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Best Man Question

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  • Ms_Chocaholic
    Ms_Chocaholic Posts: 13,585 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Just read through this entire thread today and can't believe the audacity of the B&G to expect OP to pay for outfits and such like.

    I think the OP is better off without friends like this.

    If I were the OP, I wouldn't hesitate in a few months time in printing off this thread and sending it to them in the post.
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  • claretmatt
    claretmatt Posts: 224 Forumite
    Although still out of the whole wedding fiasco my friends have received wedding invites including a request for cash and follow up texts with suggestions of minimum amounts.
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  • *Louise*
    *Louise* Posts: 9,197 Forumite
    claretmatt wrote: »
    Although still out of the whole wedding fiasco my friends have received wedding invites including a request for cash and follow up texts with suggestions of minimum amounts.


    Can't help thinking you're better off out of it...



    *out of interest/nosiness....what were the 'suggested 'minimum' amounts? Cos I think that is soo cheeky!
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  • **confuzzled**
    **confuzzled** Posts: 4,228 Forumite
    *Louise* wrote: »
    Can't help thinking you're better off out of it...



    *out of interest/nosiness....what were the 'suggested 'minimum' amounts? Cos I think that is soo cheeky!
    Totally agree!!! You need to dump them!!Thats beyond cheeky in my opinion!!

    btw I'm also interested in Louise's small question:o:) purely out of nosiness and to see what their level of cheekiness is:p
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  • claretmatt
    claretmatt Posts: 224 Forumite
    edited 6 October 2010 at 4:14PM
    I agree i'm best of out of it...just plays on my mind when people ask me why i'm no longer best man and have to explain the story.

    The suggestion from the "family" was to have a whip around with everyone putting in £30 each. This is even to ppl who are only invited to the evening do and to some friends who are very very strapped for cash. Some comments have been:-

    - "Well we'll put in the same amount he gave for our son's christening a few weeks ago"....."how much did he give"....."er nothing"

    - "I wondered why I have been invited ....now it all rings true"

    - "sod that"
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  • *Louise*
    *Louise* Posts: 9,197 Forumite
    **confuzzled** wrote: »
    Totally agree!!! You need to dump them!!Thats beyond cheeky in my opinion!!

    btw I'm also interested in Louise's small question:o:) purely out of nosiness and to see what their level of cheekiness is:p


    *Makes a space for confuzzled in the nosey corner*:rotfl:
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  • jackieglasgow
    jackieglasgow Posts: 9,436 Forumite
    *requests space in the nosey corner to lie down in as she's :rotfl: at the audacity of the B&G*
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  • Kate78
    Kate78 Posts: 525 Forumite
    Just skimmed this thread - glad we're just going to get two people off the street as witnesses if this is what goes on when you do it "properly". ;)
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  • **confuzzled**
    **confuzzled** Posts: 4,228 Forumite
    *Louise* wrote: »
    *Makes a space for confuzzled in the nosey corner*:rotfl:
    jackieglasgow wrote: »
    *requests space in the nosey corner to lie down in as she's :rotfl: at the audacity of the B&G*

    *Makes up a bed for Jackie in the nosy corner while we wait for OPs return* who's brewing up while I grab the biccies?!?!:rotfl:
    1.11.09 - debt = £45k:eek:
    [STRIKE]Car Loan = £0[/STRIKE] CCCS Total = £30,246.88 Total Debt Paid off - 32.78%
    DFD [STRIKE]Nov[/STRIKE][STRIKE]Sept[/STRIKE]Aug 2018:o Only 75 payments to go:)
  • claretmatt
    claretmatt Posts: 224 Forumite
    I think my reply went right under your nose
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