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Should do that for the BBQ...stop all the tight arsed numpies turning up with nothing, necking all the food and drink, then buggering off.
One forumite actually confessed to doing this every year and I watched them do it again last week. The nerve of some people.
Last edited by David Bailey; 20th-September-2007 at 02:09 PM.
You don't need to name and shame them on here. Just get whoever is organising the event to check what people have brought, and those who have turned up empty handed should be sent away to the on-site shop to stock up on crisps and beer (probably at twice the price they'd have paid if they'd been organised) and tell them not to come back until they've got their contribution. Or just let it be known who the skinflints are amongst the group who have contributed and embarrass/ostracise them.
Last edited by Twirly; 20th-September-2007 at 11:37 AM. Reason: added bit
I doubt there is a solution to this problem, or at least I can't think of one.
Naming and shaming is also unlikely to make much difference, other than to create more bad feeling. Those who didn't bring anything must be able to switch off the volume of their conscience and are unlikely to change.
Beat the cheapskates with a big stick and post their picture around the venue so everyone knows not to dance with them.
I'm tired and in a "mood" today... let the skinflints starve!!
True, refusing to let them back would be a bit harsh (and wasn't really serious), but pointing out that they are expected to make a contribution is not exactly harsh as they are. And suprisingly, some people might be a bit dim and not really realise how it works and might need reminding. Obviously not those who are boasting about the free feed though, year after year.
So Glad that "Beo Nice-but-dim" isn't going either
mind you at least I'd bring something.
I'm not up for castration of offenders.. roasting their meat and two veg on the BBQ but a gentle word in their shell like is usually best.
I dislike people who come along to BBQ's / picnics etc with nothing and expect a free feed with not as much as a thank you.
Because it's annoying some people and "unfair". Might not be so bad if they did it discreetly, but it sounds as if some are actually boasting about it. Sadly, these sorts of people will just carry on doing it till someone stands up to them and tells them it's not acceptable. And this sort of behaviour can ruin things for others, as it creates a sense of resentment.
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