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No big deal or CF friend?

17 replies

Netnetbar · 29/12/2024 23:49

Friend has a holiday cottage, invited us to stay for a night and she was there for a week with her 2 kids, and I brought my son. Kids are all roughly same age (all under 6, relevant as they aren’t eating massive/adult amounts) and get on well.
i brought lots of nice nibbles, treats, juice, breakfast stuff etc and told friend I would treat us to a takeaway.
friend went to local Chipper takeaway and got a few things including kids meals for kids. I gave her £50 that i had brought.
came and and we all ate well and after dinner friend said something along the lines of “oh I’m rich now, that only came to £31 so I’ve made a bit” and kept the change 😂😂😂

OP posts:
litepop · 29/12/2024 23:58

CF friend - if you were invited as a guest she shouldn't be taking cash. Letting you pay for a take away is fair enough if you offered but keeping the change without being told to is just rude IMO

purplecorkheart · 29/12/2024 23:59

CF rude to keep the change.

Danikm151 · 30/12/2024 00:01

full on cheeky especially as she invited you

IKnowAPlace · 30/12/2024 00:05

I suppose she saw the £50 and the food items you brought as a fee to stay!

Holiday homes and friends/family are a minefield.

I hope you had a good time!

PureBoggin · 30/12/2024 00:05

Surely she was joking?

Mrspurplepanda · 30/12/2024 00:07

CF friend!

TwinkleLights24 · 30/12/2024 00:08

I’d have laughed and said I’ll have my change thanks.

CuriouslyMinded · 30/12/2024 00:28

What a weird comment! I wonder why she felt the need to say that at all, OP?! Good luck with your stay and I hope you have a good time despite the odd money thing

category12 · 30/12/2024 00:46

Well, if you're not paying for the night's stay, I think it's no biggie.

Ilovelurchers · 30/12/2024 00:52

It is a bit cheeky if she invited you.

I guess she saw it as your contribution to the stay but still.

To me a little off but not worth falling out over if she is normally a good friend.

Also hope she doesn't see this - unless you have changed a few details it's a bit outing.....

DarkDarkNight · 30/12/2024 00:53

That’s really cheeky! She absolutely should have offered you the change. Especially since she asked you to stay, you didn’t invite yourself and you also brought the breakfast things and nibbles along.

TomatoSandwiches · 30/12/2024 00:57

I wouldn't have expected any change tbh.

MoonWoman69 · 30/12/2024 01:00

I'd also have laughed and said oi, that's my change if you don't mind and held my hand out! I'm all for generosity, but that's taking the piss!

buttonousmaximous · 30/12/2024 01:35

It's rude to keep the change and abit shitty to make fun about it.

VegTrug · 30/12/2024 17:18

Yeah I wouldn't speak to her again

Viviennemary · 06/11/2025 12:16

Say you owe me £19.

Viviennemary · 06/11/2025 12:17

Old thread. Don't know why it came up.

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