Should I buy food at a friend's party?

lostinrates

Maybe the friend is only doing this to end up as one of these questions.

Or maybe to tease Mse nick?

j.e.j.

If I couldn't afford to stump up for the cost of a party, including food, I wouldn't have the party. I wouldn't dream of charging guests for the food!!

wallbash

Will be hosting a BBQ for some golfing friends ( third year running) There will be 20/24 adults. Last couple of years it was bring a dish and a bottle.
But we had too many deserts. So only this morning we had a little get together and will all give a £10 and the food will be bought centrally.

Now the OP has a point about the switching and now the request for cash, but our BBQ is late July and everyone seemed positive.

gettingtheresometime

I think the MSE team seem to be having alot of issues at the moment...perhaps they think the boards need to become more exciting

amistupid

Is the host Martin Lewis?

Clive_Woody

Take a bottle of Blue Nun, charge £10 per glass + corkage then you'll be quids in.

pearl123

Only a rich idiot would pay.

mum2one

wallbash wrote: »

Will be hosting a BBQ for some golfing friends ( third year running) There will be 20/24 adults. Last couple of years it was bring a dish and a bottle.
But we had too many deserts. So only this morning we had a little get together and will all give a £10 and the food will be bought centrally.

Now the OP has a point about the switching and now the request for cash, but our BBQ is late July and everyone seemed positive.

Thats a good idea, at least everyone is aware of this from the start, as for the op sorry but that is damm cheeky x

pickledonionspaceraider

I think we often end up 'paying' for parties / get together , anyway

Going to a birthday/wedding event? Take a present

Invited to a BBQ 'is there anything you want me to bring?'

rachiibell

I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing to ask guests to contribute to the cost of a party although it should be agreed in advance.

When I was a student I organised a Christmas party for 10 people, cooked a roast dinner and made some mulled cider and everyone paid £3 to help cover the costs. At that point in our lives no one could afford to host the whole thing but we still wanted to do something all together.