Party invite says 7.30

[Yepy]

What time do you arrive?
Just wondering. It’s at the person’s home, in case that makes a difference.

Probably about 12 hours early, but I’m a stickler for the 24 hour clock!😃

7.30 (the clue is on the invitation )

I'd be there for 7.30 because that's what time it says.
Comments on here are giving me the twitch already and I've only read the first page!.
Quarter to 8 and later?
Can't abide people who are late, especially habitual ones.
It's so fucking rude.
Like saying their time is more precious than yours, or that they can't be arsed turning up on time.

Party to me doesn't mean dinner party, it means standing around with a drink and waiting hopefully for the buffet. I'd always aim to be on time for a meal, but for a drinks party I'd aim not to be the first to arrive, so as to avoid the painful conversation while we all wait on tenterhooks to see if anyone else is coming.

Why would you intentionally turn up late if they'd told you what time to arrive for dinner?!

Jesus Christ people are rude.

If it's a children's party you'd normally have a finish time as well as a start time so for that I'd be bang on time. They don't usually start at 7.30, though, so I'm assuming this is grown ups.

This annoys me when I host, if I invite people over I hope they arrive on time or even a little early rather than late, I absolutely hate sitting around waiting for people.

7.30 if for dinner, 7.40-45 if for drinks. I have a friend who always turns up 5-10 mins early in this situation, and I think that’s quite rude, and that 5-10 mins late is much more socially acceptable

Unwritten rules are a minefield. Not everybody knows them, as this thread is making clear.

I suspect if they invite you for 7.30 they mean 7.30 or am I missing something

Not before 7.30 and no later than 7.45 (with apologies)

I HATE people arriving early though, throws me right off.
I have been known to sit in the car for 10 mins if I arrive too early rather than knock on the door.

7.40. I am ridiculously punctual and always the first. I have had to train myself to not arrive dead on time after too many surprised and not ready hosts!

7.30.

Exactly 😕

I think the most important thing is not to arrive before 7.30.

Later than 8pm would be a bit rude, unless it was just a casual house party where it doesn't matter.

Yes, thiis.

Really? I’d assume you weren’t coming by 8.15.

7.35 to 7.40 because I'm always finishing the last second stuff at dead on the time I've said, or I'm battling into my tights and decent outfit having got everything and everyone ready except me!

I would not go to an adult party that started at 7.30.
Finish work, feed kids, settled, baby sitter, plus getting ready AND travel - that's at least 2 -3 hours. 8.30 / 9.00 at the earliest. Who is having adult parties that START at 7.30 and you're expected to be there?

If they are family or close friend 7.30. But ask if they want you to come a bit earlier to help with any last minute bit's and bobs. Ask if there's anything they need picking up. There's always something. If not I would say 7.40-7.50.

Dinner - 7.40 - 7.45
Drinks party with lots of guests - 8 - 8.30. I think it is also fine to 'drop in' to a large party later in the evening, but if it is going to be later than an hour after the invite, it is polite to let the host know this.

Not many people have parties on a work/school night, do they? I was assuming Saturday.

I guess it depends on your social circle! Party party - if I was hosting I'd expect people to come any time from 7.30 onwards, with the small-child brigade and those planning to go on to something else later in the evening arriving spot on, and others not turning up till 8.30, 9 or later. If I was attending I'd probably aim to arrive by around 8-8.30, but might be later. I have low alcohol-tolerance, and also low people-tolerance so if I arrive by 7.30, I'll have to leave by around 10pm

Dinner party, it would depend on the hosts. Some, 7.28, others not before 8 or they're likely to be in the bath....

Even if it was a weekday that's only true for a few years when you have young children, once they are older or if you don't have any its easy enough. Mine are teens now and we often meet friends for a meal or drink at 7 or 7.30 on weekdays.

I'd say 7.35 after an awful occasion when we were much younger when we were invited to a party at 7.30, arrived at 8.10 having had some chips on the way to line our stomachs and found the hosts and guests sitting at a dinner table waiting for us. We were mortified and never did tell them about the chips.

If it just a general house party they usually say "any time from 7.30" which gives you the flexibility to come a bit later, if I was going to come after 8ish I'd say so when replying (and make doubly sure it wasn't a sit down meal).

Pretty much any of my friends and family would tell me to show up whenever and I would arrive early (often hours early).

DH friends we aim to be on time but not early so maybe 10-15 minutes late depending on traffic/parking.