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Nah that’s not on. That’s not a party that’s a play date.
Ive taken my kids to farm and soft play parties and hosted them myself and the parents have never paid for entry or food. The cheek!
Nope that's not a party that's a day out! Most places like that offer party packages that include entry and food!
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I would just refuse to go! Any parties at farms etc the child and an adult has been paid for!
My daughter was invited to a party earlier in the summer and I was asked to make a £10 contribution to attend, I just refused to go. If you can’t afford don’t have such an extortionate party in the first place there’s no need!
@Inforapenny is your friend born and raised in the UK?
I've been wondering because where I'm from it's standard to bring your own food to a BBQ (not a dinner party or lunch invite, where the host provides and cooks all the food - it's specific to BBQs). I might take a potato salad and sausages, someone else might take a green salad and lamb chops; and then we all share what we've brought and have a bit of everything.
Maybe this is some sort of cultural misunderstanding?
I've been wondering because where I'm from it's standard to bring your own food to a BBQ (not a dinner party or lunch invite, where the host provides and cooks all the food - it's specific to BBQs). I might take a potato salad and sausages, someone else might take a green salad and lamb chops; and then we all share what we've brought and have a bit of everything.
Maybe this is some sort of cultural misunderstanding?
I know some cultures do potluck dinners.
As a general to any BBQ culturally guests offer to bring a dish eg extra meat, salad to share and contribute. Her friend is saying BYO to eat your own food.
If they want you do an LFT it’s not a big ask. Takes you about a minute to set up. I think that’s perfectly reasonable, there might be people coming who are vulnerable and might feel they can’t come unless it’s done.Right this is a partial vent/partial am I being a tad precious?
A few weeks back my friend invited me to her bday party. I said great, I'm free and looking forward to it. It's a BBQ at hers so I asked, because this is what you, do you want us to bring.
Now when I'm invited to BBQ etc I of course bring stuff. We actually had a BBQ recently and although our friends brought stuff we wanted to put on a spread for them as they're our guests and we are hosts so didn't assume ppl would bring all the food/drink.
Anyway fast forward to today. I've just received a group message from my friend with a long list of requirements and instructions for the dayand it's got my back up and irritated me but I don't know quite why.
Firstly I'm now in a big WhatsApp group with randoms who can see me and my number. I find this intrusive.
Amongst The instructions are very detailed and we've been told if we want food/drink to bring a main, a side and our own drinks.
We've also been instructed that we must take a lateral flow test before we're allowed to attend.
This is where I get irritated, I feel like I'm at school or work! I don't like this idea of being told to do this in a social setting with friends. I'm double jabbed and appreciate the reason but If you're uncomfortable with mixing then don't organise a party during a pandemic, surely.
I know it's common sense BUT maybe it's the way we've been instructed.
If my friend had said in the initial invite I will expect you to take lateral flow test and be up front I'd know where I stand.
It's put me right off! I think it's the forced, most teacher type instructions and expectations that we have to do this.
I know there is logic to the test but I feel it's cheeky and not how you treat adults in a social setting and to tell us to bring a main, side and drinks again.....idk I just wouldn't dream of doing this.
I know ppl would bring stuff but wouldn't instruct them.
Rant over.
The main/side/drink thing is wierd. I’d bring some meat and beer to a bbq. Who cares about sides really?! Is bread a side?
Omg I need to know what happened!! Surely they must be getting sick of the notifications from this thread as they are clearly active on other threads? TELL US WHAT HAPPENED
You can mute notifications and unwatch threads.
How rude not to divulge the outcome
Maybe the people who went tested positive, so they are keeping quiet.
This was my first thought
but I guess they could just lie and be like oh no we didn’t go in the end…
I’m learning so much about the OP from her recent activity … a hate for nude wedding dresses, a love for smoothies, an interest in adult ADHD, a great dislike of Gordon Ramsay and the fact she had a small wedding … but why no update on the party of the year
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Baby names I hate thread + I will never buy from too.I’m learning so much about the OP from her recent activity … a hate for nude wedding dresses, a love for smoothies, an interest in adult ADHD, a great dislike of Gordon Ramsay and the fact she had a small wedding … but why no update on the party of the year
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At least we got an answer… feel bad about joking around now 
Same hun.At least we got an answer… feel bad about joking around now