Absolute CF. I know IANBU but sharing anyway.

[JeffTheSquirrel]

I bought 3 tickets to a show this weekend, for me & DD + a friend of her choice. I paid for them all (£50+ each) but told the mum of invited friend that I didn’t want any contribution. All good.

Now the friend unfortunately can’t make it (legit reason). I mentioned that I’d probably be able to sell ticket as it’s very popular, so no worries (as it happens, another friend has accepted a late invite).

The mum of original invitee asked me to transfer the cost of the ticket to her, so she can treat her DD for missing out.

Eh??

I mean that’s batshit, right?

Watching this thread and on tenterhooks now OP!!! This has surely got to be a mistake on the part of the mum and she thinks she paid you...surely, no-one is this much of a cheeky twat?!!!
Please let us know what she replies and restore my faith in humanity 😂

I would keep it short and not do any of the passive aggressive phrasing suggested, the whole "I'm a little confused" stuff sounds petty and insincere.

Just keep it simple.

Sorry X, I paid for this ticket myself, so there's no money to send back to you.

Done.

Jesus Christ she’s some woman!

Just playing devils advocate, I wonder if the daughter has asked the mother for payment of the ticket and the mother assumes she has paid for the ticket.

Dear CF,

Of course. You can collect the funds from The Bank of Myarse. There's a branch on Nicetrycuntychops Road, just off Hahano Street.

Yrs,

Jeff

I think I’d go for:

it’s such a shame that x will miss out, she definitely deserves a treat! apologies if any crossed wires or misremembering, as i (very happily!) covered the cost of the tickets for the girls, there isn’t anything for me to refund. send our love, gutted x isnt able to make it but dd is looking forward to our next trip!

If I was the mum of the child that couldn't go, I'd be apologising and offering to pay for the ticket that had been bought already, so the op didn't lose out for their kind offer.

Think I'm doing CF parenting wrong 😂

Dear CF

Exactly why do you expect me to pay you for your daughter to NOT come to the show?

Would you like payment for her NOT to come and play next week too? What's the going rate?

Jeff

CFery in the extreme - honestly, the mind boggles how brass necked people can be!

Please do let us know what the response to your message is.

Omg. The only reasonable explanation as others have pointed out is that she’s forgotten she didn’t pay for it. Shocking otherwise!

Two can play that game.

"So sorry but you actually owe me £50 for the cancelled ticket as I wasn't able to sell it on at such short notice. Here are my bank details:"

To be honest I'd probably not even bother to respond. I can't be arsed to waste my time on people like this.

Why are some people gone so batshit crazy? Lets hope she thought she had paid for the ticket and not that you need to send money for the treat her daughter is missing out on because you owe her a treat or something! It's a bit main character of her.

@ClawedButleryes to that one 👌🏻

”Are you misremembering- I know you kindly offered to pay for the ticket but I said I’d cover the cost so there’s nothing to reimburse. If it’s me who is confused and you did twist my arm to give me the money then obviously I’ll send it back to you! I’m constantly transferring money around for one thing or another so it’s easy to lose track!”

Hilarious.

Dear CF, I apologise for any confusion. I bought this ticket for a companion of my daughter's choice. These tickets are not exchangable for cash and someone else will now be using the ticket.

OP, of course you are not being unreasonable. However, you have to give her due credit for an innovative example of cheeky fuckery. I think this one is a new one never tried before!

"Haha, good one!😂I need to remember that trick that for next time DD gets treated. We could make millions 😅 "

Wow, that's outrageously cheeky.

This is fantastic!!!

I’m absolutely gobsmacked 😂
even if I had paid for the ticket, I’d never in a million years ask for the money after letting you down last minute (legitimate or not!!)
Please update with her reply 😂

Send her this and then block.

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What a cheeky bitch! You didn't go to KFC did you?

“So I assume she thinks I’ve flogged it, and the money is rightfully theirs!”

How on earth does she work that one out? If you offer to take her DD out for dinner and she can’t go, does that mean you have to give her the cost of the meal because you’ve “saved” that amount of money? Truly, this other mother is batshit!
As to your message, “Dear CF, I’m sorry your DD will be unable to accompany mine to the concert, but I am not quite sure what it is that you are expecting me to give you money for, as I paid for all the tickets. I do hope your DD will be able to come with mine next time. Love and kisses.”

Please, please report back after you send your response!