Real-life MMD: Can I ask guests to bring a bottle?

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Money Moral Dilemma: Can I ask guests to bring a bottle?
I need to buy supplies for my housewarming party soon, but don't know what the etiquette is for drinks. As it's my party, should I buy all the food and drink, or count on guests bringing drinks with them? Is it acceptable to ask them to bring a bottle? I'd hate to run out of booze, but costs are already spiralling. Help!
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I need to buy supplies for my housewarming party soon, but don't know what the etiquette is for drinks. As it's my party, should I buy all the food and drink, or count on guests bringing drinks with them? Is it acceptable to ask them to bring a bottle? I'd hate to run out of booze, but costs are already spiralling. Help!
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However, to cover all bases, or if you're not comfortable asking guests to bring their own, I would also purchase some white and red wine and beer and soft drinks and if somebody arrives empty handed, you have something to offer them. Chances are you won't have to use any of it and if you keep your receipts, you can return any unopened drinks the following day if needed.
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Oh, rubbish. I'm Scots, I've lived up here all my life and I'd never turn up at a party in someone's home without a bottle or wine or some cans. I'd think pretty poorly of someone that turned up at my place expecting to freeload on drink for the night too. They wouldn't be asked back, put it that way!
just tell your guests you will feed them
no one ever brings the soft drinks so you might want some lemonade and coke
enjoy the party!
The house was decorated for 'workmen/women', covered in dust sheets, bubble wrap on ornaments, tables with newspaper on ( turned to page 3 girls)
Food was easy as well ........ polystyrene containers, bacon butties, pies, chips, burgers,
ketchup, brown sauce, mustard
slab cake, ice cream
black plastic bags to collect the waste
can get away with beer and lager for drinks, bring cans
see what you think
At our housewarming I provided food but said bring your own booze. Although I did have a few bottles around.
Personally I'd rather buy my own & drink something decent. It's not that I don't trust my host's taste in wine but if they are providing for alot of people they will naturally not want to buy expensive wine iykwim !
Jen
There's been no end of times where we've been vague and just said 'bring a bottle', and we've had people bring a bottle of decent red wine, and then proceeding to drink the emergency beers we'd bought instead. Thus leaving us with a supposedly good bottle of red, that in our house is only good for re-gifting or tossing into the spag bol.