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Invited to a posh billionaire's summer party...

48 replies

seinfeld · 30/06/2023 18:58

shall I bring anything?

Am at a total loss, I am invited to my client's summer party next month. He is truly posh and rich, lives in a mansion. Party starts after dinner but finger food will be served. It's a combination of his annual summer party and his brother's birthday party. I do know his brother a little bit not well. Am I expected to bring a card or something? The guest list is around 50 people.

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Bs0u416d · 30/06/2023 22:18

Only 50 people seems tres small? Don't take a card, his brother did not invite you. It's not supper with friends, goz have a great time. Send a thank you note if you like, afterwards.

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seinfeld · 30/06/2023 22:23

@Bs0u416d thanks x

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kdramaqueen · 30/06/2023 22:30

I would take a card and bottle of something (port?) for the birthday boy and send a thank you note to the host afterwards.

NancyJoan · 30/06/2023 22:32

I would write a letter to say thank you the next day.

Suprima · 30/06/2023 22:33

send a nice thank you letter

if it was an intimate dinner, flowers perhaps- but this is a party and you are a guest. Nothing needed

Bs0u416d · 01/07/2023 16:50

Papier do really lovely personalised note paper (with envelopes). Circa £30 for a set and these make for lovely thank you notes, have a look!!

coodawoodashooda · 27/07/2023 21:05

I would definitely take something thoughtful

Gateappreciation · 27/07/2023 21:33

Maybe a bottle if something nice for the host as a thank you, and for the brother as a present?

calmcoco · 27/07/2023 21:35

coodawoodashooda · 27/07/2023 21:05

I would definitely take something thoughtful

For example?

meringue33 · 27/07/2023 21:56

Bit odd to bring nothing I’d think. I’d bring a bottle or box of chocs and a birthday card.

Enterchat · 27/07/2023 21:57

Take him a battered old Volvo and a big hairy Labrador

wheresmyshoe · 27/07/2023 22:00

I usually send a book with a thank you note post party or take a book with me if I'm staying at the house. I put a lot of thought into the book and they have always been received with delight. An example would be a Broons book for a host who told me about their childhood in Scotland and how they looked forward to the cartoons in the Sunday Post.
Make it relevant and personal and you're onto a winner.

Augend23 · 27/07/2023 22:00

It feels like you have to go a bit different though. Maybe it's just me but if I go to a friend's for dinner we're in the zone of a £7? bottle of wine, maybe £10 max, or a £5 bunch of flowers.

But if someone only drinks £30 wine that's not going to be a great option, and if they have plenty of money they are unlikely to want you to put yourself out beyond your usual means, I think?

So maybe one has to go unusual or local or similar?

A jar or two of lovely local honey maybe? Maybe even some with the comb in? Or round here we have some really great locally pressed fruit juices. I think I would be thinking in that direction.

Windercar · 27/07/2023 22:01

Does his brother not have any friends if he’s inviting brother’s clients?!

Windercar · 27/07/2023 22:02

A jar or two of lovely local honey maybe? Maybe even some with the comb in?

What the actual fuck?! That’s hilarious

AdoraBell · 27/07/2023 22:02

I second a bottle of port for the brother and write a thank you letter to the host.

wheresmyshoe · 27/07/2023 22:05

Windercar · 27/07/2023 22:02

A jar or two of lovely local honey maybe? Maybe even some with the comb in?

What the actual fuck?! That’s hilarious

The honey is a lovely suggestion, I would be very pleased to receive this.

ManchesterGirl2 · 27/07/2023 22:05

Windercar · 27/07/2023 22:02

A jar or two of lovely local honey maybe? Maybe even some with the comb in?

What the actual fuck?! That’s hilarious

I'd love to receive local honey with the comb in! 😅 Would be my favourite of all the gifts mentioned thus far.

But then I'm not a billionaire, so maybe don't have their tastes 😂

spotddog · 27/07/2023 22:09

Augend23 has nailed it. Some quality produce should be appreciated. After the late QE2 appreciated Kates grannies relish. That's what it's all about, simple thoughtfulness.

Sd352 · 27/07/2023 22:10

Why is the honey a ridiculous suggestion? Sounds lovely. Something token and artisanal sounds about right though.

spotddog · 27/07/2023 22:10

'After all'

HermioneWeasley · 27/07/2023 22:10

If they are truly multi millionaires or billionaires I can’t imagine your budget will stretch to booze they’d actually drink or appreciate. If it’s being hosted at one of their homes, I’d send a thank you note and the classiest flowers you can afford as a thank you next day.

FlamingoCroquet · 27/07/2023 22:13

I don't think you're expected to bring a present to a party for 50 - they would get 50 presents if that were the case! A billionaire would provide plenty of wine, it's not BYO.

A personalised thank you afterwards - yes.

Brk · 27/07/2023 22:25

Do NOT take a bottle, he’ll only drink expensive stuff and he wouldn’t want you to spend that much.

Do send a thank you card for the party.

As you know the brother and it’s his birthday, if you can think of anything personal (copy of his favourite childhood comic?!) then maybe take a small gift. But I think it would be more awkward offering the gift than being empty handed.

coodawoodashooda · 27/07/2023 23:22

calmcoco · 27/07/2023 21:35

For example?

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