Don't buy tickets for your friends...
posted October 9th, 2018 at 10:29 AM
...cause in this city, bailing out at the last minute is a common practice. There goes my paycheque!
posted October 9th, 2018 at 10:29 AM
Dan offers some advice on where she might find it.
I hope you got home safe as well, I cannot wait to run into you again. Til next time …
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Oct 9, 2018 at 2:06pm
I’ve been burned before and make sure everyone gets their own ticket. When people buy their own ticket they are more likely to commit to the event. I bought tickets for a friend once and she was on her phone the whole time screen lying through social media and it pissed me right off. That was the last time I bought tickets for anyone.
I've noticed this too the last bunch of years
Oct 9, 2018 at 4:42pm
but is it really a Vancouver thing,
rather than the fact that smart phones make it easier
(to find something better") and then bail out?
Maybe this is happening in other cities around the world?
Those are not friends
Oct 9, 2018 at 6:31pm
How awful and inconsiderate. I hope you could sell them and make some money. Unbelievable.
Same Boat
Oct 9, 2018 at 8:07pm
I made the mistake of buying a ticket for my friend's friend 5 years ago for a Christmas show. As far as I was concerned, she owned the ticket but she still had to pay me. So the night of the show, she messaged me and said she was too sick to go and did I have anyone who could take the ticket? I said I'd try but two hours before the show and a week before Christmas, I didn't have a lot of hope. If it were me who cancelled, I would've sent the money I owed the minute I got off the phone to cancel. But I'm still waiting for my money, 4 years later. I've never invited her to anything since. The lack of integrity of people is shocking to me sometimes.
Anonymous
Oct 10, 2018 at 4:25am
They're NOT your friends.
They owe you the cost of the ticket.
Oct 10, 2018 at 4:35am
This is more about that than bailing out on you. Once you hold them accountable there will be less bailing or at the very least, no insincere setting up of times out. Which is better.
Yep
Oct 10, 2018 at 8:29am
Been there before. I stopped asking a long time ago.
Small claims court
Oct 10, 2018 at 7:59pm
Not sure if it is free for you. Teach them a lesson. Do not miss rent!
Those are the worst kind of friends.
Oct 11, 2018 at 7:18am
I've had similar situations with "friends" like that, and it took me awhile, but I finally noticed they applied that level of integrity to everything in their life. Now All it takes is one flakeout for any plans and I'm done with that person.
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