Charging relatives for Xmas dinner

karren

Is she giving the money to charity? If not how mean!

candygirl

karren wrote: »

Is she giving the money to charity? If not how mean!

Is she heck:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

antw23uk

OMG :eek: I have never heard of such a thing. I would tell her were to go and invite everyone to mine instead :T

I'm all up for asking people to bring a bottle or starter/ desert to help out but to pay per head is just so wrong :rotfl:

wanchai_2

madnessandmayhem wrote: »

We always have xmas at home as me and hubby work in retail so dont usually have enough time off to go to anyone elses (in laws are 3 hour drive and my mum 4 1/2 hour drive).
My mum is coming this year-most years she says before xmas I'll give you x amount towards the food etc-as she lives so far away and comes by train it is not practical for her to bring anything with her, but we dont rely on her contributing anything, as we are happy to provide food as she has paid travel to get here.
This year though all i have had is 'oh i'm not sure if i can afford to give anything towards the food'etc which is fine as i dont expect her to, but then when she starts telling me stuff to get in (she's doing slimming world, so is a bit pickier) and the more expensive stuff like cans of pepsi (HAS to be cans and HAS to be pepsi) whereas we would just have own brand bottles for us. Then my sister rings me yesterday to pre-warn me that my mum had told her that she was thinking of staying with me for an extra couple of days as it's an extra couple of days she doesnt have to heat her flat :eek:
I'm all for hospitality and she can stay as long as she wants, but to stay so she saves money while i'm footing the bill for food and heating the spare room for her, and charging her laptop and phone etc etc We are not well off either as i'm just at the end of my maternity leave-just rather annoying!!!!!

Sorry, but I think you are being a bit mean. When my mum stays with us I always buy in her favourite foods/drinks and never begrudge doing it. She's my mum! As for heating the spare room... is that such a big deal?

dibuzz wrote: »

I don't charge, with my cooking people would ask for a refund :eek:

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artypaws

Oh wow I have never heard of anyone charging like this - I had to double check I had read the post right

Mattyc103

How do u write your own threads on here?

Mattyc103

well I dont know how to do it and was asking for help

candygirl

Mattyc103 wrote: »

well I dont know how to do it and was asking for help

You just click on the new post thingy at the top of the forum, and get typing:D:D

Mattyc103

where is it? cant find it lol having a blonde moment me thinks

candygirl

Mattyc103 wrote: »

where is it? cant find it lol having a blonde moment me thinks

On the left at the top;)