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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Huh, I have probably done something similar dozens of times, and the same with my friends. I guess I’m in the wrong, but it seems weird to me to bring something and leave it there, unless it’s like a hostess gift. Now I know better! Take pity on your friends who don’t know any better, I don’t remember going to any dinner parties with my parents, just informal backyard BBQs and we definitely brought back whatever was left in the casserole dish. [/quote]

Same.  I didn't know it was rude, so I'm learning.  Typically the events/meals we go to are more of a potluck, with the hostess providing a main dish and others bringing sides/beverages (BYOB), so maybe that's different than being invited over for a dinner?  Everyone takes home the leftovers of their dish and their beverages.

At the end of our big family meals like Thanksgiving, everyone makes to go containers of various foods.[/quote]

^This is the distinction--if it's a potluck, you can assume the leftovers are for everyone and you can take your item back with you if it wasn't eaten. The OP indicated that it was a planned meal and the guest offered to bring dessert. In that case, the dessert would have typically been a gift to the host.[/quote]

I completely disagree.  [b]The dessert was a gift to all in attendance [/b]and it was certainly the pie maker's prerogative to take home the pie leftovers.  If I was the host then I would have wrapped up the rest of the pie because I was expecting the maker to take it home.

Frankly OP's post make it seem like OP (the host) is being greedy.[/quote]

No, it was a gift to the host. And you never take back a gift.[/quote]

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