Real-life MMD: Should I cough up to avoid cheap seats at the theatre?

meknowalot-51

Just because your brother wants to go and see the same show as you doesn't mean you have to sit together.Tell him he has to live within his means,if all he can afford is a cheap seat then thats what he gets.All you've said is he doesn't want to shell out on a ticket,you havn't said he cant afford it.Cheap seats are cheap for a reason,side view or obstructed view.From what you say your brother is expecting you to pay the extra,bit of a cheek,don't pay it.Make a stand now or you could find this type of situation being repeated quite a lot in the future.As for your mum,tell her not to interfear or if she insists tell her to pay the extra.

Prothet_of_Doom

I'd lie to him, tell him that someone GAVE you both the tickets because you did them a favour, and Not charge him at all.

pennypinchUK

It continually astonishes me that many of these dilemmas involve family members having disputes about money. And all of them can be solved simply by people talking to each other. If you can't talk to family about money surely there's no-one you can talk to.

So this is really simple, and not a "dilemma" at all. Just talk to each other. Either allow one person to have their way, compromise with each other or simply don't go.

oldnewhand

I think everyone has said it politely - get over yourself. You have a sensible brother that is trying to live within his budget, if his selfish brother - yes YOU will allow him to. If none of the many good suggestions suit you, you could always slum it and go to a provincial theatre where the best seats are comparible in price to the cheap London ones and often the theatre is actually more comfortable if not so full of character as the London ones; my experiences are Milton Keynes and Derngate, Northampton. Same productions and casts, less kudos.

Ebenezer_Screwj

Each one of you should pay for the seats that you can afford, your brother needs to cut his coat according to his cloth. Why should you subsidise him just because you earn more?

brightonman123

Real friends dont waste money at the theatre.

Justsayin'..

cabriolean

Go for the cheaper seats.

If your brother is angling for you to subsidise him for the more expensive seats he'll be disappointed.

If he is unwilling to spend that much money (it can be over £100 difference per seat, which might be 2 months food money) then he won't be tight for cash.

nomi76

I guess it depends how much you want the top seats for.

If he is being difficult and wanting you to subsidise your ticket then I would go along with the cheap seats.

You could sit apart but I can see that would cause drama for you from your brother and probably your mother.

seven-day-weekend

If I wanted the best seats and he could not afford it, I would order two of the best seats and charge him for a cheap one.

If I wasn't all that bothered, I'd just go for the cheap seats.

It depends how much you want the best seats really.