Husband Brought Bud light to Fancy Christmas Party

[Anonymous]

If this story is real
1) Your DH and childhood friend are hysterical. They did it to thumb their nose at the fru-fru gathering bc they know that
2) The hostess has a pole up her ass and would lose her sh**
3) The host(old childhood friend) doesn’t give a F**k (I notice you don’t mention him at all) because before the money, they played in ballparks and climbed fences together
4)You need to take the pole out of your own ass, this is about childhood buddies and antics, it’s not about you. You’ll still be invited next year don’t worry your pretty head OP.

[Anonymous]

Depending on the state, bar tenders can only serve alcohol that they have purchased. I had wanted something very specific that my caterer didn't serve and I had to purchase it and provide a receipt to the caterer showing that it was purchased in the state. But maybe this is different because it's in their home versus a venue.

[Anonymous]

Bringing a cooler of Bud Light to a work holiday party and making a spectacle of it was obnoxious and juvenile. Plus Bud Light seems to have some kind of political connotations, which makes it worse. And any grown man that is passionate about Bud Light to begin with is pathetic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If this story is real
1) Your DH and childhood friend are hysterical. They did it to thumb their nose at the fru-fru gathering bc they know that
2) The hostess has a pole up her ass and would lose her sh**
3) The host(old childhood friend) doesn’t give a F**k (I notice you don’t mention him at all) because before the money, they played in ballparks and climbed fences together
4)You need to take the pole out of your own ass, this is about childhood buddies and antics, it’s not about you. You’ll still be invited next year don’t worry your pretty head OP.

Very childish mentality. If a party is not to your liking, send your regrets. Don't go with the intention of "thumb[ing your] nose" at your hosts.

[Anonymous]

They’re both rude. He shouldn’t have made such a show of having the bud light (he packed a cooler?) and she shouldn’t have made a big deal about it.

ESH!

[Anonymous]

You’re not getting invited to next year’s party unless the friend gets a new wife.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If this story is real
1) Your DH and childhood friend are hysterical. They did it to thumb their nose at the fru-fru gathering bc they know that
2) The hostess has a pole up her ass and would lose her sh**
3) The host(old childhood friend) doesn’t give a F**k (I notice you don’t mention him at all) because before the money, they played in ballparks and climbed fences together
4)You need to take the pole out of your own ass, this is about childhood buddies and antics, it’s not about you. You’ll still be invited next year don’t worry your pretty head OP.

You are an adult now. Just decline.

[Anonymous]

Way out of line. It would have been one thing to keep some beers in the trunk of his car and go out and surreptitiously fill his glass. but bring alcohol, unsecured for anyone to take puts the hostess the position of being legally liable for anyone who drinks and drives.

[Anonymous]

Your DH was extremely rude. And given the hostess’s reaction to him, I bet he’s been annoying in the past and she’s fed up. Don’t be surprised if you’re not invited back next year.

In your shoes I’d apologize to her but also make it clear you’re speaking just for yourself, wife to wife.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think it was out of line to bring what he prefers to drink, but if the hostess was truly upset he should have let it go, or been willing to apologize for upsetting her.

Did they really need a 70qt cooler full, and to have it put out in public? He could have brought a six- or twelve-pack and given it to the bartender to ice for him when he needed a drink. Seems like he wanted to pull a stunt for attention, which is a bigger problem than bad taste in beer.

This. Bringing a reasonable amount of a preferred drink is one thing. But this was clearly some sort of “awww shucks, my friend made it big, but I’m just a good ole boy who brings the real party with me” type stunt. He wanted people to notice he brought that much beer, heck he told the host’s son. That was definitely for attention.

[Anonymous]

If I was the hostess, I would have produced a massive jug of puffed cheese balls and had one of the catering staff stand beside the cooler offering them to the beer drinkers.

[Anonymous]

If I was at a party and observed buddies of the host doing this I’d get a kick out of it and ask if they were sharing.

He should apologize for stressing out the hostess, but not for brining the beer.

[Anonymous]

I just can't believe an adult would do this. It was so important to drink 15 Bud Lights that they brought a cooler?

Either put some seltzer water into Stella (same thing as Bud light then) or skip it entirely.

He should be mortified and embarrassed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If I was at a party and observed buddies of the host doing this I’d get a kick out of it and ask if they were sharing.

He should apologize for stressing out the hostess, but not for brining the beer.

He should apologize for bringing a cooler full of his own beer and making a big show of hauling it into their party.

He didn't just bring a six-pack and ask the bartender to stick it behind the bar for him (like another PP said would have been more acceptable). He brought a freaking cooler full of beer and made sure the hostess knew it was there. He's childish and attention-seeking. OP really should think hard about whether this is part of a bigger pattern of this kind of silly, look-at-me tendency.

[Anonymous]

Is the host anti-trans or some shit like that?