SHOULD WE BE EXPECTED TO PAY FOR LODGING IF FRIENDS INVITED US ON TRIP / VACATION?
Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by admin in United States travel
Our friends solicited us to go on a snowboarding activate with them. They got the abidance at a elevation use for a hebdomad as a ceremony heritage from his parents. It outlay his parents $1000 and they poverty to move his parents $500 so we offered to clear half of that – $250. Is that beatific sufficiency since we were solicited and we offered to support pay. He has been heritage hints and conversation to another friends that we should be stipendiary for the whole $500 amount.
Before we definite to go, we asked how such it would be and we were told null because it was a ceremony heritage from his parents. We already got the instance soured impact so we don’t poverty to backwards discover now. But if we would hit famous he due $500 in the first we wouldn’t hit discomposed to aggregation instance soured and wouldn’t hit designed to go.
Should we be substance to clear more or do you conceive half of what he wants to move to his parents is beatific enough?
De*D
17. Mar, 2010
you should not have to pay even if your friend does invite you, he’she invited you so why should you have to pay…I have no clue?
Steve Dave
17. Mar, 2010
no i wouldnt give them any money, they told you no and it was a gift. if they have a pissy fit just bring up the fact that you asked and wouldn’t have gone if you wanted money out of it.
Oscar the Grouch!
17. Mar, 2010
Be honest. Tell them they told you the trip would be free and that is the only reason you were able to go as you didn’t have extra cash to spare. They can’t go back on their word now. However, you should volunteer to pay for meals.
booty
17. Mar, 2010
Beings how your party was invited, 250 is more than enough and a very generous amount since no amount was decided before you asked off work…but money should never be the reason for friends to fight. If it’s that big of a deal, just pay it and say it was a wedding gift. You’ll feel better about yourself for being the bigger person and saving a friendship….Have fun.
starshyne59
18. Mar, 2010
You need a better class of friends. This was a gift to them, and they are very likely not paying anyone back but will put that money in their own pocket. They are taking advantage, and I wouldn’t give them anything, and at this point I wouldn’t even go with them.
Since you have the time off, do something you haven’t been able to do so it makes the time special.
Have fun!
LadyRed4u727
18. Mar, 2010
Half is fine, otherwise you would be paying for their lodging as well. It was generous enough that you even offered to pay that amount. Seems to me that they just want extra money out of you for personal use because if it was really a wedding gift chances are his parents arent going to use the money. Let them know that it was first cleared that you would not be paying anything form the start but that you dont ming half of the cost. If you let them kno that you arent trying to cause any problems but that if it is going to cost you $500 you arent going, they cant fault you for it since they went back on their word. After all just because he wants to be uberly generous doesnt mean you have to…not your honeymoon : )