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Should I complain about prostitutes?

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Janstar · 27/09/2003 09:43

Last night my dh went for a night out I booked for him as an anniversary present. I booked from lastminute.com, it was supposed to be a swish evening out watching boxing and having a nice dinner served at the ringside, all drinks and food included and a VIP party after the boxing.

I imagined the VIP party might involve meeting the boxers, (which dh would have loved).

He came home early (left Canary Wharf at 11.00) explaining that the VIP party was going to be a lapdancing party and he didn't want to go. Apparently there were very obvious prostitutes dripping from the walls all evening, lots and lots of them with bits of their bodies hanging out. They were coming over trying to chat up the guests.

DH got talking to a couple of other guys, one of them had been bought the ticket by his daughter as a birthday present, and was as surprised as dh. He was planning to ring his daughter and ask her if she was trying to break up his marriage (tongue in cheek to the daughter, but seriously rattled about the women there). The other one had his wife with him, she had also arranged the evening as a treat for him, but she was not too happy as you can imagine.

I have nothing against prostitutes, but I am annoyed that a treat I booked my dh as an anniversary present turned out to be sending him into an evening boozing with a room full of prostitutes. I asked him whether he thought the dinner and the boxing made the evening worth the price of the ticket and he said, not really. I didn't realise part of my ticket fee was going to pay for prostitutes and lapdancers, or that I was treating my dh to an evening like this.

Do you think I should complain?

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misdee · 27/09/2003 09:55

complain!!!!

its outrangeous. if the evening didnt mention lapdancers etc, then i would be mortified if i had sent my partner to a night like this. some blokes wouldnt have been able to resist tho, thnak god u have a trustworthy hubby.

Oakmaiden · 27/09/2003 09:55

Yes.

bobsmum · 27/09/2003 09:56

hi Janstar - sorry we didn't get to meet yesterday. Yes i would complain. You're right about the price of the ticket probably going towards paying these young ladies their fee. It was not the nice present you had imagined for your dh. I guess if it had been a item bought in a shop that you were dissatisfied with you would take it back and ask for a refund. If possible contact the organisers and say you were misled as to the full content of the evening. Was the eveing mis-described on Last minute? If it was then it's a breeach of the sale of goods act if they have misrepresented the goods they were selling. If this is the case, then you can report lastminute to trading standards. Hope your dh isn't completely disappointed

Janstar · 27/09/2003 09:59

No, he enjoyed the boxing and the meal, even though he described the meal as 'okay' rather than good. He came home laughing his head off actually, more in disbelief than amusement though.

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Janstar · 27/09/2003 09:59

Hope Bob is better, by the way.

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WideWebWitch · 27/09/2003 10:08

Yes, absolutely. I'd be furious.

fio2 · 27/09/2003 10:32

God Janstar I would definatley complain. I am assuming this ticket didnt come cheap either Glad your dh saw the funnyside of it though, my dh would have gone mad! That poor woman who went with her hubby, I bet she didnt know where to look.

Janstar · 27/09/2003 10:34

The ticket was £100, I thought that was good, but it was supposed to be a special deal on lastminute.

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lucy123 · 27/09/2003 10:47

what a nightmare! That should have been a great present.

Let us know what lastminute's response is, won't you!

Janstar · 27/09/2003 11:17

Ok, I have just complained by email. Will let you all know of outcome.

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JJ · 27/09/2003 17:55

Janstar, I'm so sorry about this, but my first thought was, "I hope his parents don't find out!".

Hope this weekend is better than last...

eidsvold · 27/09/2003 19:42

Definitely - that is not on. The poor wife who also attended must have been mortified.

sb34 · 27/09/2003 22:08

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jasper · 27/09/2003 22:33

a hundred quid? I would have expected the prostitute to come round and clean your house from top to bottom for that.
Seriously, it's outrageous.
Definately complain.

Janstar · 28/09/2003 09:44

JJ and jasper. Have visions of prostitute cleaning my house with her ample boobs.

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