woodham Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 BBC News - Torpoint boy, five, sent £15.95 party no-show invoice sad very sad
LeMarchand Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 Unless it was a "pay on entry" party (wouldn't surprise me these days) surely she would have had to pay if the little chap had turned up? She'd have lost the £16 either way.
Joanne Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 That's pathetic. If you were bothered about your £16, you'd go and speak to his dad directly... not send an invoice!! Some people.
synaesthesia Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 One thing is certain, not a single person will be turning up to the kid's 6th birthday. 2
abillybob Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 Hahahahaha That's brilliant... He should have contacted her, I don't believe he didn't have the means to contact her to tell her that he won't be going especially when they said before hand that the child was going. Bit unethical. Though sending an invoice is just pure brilliance, I say nice one. Next time maybe the farther will be ars** to call someone next time his child can't make it to a party. A ski party in Devon wouldn't have been cheap either so I can understand why she's annoyed, but to send an invoice... haha I just can't, I just can't.
woodham Posted January 19, 2015 Author Posted January 19, 2015 yes it would have been polite to call and say sorry cant make it, however how did she know that the child wasn't ill or something else , I think she's annoyed that her child got one less present than she thinks they should have got
LeMarchand Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 Also - a ski party for 5 year olds? Judging by the way some kids turn up to school unable to use the toilet or eat with a knife and fork and especially look in the direction they're moving - is that appropriate? (I don't have kids so maybe 5 year olds are better coordinated than the ones I see!)
featured_spectre Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 Thats just sad. IF a child can't make it I can understand, but she'd have lost out either way.
Joanne Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 Also - a ski party for 5 year olds? Judging by the way some kids turn up to school unable to use the toilet or eat with a knife and fork and especially look in the direction they're moving - is that appropriate? (I don't have kids so maybe 5 year olds are better coordinated than the ones I see!) OMG... I've been Chillfactore snowboarding and there have been TINY kids zooming down the main slope... ski's and snowboards (the child who was snowboarding had a board the size of a skateboard... that's how small he was) you'd be surprised!
JB7 Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 If that's the level they are going to bring it down to I would go to the bank and withdraw £15.95 in 1p coins and post them all through the letterbox 1 by 1 see how they like that 2 can play their childish games
LeMarchand Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 OMG... I've been Chillfactore snowboarding and there have been TINY kids zooming down the main slope... ski's and snowboards (the child who was snowboarding had a board the size of a skateboard... that's how small he was) you'd be surprised! Maybe I just work in a rough area! (Actually, there's no "maybe" about it).
Garacesh Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) If that's the level they are going to bring it down to I would go to the bank and withdraw £15.95 in 1p coins and post them all through the letterbox 1 by 1 see how they like that 2 can play their childish games Can't do that, unfortunately. AFAIK, legally speaking, if you owe a debt of greater than £10, the debtor is able to reasonably refuse certain methods of repayment. You'd drop all those pennies through her door and then A) have to go and collect them again, or B) be £16 down and still 'indebted' to her... Edited January 19, 2015 by elsiegee40
Joanne Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 Maybe I just work in a rough area! (Actually, there's no "maybe" about it). To be fair, half the kids at my school can't even catch a ball... I travel to this slope! Hahahah!
JB7 Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 Can't do that, unfortunately. AFAIK, legally speaking, if you owe a debt of greater than £10, the debtor is able to reasonably refuse certain methods of repayment. You'd drop all those pennies through her door and then A) have to go and collect them again, or B) be £16 down and still 'indebted' to her. That's a Shame, I'll have to keep that in mind for any parties I don't attend under the value of £10 then
JRowley Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 Very petty to do this, loads of people miss children's parties especially if you have kids of your own. It's just one of those things isn't it? He should happily win in the small claims given she probably didn't inform him of any cost or indeed no-show fee when they were invited.
woodham Posted January 19, 2015 Author Posted January 19, 2015 I wonder (said in a mister bond baddy voice) if she's issuing invoices is she filing a tax return? because im sure that this is NOT a legitimate business expence 1
sippo Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 £16 for a kids party. Wish I had an invite! Must have been some party!
AMLinington Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 OMG... I've been Chillfactore snowboarding and there have been TINY kids zooming down the main slope... ski's and snowboards (the child who was snowboarding had a board the size of a skateboard... that's how small he was) you'd be surprised! LOL As a veteran of the Grandvalira I, too, can attest to the whole herds of tiny children zooming fearlessly down the piste. Kids have a lot less distance to fall so they tend to be a bit kamikaze about the whole thing. Seriously, ski-ing cautiously down a challenging Red run it's embarrassing to be overtaken by a a ski instructor with a bunch of kids zooming along behind her like little brightly coloured ducklings. 1
penfold Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 LOL As a veteran of the Grandvalira I, too, can attest to the whole herds of tiny children zooming fearlessly down the piste. Kids have a lot less distance to fall so they tend to be a bit kamikaze about the whole thing. Seriously, ski-ing cautiously down a challenging Red run it's embarrassing to be overtaken by a a ski instructor with a bunch of kids zooming along behind her like little brightly coloured ducklings. Not as embarrassing as zooming past the group only to plough head first into the ground ;-)
AMLinington Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 Not as embarrassing as zooming past the group only to plough head first into the ground ;-) LOL no. Sadly I've done that, too.
JRowley Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 I was genuinely surprised to read that the mother responsible was not Katie Hopkins. 1
plexer Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 Lol this bit as reported as well The host's mother could have little luck getting back the £15.95 in court - where the administration fee to make a claim is £25. Yes but if you are claiming against a genuinely owed amount you then add the £25 on top so they would then owe £40.95 if it was enforceable. Ben
Sdrawkcab Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 I keep misreading this thread title as "A five-year-old boy has been killed for failing to attend a friend's birthday party", which would make for a much more depressing thread.
witch Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 I keep misreading this thread title as "A five-year-old boy has been killed for failing to attend a friend's birthday party", which would make for a much more depressing thread. Thank goodness - I thought it was just me
LeMarchand Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 I keep misreading this thread title as "A five-year-old boy has been killed for failing to attend a friend's birthday party", which would make for a much more depressing thread. She'll be instituting that policy next year.
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