To think my boyfriend is tight?

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We go on holiday a week tomorrow
As a treat the night before we have booked a hotel at the airport.
I said we can get a meal in the restaurant the night before at hotel
He looked at prices and said he isn't paying that -and we will take a subway.
It's £25.50 each for fish and chips
Or around £22 for a carbonara

You're on holiday,money doesn't matter does it?
Aibu to think he is being tight ?

The fact he’s saying he will get a boat trip instead says money is tight, and if money is tight then it always matters, there is no magic money tree.

Absolutely.
No way on earth would I pay over £50 for fish and chips for two, I’d much rather spend that when I got there. I don’t think he’s being tight at all, he just doesn’t want to throw cash at a mediocre meal.

I suppose I'm technically a high earner too, just looking at previous posts saying if he's a high earner he's tight. But they have no idea what his other expenses are. And being a high earner doesn't mean spunking money up the wall on £25 fish and chips is fine.

Can’t tell whether he is tight from this one example. What’s he like the rest of the time?

He said 'we' will take a Subway.
Did he now?
What, like he's in charge?

That's why then. I'm a football fans and would do the same.

There's got to be a compromise between seriously overpriced and disappointing fish and chips, and a sandwich.

I would be checking out just eat and googling for places close to the hotel to check what your options are. I'm sure you'll come up with something that will suit you both!

(If I had to choose one or the other though, I would go for the Subway)

I'm with him and I normally like to push the boat out.

I’m with your partner in this one. Better to spend the money on the actual holiday. I don’t really think Hilton hotel airport food is even that great….

Airport Hilton's are crap. I'm joining the chorus of people agreeing with him and would say deliveroo yourself something !

I'm with your boyfriend on this one.

Neither of you is right or wrong......just different perspectives

What are you meant to do while he's watching TV in the bedroom?

You’re being completely unreasonable.

the best part of £50 for basic meals like that in a Hilton is a rip off and well you know it.

I think it's expensive to be honest but I think a Subway is a bit extreme!

Airport hotel meals are a bit crappy. I’d get up to the hotel early and go out for dinner,or even get a Deliveroo from Wagamama or Pizza Express or something like that.

I'm with your BF on this one
Those prices are a rip off because they have a captive audience
I would either order a just eat or nip to a nearby eatery
There is a middle ground between extortionate fish and chips and a subway

Get the subway with a 12 pack of cookies, now that’s a treat!!

I think he's right, airport Hilton food will not be great for the price! Better to have a McDonalds and save the money for another day on holiday.

Or actually why not compromise with a takeaway Deliveroo pizza or Chinese etc? More fun than a Subway but not such a rip off.

I promise you’ll enjoy the boat trip more!

I would prefer the boat trip.

Are you expecting him to pay?
Or is it coming out of your joint holiday budget? (Though your "money doesn't matter" comment suggests no budget!)
If you feel strongly about it why don't you pay? Or at least offer to split? If you don't want to does it mean you're tight?

Or as others have said why don't you go and have (and pay for) the restaurant meal you want and leave him to his subway and TV match in the room?

Surely there's a middle ground? There may well be somewhere that's cheaper near the hotel - there will definitely be something better than subway anyway!

I agree with the BF no way would i pay £25 for fish and chips in a hotel when the food will just be mediocre. I wouldnt say he was tight just has different priorities, rather spend it on crappy food you can use that for something else worthwhile.

I think it's tight and neggy - it's meant to be a holiday