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How to get a friend back to her house for party

36 replies

DiscoC · 02/05/2019 07:30

So its a friends surprise party at her house. Her husband is arranging it. A few of us girls are going to take her out for drinks and then we need a reason to get her back to her house? Any ideas?! We are stumped

OP posts:
fairislecable · 02/05/2019 07:34

Tell her the next bar is a surprise, blindfold her and get taxi to her house, lead her in and TA DA!

Akire · 02/05/2019 07:35

Hey husband to ring with burst pipe or similar disaster and she needs come back.

UbbesPonytail · 02/05/2019 07:36

Have one of you leave your phone there and have to go back to get it?

TiredAndaBitBored · 02/05/2019 07:37

I love the above idea but I'd 100% throw up blindfolded in a car after drinks Grin

It's a tough one. I was going to say get her husband to call and say she needs to come home asap but then you don't want her to worry something bad has happened so scrap that!

Is her house near enough to any nightlife that you could stop the taxi near enough to walk and then blindfold her?

Witchend · 02/05/2019 07:38

Someone leave phone/purse/something they really need at her house when you pick her up? Husband may need to pretend he's going out too or she may say he'll let you in to fetch it
Friend who leaves it might need a reason why she can't wait until the end of the evening.

Tartsamazeballs · 02/05/2019 07:41

Get ready at surprise girls house, wear trainers or forget ID, meet at the first bar then get others to take the piss out of the trainer wearer/ID forgetter because clubs won't let them in? All head back to surprise girls to change/pick it up.

DonkeyHohtay · 02/05/2019 08:03

I would HATE someone to do this to me. Unless she is very dim, she will see through any ruse and then have to to through the pantomime of "A surprise party! I would never have guessed! How wonderful!"

Yuk.

downcasteyes · 02/05/2019 08:09

Donkey - presumably this woman's husband knows her and knows that surprise parties are her thing. That doesn't mean you have to like them, but you're not the person in question.

Give a friend some money to pay your round in the pub beforehand. Tell your friends you're expecting an important call that you can't miss about a job/your childhood pet who is at the vets/a friend who has just split from her husband. Leave your bag (purse and phone) at her house by "accident" and then suddenly realise half way through drinks. Damn! You have to go back! Of course all your other friends will be in on it and will go along.

ladymariner · 02/05/2019 08:18

It's not all about you donkey

I like the idea of the next bar being a surprise and blindfolding/covering her eyes.

Doidontimmm · 02/05/2019 08:19

She might just give the person her keys though to go get the forgotten items!

If it’s a big birthday let’s face it she is going to guess!

Is there a local to her? Can you plan Birthday drinks there then hers for takeaway. Couple of you plead poverty?

DonkeyHohtay · 02/05/2019 08:20

She will know. Unless she is very thick.

NewPapaGuinea · 02/05/2019 08:31

My (now) DW through me a surprise 30th and It genuinely caught me by complete shock. Went Go-Karting in the day and she went with me to the pub to watch the England game. It had already been arranged we’d be going out that evening so when walking through the front door to met with all these faces staring back at me, all wearing costumes it was one of the most surreal experiences of my life!

The go karting and pub was just to get me out of those house whilst friends set the house up.

For my DW’s 30th I did the blindfold thing and said we were going out for dinner and took her on a 30 minute mystery drive to the party venue. Don’t think it worked as well as my shock lol

Neolara · 02/05/2019 08:31

My DH threw me a surprise party. I genuinely had no idea. Was great.

NewPapaGuinea · 02/05/2019 08:32

Of course I mean threw not through 🤦‍♂️

nomilknosugarplease · 02/05/2019 08:37

Donkey Hmm How miserable

nomilknosugarplease · 02/05/2019 08:38

OP I would go for getting her husband to ring with an ‘emergency’ - the ‘I left my ’ in your house is too obvious to me!

Bunnica15 · 02/05/2019 08:39

Donkey- you really are living up to your name this morning.

ShitAtScarbble · 02/05/2019 08:39

Oh shut up Donkey ffs - this is not about you and the OP did not asked 'AIBU to think my friend might be thick' did she?
Go piss on someone else's chips

Gratefulbeyond103 · 02/05/2019 08:40

Can one of you pretend that you had a bit too much to drink and need to stay over at her place?

Cruddles · 02/05/2019 08:45

Not sure I see the issue here, just say you've arranged a taxi somewhere else, when heading towards her place just say you arranged the taxi to pass by as you need to pick up something/left something there

PrincessCessy · 02/05/2019 08:47

Ah I forgot that Donkey speaks for everyone ever in the world.

I too would hate a surprise party. And my husband and friends know this 😂 just because Donkey’s loves ones don’t know them well enough they’re feeling bitter.

ReanimatedSGB · 02/05/2019 08:49

It's true that not everyone likes surprise parties, but some people love them. Let's at least assume OP knows that her friend will be pleased.

Springwalk · 02/05/2019 08:52

I would arrange the drinks from 6-8pm, and say you need an early night. Anything else will look like a ruse. If just a few drinks are planned thats all she will be expecting. Offer to drop her home so she can have a few drinks and not drive (by taxi or you driving her) Drop her off, wait in the car and watch her face! Have fun!

oldmum22 · 02/05/2019 08:54

How about 2 or 3 of you leave early, migraine/transport issues ,then the rest decide that you may as well go back to hers,everyone is there...does that work?

HBStowe · 02/05/2019 08:55

She will instantaneously see through the ‘next bar is a surprise’ ruse unless she’s really stupid. I think that the forgotten phone / wallet / keys plan is best.

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