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Bachelo party in my home town: money ettiquette
A pretty good friend of mine, who happens to live here in NYC where I live, is getting married and is hosting a bachelor party here in NYC for his main friends. The plan is to go to the Old Homestead (top notch NYC steakhouse), and then hit some titty joints after that. A couple of the guys invited are coming out of town, and are booking a hotel room. I live in the city and therefore don't need a hotel. The bachelor party is to start at the hotel around 4pm: watch some college football, drink, do a little blow, and then take it from there. The hotel room, again, is for the guys who live out of town.
The question: being that I'm from new york, and have nothing to do with this room in terms of need, am I on the hook to chip in? Rest assured I'll be contributing more than my fair share towards activities for the rest of the evening, but I am not sure I see why I should chip in towards two out of town guys, neither of whom I have ever met, to stay in a hotel. i certainly wouldn't expect any help from people I didn't know if the roles were reversed. Thoughts? |
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Re: Bachelo party in my home town: money ettiquette
Best man pays for it.
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Re: Bachelo party in my home town: money ettiquette
"Hmm waiter, this chicken dish looks excellent, but I'm not a fan of rice. I'd like it without the rice. The dish is $12.99, so the new price without rice would be what, $8? I think that's fair. Thank you."
every thread about "money etiquette" in OOT seems to compete with the last, since by definition there can be only one biggest nit alive |
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Re: Bachelo party in my home town: money ettiquette
OP: Why are you expecting to be asked to chip in for someone else's hotel room? Seems like a weird anticipation.
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Re: Bachelo party in my home town: money ettiquette
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OP: Why are you expecting to be asked to chip in for someone else's hotel room? Seems like a weird anticipation. [/ QUOTE ] They're getting a suite, so that the whole group can hang out there more easily prior to going out. Otherwise they would have gotten a cheaper room. This is why I actually feel somewhat obligated to help out. It's really not a big deal- the whole night will be expensive, so another $100 or so for the room doesn't matter. |
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Re: Bachelo party in my home town: money ettiquette
Just take preemptive action. When you get there, find out who is paying for the room, and hand him $50 saying "Since you got the bigger room so we could all hang, figured I'd pitch in, is $50 good?" Im guessing it will be.
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Re: Bachelo party in my home town: money ettiquette
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"Hmm waiter, this chicken dish looks excellent, but I'm not a fan of rice. I'd like it without the rice. The dish is $12.99, so the new price without rice would be what, $8? I think that's fair. Thank you." [/ QUOTE ] $4.99 for rice? holy cow! |
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Re: Bachelo party in my home town: money ettiquette
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"Hmm waiter, this chicken dish looks excellent, but I'm not a fan of rice. I'd like it without the rice. The dish is $12.99, so the new price without rice would be what, $8? I think that's fair. Thank you." every thread about "money etiquette" in OOT seems to compete with the last, since by definition there can be only one biggest nit alive [/ QUOTE ] Not even close to the same. I've been in the position where I need a hotel room and a bunch of other people don't. It doesn't even cross my mind that anybody else would be on the hook for it. I do expect those people not to be giant douches though when figuring out money for the rest of the day/night. So my advice, don't pay for the hotel and don't be a douche. |
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Re: Bachelo party in my home town: money ettiquette
I was kinda hoping this was a thread about Chris Bachalo.
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Re: Bachelo party in my home town: money ettiquette
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Best man pays for it and it's not close. [/ QUOTE ] |
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