Money Moral Dilemma: Should I pay for drinks I didn't ask for?

tain

Is the dilemma here 'where is the best place to find new friends?'?


Next week he'll be in Aspen buying timeshare for you guys while having a free skiing holiday.

gaving7095

Don't pay, that's ridiculous.

damewendi

Methinks you already know the answer to your question but you want reassurance.

The answer is a big emphatic NO! You weren't asked, didn't agree to it so if he took it upon himself to buy them then he pays for them and does not ask for the cost of them.

pollypenny

'Oh, dear, how sad!', as Windsor Davies used to say.

Offer him a tenner as you remind him that you were all meant to be buying your own drinks.

Teacher2

Tell him you were not buying rounds that night. If you are feeling generous you might want to pay some or all of the money he has asked for on the basis it's a 'one-off' and he understands it cannot happen again. In my experience, the more in the wrong another person is, the more guilty they will feel and the angrier they will be with you. They will transfer their self annoyance onto you. How you handle it depends on whether you want this friendship to continue.

darrensurrey

Set up a justgiving page for him.

happyinflorida

Why did you drink them?

I'd have said something there and then, like "I don't want it why have you bought it?" More fool you for not saying anything

Pay up as you drank them both and learn to say something in future

GSXRCarlos

Ha, No!

It's a bit different if your missus does it, but your mate wanted a stupid cocktail, he's paying!

jilbav47

A definite NO, he bought them without asking, a true friend would not do this.

jmwillow

Emphatically NO!