In expecting a phone call instead of a text

[Jofo]

cancelling a play date in favour of another activity? Surely it would have been polite to ring and explain why they wanted their son to go somewhere else instead of honouring the arrangement we had already made. My son was upset as he had been looking forward to seeing his friend.

YANBU - that's very rude and they should have called you.

YANBU, i hate the use of text messages for breaking arrangements etc. I've banned all of my staff from texting me if they are going to be late/off sick etc. talk to me!

I hate texts. End of.

I don't know how to text so I do not know how to reply if I get one.

YANBU

I think the rule should be: texts OK for arranging, not for cancelling.

text can be a great way of comunicating - if a phone is engaged and you need to get a message to that person - but know you will be off out in the next couple of mins, a text is a great way to make sure they get a message.

Would you have prefered that she didn't contact you at all and left you hanging around - no that would have been rude.

You were told they couldn't make playdate - for whatever reason and that was nice to tell you

YABU but probably due to the fact they had a better offer and decided to go there instead - which actually was a bit rude

Sounds like she was embarrassed about the reason for cancelling (a better offer). Bet she would have rang if it was a genuine reason!

I am always amazed by the number of people who think it's sensible to text in situations like this. If you're cancelling an arrangement at short notice you need to make sure the other person knows about it by speaking to them.

yanbu

Don't think the text itself is a problem if that is how you usually communicate , but cancelling because she has a better offer is very rude imo