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rambo19 said:
Centurion07 said:
As long as someone doesn't mind being in charge of it.
And there is the problem, the person in charge of the kitty is the one constantly having to go to the bar.Blown2CV said:
having thought about it I do know people that do this. We are seeing a couple this week that insist we get a takeaway when we go to theirs, and split the bill, obvs. I don't want takeaway food and I don't want to pay either! I am sure it will happen again this week. At least one other couple have sprung this on us after being at their house for an hour. You don't just suddenly decide to get a takeaway.... it requires that you've had a number of days of not having bought any food, and also a number of hours that day of not having cooked it either.
You really never just decide to have a takeaway? Am I alone in finding that strange?DanielSan said:
You really never just decide to have a takeaway? Am I alone in finding that strange?
Nope, we've done it a few times. But then we pay for the meal. Sometimes you just decide you can't be bothered to cook, or are too engrossed in catching up with your friends etc. Or you don't want to spend an hour out in the kitchen whilst your guests are in the lounge.Cotty said:
I know lots, they don't carry cash as they can pay for drinks on a card. Very difficult to get cash out of them if they don't carry it.
Well, they buy their own drinks on a card while everyone else does rounds out of a kitty. They'll either get sick of not being included and bring cash next time, or they carry on as they are. 
In the days that most of us didn't have spare cash due to kids or buying first house, one of the group had millionaire taste but nillionaire income, when we went out to eat he'd have starter, steak, sweet when others were having pasta and just 2 courses, then agree to split the bill...until one day someone decided to do a break down of the bill and get everyone to pay the correct amount.
All (but 1!) were muchly amused!
All (but 1!) were muchly amused!
DanielSan said:
Blown2CV said:
having thought about it I do know people that do this. We are seeing a couple this week that insist we get a takeaway when we go to theirs, and split the bill, obvs. I don't want takeaway food and I don't want to pay either! I am sure it will happen again this week. At least one other couple have sprung this on us after being at their house for an hour. You don't just suddenly decide to get a takeaway.... it requires that you've had a number of days of not having bought any food, and also a number of hours that day of not having cooked it either.
You really never just decide to have a takeaway? Am I alone in finding that strange?Cotty said:
Patrick Bateman said:
I don't know people who don't carry cash on a night out.
I know lots, they don't carry cash as they can pay for drinks on a card. Very difficult to get cash out of them if they don't carry it.ReaperCushions said:
markcoznottz said:
There is an easier way..,...stay in and have a takeaway. Eating out is both a rip off and the quality at most places is average.
Sounds fun!how about this tale.
my sister in law has her 30th birthday. we all go out for a big family meal. Her (now ex) boyfriend is not just tight, but a workshy hopeless fool, does a bit of part time work so he can concentrate on his art and playing the guitar. None of which make any money. Even so, its her birthday and surely he will buy her dinner ??
At the end of a lovely night, bill comes, we split it amongst couples/family groups.............. he just sits there putting nothing in. who he expects to pay, goodness knows.
so in front of his father in law, me, brother in law as such and all the close family he fails to buy his girlfriend a meal and drinks to celebrate her 30th.
I have a horrible feeling she got her debit card out to pay for them.
Mind you, the flat that they had, that she has paid the mortgage on for about 5 years (whilst he didn't work- finding himself artistically) she failed to get anything out of as his parents had put the initial deposit down (thus somehow it was never hers) and she herself was too spineless to push it.
fortunately their relationship ended a bit later.
my sister in law has her 30th birthday. we all go out for a big family meal. Her (now ex) boyfriend is not just tight, but a workshy hopeless fool, does a bit of part time work so he can concentrate on his art and playing the guitar. None of which make any money. Even so, its her birthday and surely he will buy her dinner ??
At the end of a lovely night, bill comes, we split it amongst couples/family groups.............. he just sits there putting nothing in. who he expects to pay, goodness knows.
so in front of his father in law, me, brother in law as such and all the close family he fails to buy his girlfriend a meal and drinks to celebrate her 30th.
I have a horrible feeling she got her debit card out to pay for them.
Mind you, the flat that they had, that she has paid the mortgage on for about 5 years (whilst he didn't work- finding himself artistically) she failed to get anything out of as his parents had put the initial deposit down (thus somehow it was never hers) and she herself was too spineless to push it.
fortunately their relationship ended a bit later.
austinsmirk said:
Mind you, the flat that they had, that she has paid the mortgage on for about 5 years (whilst he didn't work- finding himself artistically) she failed to get anything out of as his parents had put the initial deposit down (thus somehow it was never hers) and she herself was too spineless to push it.
OK - This is one of the most shocking things I have read on this thread!If they put the deposit down on the basis of her salary covering the mortgage then surely she should have been a co-owner....since its very unlikely his part time work would cover anything...
Edited by johnwilliams77 on Tuesday 20th December 11:38
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