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forthemiddle

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36. I read about this for wedding receptions too!

Mon Nov 24, 2025, 04:20 PM

Nov 2025

This goes back a couple of years. I read about couples selling tickets for their wedding dinner.
It sounds tacky to me, but maybe this is how the younger generations will do things in the future.
Heck, even dating is Dutch treat more often than not.

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NEW GOLDEN ERA! Thanksgiving hosts weigh the ethics of CHARGING THEIR GUESTS FOR DINNER. [View all] Miles Archer Nov 2025 OP

I think it's a good idea myself. Kingofalldems Nov 2025 #1

+1 leftstreet Nov 2025 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Just_Vote_Dem Nov 2025 #10

. dalton99a Nov 2025 #2

$9.20 for 10 russet potatoes? Yikes! Diamond_Dog Nov 2025 #7

My store has an 8 # bag of russets for 3.99 with a loyalty card. Some niyad Nov 2025 #11

Prices vary a lot throughout the country (n/t) Retrograde Nov 2025 #42

Having lived all over the country, I am, unsurprisingly, well aware of that. niyad Nov 2025 #43

Who's paying $21 for a 10 lb frozen turkey? Prairie Gates Nov 2025 #15

"Pass the hat for our gracious hosts and cooks!" bucolic_frolic Nov 2025 #3

Or just have a potluck. Dulcinea Nov 2025 #4

I always cook the turkey, the taters, the turnips, the rolls, and one dessert. Scrivener7 Nov 2025 #16

Cluelessly rude is putting it mildly. 3catwoman3 Nov 2025 #31

It was so weird and shocking, I didn't really know how to react in the moment. Scrivener7 Nov 2025 #32

We always provide the pies Wednesdays Nov 2025 #21

Exactly! N/t TexasBushwhacker Nov 2025 #33

yes, yes, yes.... markie Nov 2025 #35

That is a much more reasonable solution PatSeg Nov 2025 #50

I have no problem asking people to bring a dish, or wine or whatever. rsdsharp Nov 2025 #6

AYFKM??? Invite my friends, or be invited, and then tell/be told, "fork over"??? niyad Nov 2025 #8

Potluck works. Many hands makes light work. SheltieLover Nov 2025 #13

Or everyone go to a restaurant. Then each pays their share. Wednesdays Nov 2025 #24

An excellent idea. One year, friends and I went to a T-Day buffet. It was niyad Nov 2025 #26

Hubby and I aren't with family this year Tree Lady Nov 2025 #44

Sounds absolutely lovely. Looking forward to pics! niyad Nov 2025 #46

100% nothing wrong with that, my sister has done that for a few years obamanut2012 Nov 2025 #9

In lean years, we've done a potluck. Everyone pitch in and bring something to share. Greybnk48 Nov 2025 #12

Charging your guest is a shitty thing to do. Omnipresent Nov 2025 #14

Your words are true. chouchou Nov 2025 #19

If they are being charged, they are customers, not guests. niyad Nov 2025 #22

Exactly! Omnipresent Nov 2025 #30

I'd die in my chair if my husband wanted to charge for Thanksgiving dinner. chouchou Nov 2025 #17

Thankfully, this will be our 32nd year of rejecting Thanksgiving. And, 35 years of booting XMAS. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Nov 2025 #18

AMERICA IS GREAT AGAIN Blue Owl Nov 2025 #20

ok ok ok ...i've got a plan!!! ret5hd Nov 2025 #23

Brilliant!!! niyad Nov 2025 #28

Now, why am I thinking of Trump boasting about affordability? Norrrm Nov 2025 #25

I would think that asking guests to bring a dish would WhiteTara Nov 2025 #27

Dear Nattering Nabobs of Negativism. Things have never been better. Just compare. usonian Nov 2025 #29

Ah, spiro. He almost seems normal compared to the current bunch. niyad Nov 2025 #47

That is rude, rude, rude. mwmisses4289 Nov 2025 #34

I read about this for wedding receptions too! forthemiddle Nov 2025 #36

A belated HAPPY 24th DUnniversary to you! niyad Nov 2025 #38

It IS tacky. If you cannot afford a big wedding dinner, don't do it. niyad Nov 2025 #41

We did ours for $1200 total. SomewhereInTheMiddle Nov 2025 #45

Oh I agree PatSeg Nov 2025 #52

I prefer the old and tried method of cooking a few of the main dishes, and then have everyone bring their special dishes SWBTATTReg Nov 2025 #37

How absolutely cool is that!!! niyad Nov 2025 #39

I don't invite people over for events and then charge them. BlueTsunami2018 Nov 2025 #40

If you can't afford the meal Bettie Nov 2025 #48

If push came to shove, I'd go the potluck route as well. Miles Archer Nov 2025 #49

Yep, I would be Bettie Nov 2025 #53

What? rzemanfl Nov 2025 #51

To me, it's all about the phrasing and the approach. Wednesdays Nov 2025 #54

It's the Trump Tax NameAlreadyTaken Nov 2025 #55