Real Life MMD: Should I pay the extra money?

Tricia5

Why would you think it ok to short change a friend. You should pay your friend back the money you owe them and pay for their meal as a thank you for getting you out of a tight spot by lending you money in the first place. If you do use the half price voucher then you do not tell your friend, pay for all the food, give them back their cash in full and they will think you are really grateful as you have just paid for all their food and will think you are a good friend and not a tightwad. It would be an insult to let them know you are using money off vouchers, it's like saying you're not worth full price.

Gresp

Of course you should pay the rest of the money.

Good on you for finding the discount - but by using the voucher, you're effectively only paying half of your debt. You still owe the rest. Stop being such a cheapskate!

You did the right thing being honest about the discount. If you'd kept quiet, you'd basically be conning your friend.

If you're honest and pay what you owe, your friend is much more likely to remain your friend.

bouncydog1

If you were treating your friend to dinner as a "thank you" for loaning you the money then it would be in order for you to make any savings - after all you would be giving them a gift.

However, they are paying for their own dinner so why should they fofeit the rest of the money they lent you because you found a voucher.

You should pay back the total of what you borrowed and if your friend agrees that part of the payback can include the dinner amount then that's fine, but pay them the balance!

edwina_b

What sort of mean, penny pinching friend are you? You should have paid back the rest of the money without your friend having to ask!

shopperjpg

Yes, I agree with most of the other comments. If you'd kept quiet about the voucher I think you'd have felt bad, as if you had cheated your friend, who after all, was kind enough to lend to you in the first place. Console yourself with the fact that you also benefited from the 50% off your meal and that as well as repaying your debt, you were able to return a favour to your friend.:beer:

spursliz

I can't quite see why this is a dilemma. You borrow some money, pay back only half, and then complain when your friend asks for full repayment. Am I missing something here? If you can afford to eat out, you can't be short of money so pay what you owe, please, and move on.

Fujiko

Agree with all the previous posts. Cant imagine why anyone would want you for a friend. What a pity you - and they - didn't remember "Neither a borrower nor a lender be."

wideboygeorge

...or you could always write the debt off completely by sending him those vouchers which give you 20% off the next holiday. You could save him hundreds of punds that way. (At no cost to yourself, either)

Ebenezer_Screwj

Yes, you should have kept quiet if you wanted to pull a fast one but your friends are entitled to have their money back - or the full value.

ness3765

What you appear to be missing here is that you could loose a friendship over a discount voucher..... you need to decide whats more important to you !!!!!!!!