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Friends invited us last-minute to a concert -- do we pay for our tickets?
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Anonymous
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On Friday afternoon some friends invited DH and me to a concert later that evening. Should we reimburse them for our two tickets? My DH says we should. I'm thinking that since the invitation was last minute, we were using tickets that would have otherwise gone to waste, and that our friends are not expecting to be reimbursed.
What is proper etiquette here? |
Anonymous
| I did this to a friend. DH couldnt go to a show and I offered her the ticket at the last minute. I didnt ask/expect her to pay, but I also know that this isnt something she would have paid for if not for the free ticket. She paid for parking. |
Anonymous
Say hey, thanks so much for inviting us Friday - do we owe you anything for the tickets? |
Anonymous
| You should offer but not insist. If you don't have to pay thEn get pat king or drinks at the show. And send a thank you email the next day. |
Anonymous
| What's the harm in offering? And if they say no, then pay for parking or dinner or drinks...it's the nice thing to do. |
Anonymous
I vote for this approach. |
Anonymous
Agree - except "how much..." instead of "do we owe..." |
Anonymous
This is what I would do...never hurts to offer, and always nice to say thank you. |
Anonymous
Totally agree. Why even raise a debate about it with your husband? Always offer to pay in situations like this - have some class! |
Anonymous
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It depends on financial situation because some people might not think $100.00 per ticket is expensive and others might not be able to afford. I would ask in advance how much the tickets are and go from there, if free, then I would pay for parking and drinks late night snack afterwards. If tickets are too expensive, particularly factoring in babysitting, I would be honest and thank her but not accept.
If I invite someone to dinner, theatre, etc, then it is my treat but this isn't the case with many people. |
Anonymous
| I ask, "How much were the tickets so I can get you a check or cash?" The friend then either gives me an amount or tells me not to worry about it. But I always ask non matter if it's in advance or last minute. |
Anonymous
| Since this already occurred did you pick up parking or dinner or drinks? |
Anonymous
| I almost got caught last year -- someone offered me a very last minute ticket to a concert. I said (w/o thinking there would be a charge)...how much do the tickets cost? She said $100 so I didn't go! I actually thought it was really nervy for her not to make it clear up front that she expected me to pay. |
Anonymous
| Why would you assume it's a treat? |
Anonymous
Yes, if you were raised by human beings in a house, you would say something like PP wrote here. Otherwise, play it by ear... 
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