Money Moral Dilemma: Should I ask my friend to pay me exactly what she owes me for tickets?

Binnie001

Why would someone not pay the full price? The friend certainly knows the cost of the ticket. I think it’s a cheek to round it down and pay less. If I received the £50 I would say you have forgotten the other £3. I think she is taking you for a ride. I think in future I would say we buy our own tickets or as others have said let her buy them but make a point of saying, wasn’t the ticket £53 let me pay you in full as I don’t like owing money to anyone. See how long it takes for the penny to drop. 

SavvySlut

I think your ‘friend’ is taking liberties and I would ask them directly to pay the full amount and not round down as it’s not fair for you to sub the cost every time. If they take offence at this then at least you know where you stand.  I think they will lose a friend … but you won’t! 

helenh9653

I think she's being cheeky. Tell her you're aware that she's skimping on payment. Ask her to pay the full amount in future, and tell her that you'll remind her every time if she rounds down it once more. Not 'please can you pay me for the ticket?' but 'you owe me £xxx for the ticket, thank you.' Bear in mind that she may feel she doesn't have to pay booking fees, etc, as you're the one booking, but If she wants to go, she should pay her own full share, in my opinion.

LAMBS60

This is a rotten situation., the price of tickets , service charges and booking fees really do add up . You said that this is a new friend, not wishing to be rude , but how many concerts have you been to ? Do you eat afterwards/ before? My cinema / concert friend and I take turns in buying tickets then buying a meal / coffee etc . Armed with a calculator, we make sure that we share all the costs. However many concerts you have bought tickets for , the time to change is now .

Steve_D_57

If the bill comes to £53, round it up to £55. 

Emerion

You wouldn’t dream of ripping off a friend, would you? Imagine yourself doing that for a moment, and the look on their face as they realise that you’ve done it again and you don’t give a damn. The thought makes you squirm with embarrassment doesn’t it? And it doesn’t have that effect on her. What kind of person does that make her? Is she likely to be a loyal friend? I think you will find that this selfish behaviour expands as time passes if you allow it to continue. It’s not fair that you have to feel like the bad guy in pushing her to pay her share, when it’s not much money each time,  but she’s relying on that. Getting her to pay half of the time is a good idea, as others have said, if you intend to continue the friendship. I would be inclined to let the friendship slide. 

dianamaryberry

Of course she should pay in full. She’s just taking advantage of you. Work out how much she owes you and ask her to pay you in full. Those small amounts will soon add up to a tidy saving for her.

Newly_retired

I agree she should pay in full and you should make it clear, but just a thought, does she buy anything for you both at the venue? Does she pay for drinks, food, parking, or fares?

Marcon

How peculiar. Next time she does that, send her a friendly email back saying you've received £... thanks, but the cost was actually £.... if she'd be kind enough to send the balance.

Bennifred1

Next time, you say "Here's your ticket,  you owe me X "  X = cost of ticket plus outstanding debt.
If she queries the amount (high!) then you say  "That's what I've had to pay for your tickets, so that's what you owe me, surely?" She can't really object, as that's literally how much her tickets cost.  And always word it as "what you owe me" rather than "the ticket cost".