Should friend contribute?

[judithandholofernes]

Friend and I decided to go for dinner as a Christmas catch up. She chose the restaurant and sent me a link to an online voucher offer and stated that she could buy the voucher after pay day. I offered to buy it and she could reimburse me at the dinner.

When we went to the restaurant one of the terms was that the voucher had to be printed. I only had it on my phone so it was refused. We stayed for dinner anyway and split the bill when it came.

It was friend’s birthday so offered her the voucher as they would be going to the same restaurant. She said she would let me know but didn’t go out at all in the end.

Friend hasn’t offered to pay for her half of the voucher. It now needs to be used within a week. I doubt I will get a chance to. Friend had a chance and didn’t use it. I feel she should have at least offered.

It was my fault to not check the terms with the restaurant. However friend found the voucher so should have seen the terms too and knows I am a SAHM with no access to a printer

I'd chalk it up to ' no good deed goes unpunished' and not try and be helpful in future. You really don't need friends like that.

I disagree. I think that OP should chalk it up to 'always read the small print' and 'taking responsibility for ones own cock ups'.

The friend is in no way responsible for this, and was very good not get pissed with OP for fucking up and costing her more.

The voucher would save about 40% of the cost of 2 courses so it was a good deal. I just won’t have a chance to go again before it expires.
Have spoken to DH and he will use it to bring his son so it is not wasted.

Friend obviously thinks the same as the majority on here so I won’t mention it. My mistake so it’s my problem.

To be honest if my friend had found a voucher and I’d screwed it up I’d have paid the difference between what she was expecting to pay and the price she was charged!

If she couldn’t afford to buy the voucher until pay day she’s obviously on a tight budget.

Sorry, I don't get it. You paid for a voucher to get a discount? I didn't know this was a thing. How much did you pay for the voucher?

Is DH giving you the money for the voucher?

@MrsLinManuelMiranda it's like groupon. You buy a voucher for let's say 2 course meal for 2.
Normally the meal costs £40, but you get it for £25.

@AllergicToAMop Thank You.

You messed up, have already cost your friend more money than it would with the voucher and now want her to subsidise your mistake further?!

Although it is your fault for not reading the T&Cs and printing, if you were my friend I'd offer half if you weren't going to use it. Friendship is more important.

I would have paid you, or at the very least I would have clarified what to do with the voucher. She knew it was a voucher that you had to pay for upfront so therefore knew you had paid for it and the agreement was she would pay at the dinner. Your friends , it's not a business arrangement. She perhaps assumes you will just use or another time.