Birthday Meal!?!
Birthday Meal!?
I want to have a birthday meal for my 18th and invite all my friends. I'm not sure though if it would be assumed that I was paying for everyones meal (7 people), or whether my friends would pay each for what they ate! i'm not exactly rich at the moment!
Answers:
If you invite them, they will assume you are paying, unless you say something like "let's go dutch".
Well usually the one having the b-day doesn't pay for anything, they should cover your bill. Now what you need to do is tell them you want to go to that specific place and that you'll cover part of the bill and the rest is on them, see if they wanna go, then maybe they'll pay for the whole thing... enjoy happy birthday !!!
instead of going out stay in! bring back that dinner party.. go to www.foodnetwork.com for great ideas
If you've already invited all your friends, they likely assume that you are paying. And if you are all around the same age, they probably aren't rich at the moment, either. So I would not expect them to pay. However, it is custom at many birthday celebrations for the honored party to be treated. But then again, you did initiate the get together yourself and if your friends are young like you, they likely won't realize this. If I were you, I would make sure you had enough money to cover a meal for 8 people, and keep your fingers crossed that everyone is already expecting to pay for their own. But unless they bring it up and are anticipating paying before you order, it would be proper ettiquette to treat them since again, you are the one who initiated the celebration and extended the invitation. Just in case, you might want to consider someplace reasonable, like a pizza parlor where you can treat more people for less money if you do end up paying. Another option might be to request seperate checks when they come to take your order, though it may come as a surprise to some if they were not anticipating shelling out any cash for the meal. Over all, you should consider this a life lesson. Never invite people to dine with you unless you specify when inviting them you are all going 'dutch', which means everyone pays for their own.
if it's cool with parents. a 12pack of beer and pizza.
Well, you do not have to pay for everything. You and your friends can share money to have a birthday party. So, to say that you and your friends have to pay their own. Priority is that you don't need to buy so many things for your birthday party.
well i say your friends will understand you can't pay for them all and that they should pay but i have a better idea have them make you dinner it's going to go great ether way you go. have a happy birthday too.