked two twin rooms at £80 per room.
I thought great that's £40 each for me and my friend.
My other friend has turned around and said that's around £53.50 each.
I said it's only £40 each for me and my friend as the room is £80
She has said two rooms is £160 so that's £160 shared 3 ways.
Aibu to think this is a bit cheeky?

OP posts:
MarthasGinYard · 05/04/2019 13:28

So if she goes to say a....theme park or attraction is that split 3 ways too....

What about when you eat out??

lisaandpop · 05/04/2019 13:29

@thetwits it was my friend with the daughter who booked and she said the family room only had a double plus 2 child beds so would mean one of us on child bed.

OP posts:
MarthasGinYard · 05/04/2019 13:30

'Crotch goblin? '

WTF Grin

lisaandpop · 05/04/2019 13:30

It was my friend with the daughter who booked rooms and is her who is saying split 3 ways.
Me and my other friend have decided we are only paying for our room
That extra £13 will pay for our breakfast.

OP posts:
Fairenuff · 05/04/2019 13:30

Get £40 off the friend you are sharing a room with and then give £80 to other friend and say 'Here's the £80 for our room'. Done.

theworldistoosmall · 05/04/2019 13:31

Nope only budgeted for £40.
Also suggest all food/drink related costs you pay for your own, after all cf is also overcharging

MulticolourMophead · 05/04/2019 13:31

She wants her daughter to come, so she pays her daughter's costs. They're her responsibility, no-one else's.

TheMobileSiteMadeMeSignup · 05/04/2019 13:32

Bookings are split between the number of people.

We had a holiday with 5 adults plus our DD, as she was 4 at the time we split it as 5 and a half and we paid for 2 and a half. If she had been a teen it would have been 6 ways split.

Your friend is being a CF.

ilikemethewayiam · 05/04/2019 13:34

I can’t believe you are actually considering paying for HER child! Why on earth would anyone think someone else should pay for their child! I’m aghast! I would just say MY share of the room is £40 and that’s all I’m paying. End of!

Giraffesinscarves · 05/04/2019 13:39

WTF PotterHead1985

So it's okay to call children names now is it?

OhLookHeKickedTheBall · 05/04/2019 13:40

No no no YANBU at all.
I always take responsibility for paying for my own crotch goblins Grin. If other people insist on splitting that's their choice, but I'd never assume they would want to or should do.

M4J4 · 05/04/2019 13:41

I’d tell her to cancel your and other friend’s room and you’ll book it yourself. Cheeky fucker. Is she always so grasping?

ApolloandDaphne · 05/04/2019 13:41

She is being a CF. If she wants her child to go then she has to pay her share.

PotterHead1985 · 05/04/2019 13:45

Jaysus things are taken so differently in different places.
To explain round these parts 'crotch goblin' is a term used when people are expecting others to capitulate to them and their ways because of their children, such as demanding their children be invited to a wedding or as in the OPs case expecting you to pay for their kids room. It is in no way meant as calling the children names and is more to do with having a go at the parent.

I would like to apologise if I offended anybody as that was not my intention. We are from different places and different things are used/said so it didn't occur to me that it would be found offensive. Apologies again. BlushConfused

MarthasGinYard · 05/04/2019 13:46

I quite like it

TheGrey1houndSpeaks · 05/04/2019 13:47

Ah, I see.

GiveMeAllTheGin8 · 05/04/2019 13:49

Yanbu!! CfShock

caughtinanet · 05/04/2019 13:50

That's a vile term to decribe a child potterhead, I've never heard it and hope I never hear it again

Comefromaway · 05/04/2019 13:53

Unless the hotel is one that doesn't charge for children then you should each pay for the room you are sleeping in so you and 1 friend pay £40 each and other friend and her daughter pay £80.

BestestBrownies · 05/04/2019 13:53

I think 'crotch goblin' is in fact a pretty darn accurate way to describe most spoiled, entitled brats kids these days.

PeanutButterBrownie · 05/04/2019 13:55

I'd clear up the plan for all expenses for the trip eg dinner etc now!

PotterHead1985 · 05/04/2019 13:56

@caughtinanet ** I can confirm you won't hear it from me again anyway.

Navigating MN can be a minefield at times as we are from all different places and have different terminologies. We also use the same words to mean different things (good and bad) so it can be dead awks. Apologies again.

OT mad example of this - if I go 10 miles up or down the road and say I want a honkey I get weird looks!! Grin

PregnantSea · 05/04/2019 13:58

Haha. That's funny. What a CF.

Glad you aren't giving her the money for this OP. What a ridiculous request!

Foslady · 05/04/2019 13:59

Suggest you make sure she knows you’re not splitting food bills also....

GaraMedouar · 05/04/2019 14:01

Glad you’ve decided to just pay the £40 each OP. ‘Crotch goblin’ - never heard that term but must remember it 😀

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