To be angry at sisters Eras tour present??

[Grealish]

I have two tween DDs who are Taylor obsessed atm. Was gutted when I didn’t get a code to get them tickets.

Well yesterday my sister came round, and told me she had a surprise for the girls. Three eras tour tickets for me and the girls!! The girls (and me) were so excited, youngest ran off to show her aunt what outfit she was going to wear, and oldest kept announcing that it was the best day of her life.

and then my sister said: “it’s a good thing your DH has the weekend off too, he can drive you to the airport!”. Well I felt like bingo in that one episode of bluey. Airport? I’m not going to the airport?

Turns out the tickets are in London. This Sunday. We live in Ireland. My sister bought the tickets, but now I’ll have to book flights and hotel. I have work on Monday so I’ll have to try book that off. We have a family holiday coming up as well as my best friends hen party so really do not have the money for flights and a hotel, if I can even find a hotel this late notice.

I just wish she’d come to me first before telling the girls, as now I’m either going to have to crush their dreams or somehow find a few hundred quid to get us all to London.

AIBU to be so angry at my sister (even tho I think she thought she was doing a nice thing.) and to think that a present should not put the recipient out of pocket…. Sorry I actually don’t even know what I’m expecting people to say back I’m just in need of a good rant.

This is why i don't bother. Lovely gift and you nit pick

Yes totally get why you're upset - you've really been put on the spot here. HOWEVER, having been to the show in Liverpool last weekend, if you can make it happen you will all have a fantastic time! Good luck with it all.

Don't be angry, it's super nice of your sister, yes she hasn't thought that through, it's stressful to arrange that last minute, and you might be out of money, but still, your girls are going to remember that forever.

You must be able to find a reasonable hotel room somewhere in London. I think your sister should lend you the money though, or take the kids herself.

Well you can easily save whatever money was going on the hen party as your children should be more important than your friends . At a push do without a hotel , fly in and then fly out and wait at the airport - your kids will find it an adventure .

It's hardly nit picking to not want to spend hundreds of pounds, take time off work and travel with less than a week's notice unexpectedly 🙄 if she was moaning about the seats the sister had got, that would be nit picking. This is completely valid annoyance. A gift should not come with added stress and expense for the recipient.

For hotels check out the city, near Bank/Liverpool street station, these are always quieter at weekends. Travelodge etc ok

Wouldn’t the tickets for the three of you have been super expensive anyway? It may turn out the flights and accommodation may not be that much more.
Doesn’t help with what to do about work on Monday, though. Do you have an option of remote working that day ?

Oh that is absolute wank. I live 10 mins from Heathrow if you can fly into there and are happy on a blow up bed!!! 1hr 10 mins to wembley on the bus and tube.

(and if you want to sell two tickets instead my friend is looking to buy!)

Arriving Heathrow at 8.20pm Saturday and getting the 6.50am flight home Monday is 1200 euros 😭
Dublin flights

Stick it on the credit card op. YOLO x

Oh probably, but tickets for the Dublin date went on sale almost a year ago & the money that was set aside for them has gone on Christmas & birthday presents for the girls, as well as being put towards our family holiday!

I just found out she bought the tickets almost two weeks ago, so I’m even more annoyed that she gave 4 days notice just because she wanted to tell them in person!

What a horrible spiteful attitude. I loathe people that act like this towards mothers.

You were going to buy tickets yourself?

So surely the cost of flights and accommodation may not be that far off to ticket costs you would have spent?

I've seen alot of posts about TS tickets being £££?

It’s annoying but I think it’s an amazing gift for the girls. It was a bit thoughtless to you but there was no malice intended.

I hope you can make it work. Try not to be too angry with her.

Sadly, I agree with this. I think it's a terrible idea to have got Taylor Swift tickets for London (for someone as a surprise!) when they live in Ireland. It's probably going to cost half a grand altogether (or more even!) with the money the OP is going to lose from work - and in airfares and trains, (or ferry and trains,) and accommodation.

It's times like this that I'm glad my daughter's grown up. I can remember the days of phoning around the country and running around several counties (when there was no Internet so no ebay or Amazon!) trying to find things she desperately wanted, like cabbage patch dolls and Spice Girls stuff, and teletubby things.

And they weren't anywhere near as expensive as bloody Taylor Swift tickets.

@Grealish You're not being unreasonable. I think your sister's been very inconsiderate, not consulting you first. It's a shame because she obviously thought she'd done you the biggest favour ever, but it's actually backfired because it's going to cause you a lot of bother. You have my sympathy.

It’s very kind of you but it blows my mind that people would volunteer to host complete strangers based on a post on MN!

I'd be wondering if they are real at this stage, double check she got them off a reputable site before you make all that travel!

That was a day trip to London in a couple months including things like going on the London eye. No hotels required and OP covering all costs. She's now probably taking her brother.

I'd do it!

Op can understand if you don't want to bunk up with me 😀

A non flex family room at terminal 5 Heathrow is £169 for Saturday and Sunday nights. I'd get in earlier on the Saturday, whizz up the Elizabeth line to central London for the evening and make the most of it. Have a wander, get something for dinner.

You'll then be at the airport for an early flight Monday morning and maybe you can still make work so don't have to take annual leave.

Oh no, that’s a shame and rubbish!
I hope you find a solution

Make sure the tickets are legit!

Yes because everyone has a credit card with several hundred pounds available to "stick it on"

My god the privilege

OMG I have just googled the cost of tickets - how does she have so many fans when tickets start at £400???

Other than that sorry to hear the present will cost more - that is very thoughtless of your sister.