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[missy1]

I bet in the future the guests who were invited to the sprinkle, will think twice about going to another party.

[Mom2Dogs]

@NicksmomESQ...just curious how you ended up handling the 'situation'?

[NicksmomESQ]

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@Mom2Dogs wrote:

@NicksmomESQ...just curious how you ended up handling the 'situation'?

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 @Mom2Dogs I sent her an email detailing how insulted I was .I told her I felt like I was fleeced. I said that I wouldn’t be sending her any money.If she got in over her head it was her problem not mine.I don’t give parties I can’t afford.

  I also said that I was turning the page on our friendship & moving on.I wished her well & asked her not to contact me!!

  I got an email from her which I ignored.I got a call on my cellphone which I declined. I haven’t heard from her since. My friends have all done the same.

  Oh! One more thing.I found out through someone else that no one gave her money.Her daughter the mom to be isn’t speaking to her because she had to end up writing the check for her own Sprinkle. 

  Too much drama.I’m glad I’m out!!

[occasionalrain]

Two wrongs don't make a right. You enjoyed the buffet and drank freely from the bar. The hosts lacked manners, there is no excuse for that. Sending rude disrespectful emails was impolite and also inexcusable.

While I would have paid the bill for my and my husband's dinner and drinks, it's acceptable that some chose otherwise. Other than that, ignoring her emails and calls would have let her know your feelings on the matter. There was no need to descend to her level.

[NicksmomESQ]

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@occasionalrain wrote:

Two wrongs don't make a right. You enjoyed the buffet and drank freely from the bar. The hosts lacked manners, there is no excuse for that. Sending rude disrespectful emails was impolite and also inexcusable.

While I would have paid the bill for my and my husband's dinner and drinks, it's acceptable that some chose otherwise. Other than that, ignoring her emails and calls would have let her know your feelings on the matter. There was no need to descend to her level.

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   @occasionalrain  Unfortunately, you don’t understand.This woman was flooding my email,texting me several times a day & leaving me nasty phone messages.I was being harassed!! The only way to get her to stop was to finally respond.I was a lot nicer in my email than she was !!

    I think you need to step off your soap box on this one. 

[CAcableGirl2]

Don't be surprised if you get another invitation for the sprinkle that she gives her daughter....sounds like the daughter had to pay for her own party, so the mother didn't even cover the party herself that she hosted!

Wow, you host a party, and when the guests won't pay you, you make the person who the party is about pay the bill.

That is unbelievable.  

[Group 5 minus 1]

DH and I chatted about this. He said it was gauche (sp). I say it was just cheesy. Was the $53.00 and change for both of you ? I tend to be confrontational and I would have brought the check and enumerated. I do not drink,do not eat sweets and am vegetarian so that should bring the cost down. Another thing-didnt't these people have an idea how much this would cost?

[Group 5 minus 1]

Made a mistake -it was $58.00. Sorry!

[CouponQueen]

Nicksmom..you were NOT rude or any such thing. You handled it better than many. I

Unfortunately I have heard of a SPRINKLE..and it was actually asked by a group on Facebook..that they were expecting another child and by the time their son was born (first was a girl..) their daughter would be two..they wanted to have a SPRINKLE..since they had all girl stuff..

She asked for opinions. I received a private email that I upset the mother-to-be by saying she could not celebrate the birth of her child.

I said no such thing...she asked for OPINIONS...and I said these days people do things differently for sure but my grandmother always said two showers or SPRINKLES close together was just a gift grab...do not ask if you do not want to hear the opposing opinions.  That in my opinion a SPRINKLE is low key, small gifts etc..not new blue baby furniture..$200 car seats, swings, etc.

This "former" friend of NicksMom though just took the award on the most tacky though..even down to the $0.35.  I would not of sent her one penny... As for the gift cards as they have everything..well they didn't need a SPRINKLE then...it was a gift grab/fleecing..and pretty bad that the Momma-to-Be paid for her own SPRINKLE!!

Nicksmom...I am glad NOBODY paid!

[occasionalrain]

The OP said that both the woman's mother and her friend hosted. It could be the woman's friend was the reason for the expensive party. Still, dinner and drinks under $60 for one person would be a bargain. If this mother only wants $58 for two people why not just pay it.

 You can mark her email spam and they will all be kept out of your inbox and block her phone number and not be bothered by either.