Here's the story ...
DS wanted his bday at Dave & Busters and wanted to invite two of his school friends. We happen to be good friends w/the parents of the kids. Both families each have one sibling. So, I invite the two boys. On the phone, I stated that the invite was for the boys. Both parents ask if they should drop their boy off or if they need to stay. I said either was fine ... whatever they wanted to do. One set of parents said they were going to stay and hang out, so the other set decided to do the same. The siblings came along, too (which I suspected would happen). So, I buy the game cards for the two kids invited as well as their siblings (who, technically weren't invited but were there). When it came time to order, we put the food and drinks for DH, DS and myself as well as the two boys invited on our tab. The parents and siblings also ordered food and drinks and those were put on a separate tab which the parents picked up themselves.
When the bill came, I paid for DH, DS, the two boys and myself. Since the waitress put all three bills together, I saw the other two bills. They weren't cheap.
Here's the thing ... now I feel terrible for not picking up the whole tab or at least the siblings food order. Dave & Busters can be pricey. DH says not to worry about it, that the boys were invited and not the siblings and the parents could've opted to either drop them off or not eat and they knew the prices and could've chosen to opt out if they wanted to. However, I think we either should have paid the entire tab or at least paid for the siblings. And, the parents did not complain about it and both even said that I wasn't to pick up their tab or the siblings. But, I feel like they put out a lot of cash that they might not have put out otherwise. DH says they knew that only the boys were invited and the parents knew what they were getting into when they ordered.
What are your thoughts?!?! This is the first time we've run into this problem b/c bday parties in the past have always been pizza and the go-kart track where we've had more kids and adding a sibling in wasn't a huge expense.
DS wanted his bday at Dave & Busters and wanted to invite two of his school friends. We happen to be good friends w/the parents of the kids. Both families each have one sibling. So, I invite the two boys. On the phone, I stated that the invite was for the boys. Both parents ask if they should drop their boy off or if they need to stay. I said either was fine ... whatever they wanted to do. One set of parents said they were going to stay and hang out, so the other set decided to do the same. The siblings came along, too (which I suspected would happen). So, I buy the game cards for the two kids invited as well as their siblings (who, technically weren't invited but were there). When it came time to order, we put the food and drinks for DH, DS and myself as well as the two boys invited on our tab. The parents and siblings also ordered food and drinks and those were put on a separate tab which the parents picked up themselves.
When the bill came, I paid for DH, DS, the two boys and myself. Since the waitress put all three bills together, I saw the other two bills. They weren't cheap.
Here's the thing ... now I feel terrible for not picking up the whole tab or at least the siblings food order. Dave & Busters can be pricey. DH says not to worry about it, that the boys were invited and not the siblings and the parents could've opted to either drop them off or not eat and they knew the prices and could've chosen to opt out if they wanted to. However, I think we either should have paid the entire tab or at least paid for the siblings. And, the parents did not complain about it and both even said that I wasn't to pick up their tab or the siblings. But, I feel like they put out a lot of cash that they might not have put out otherwise. DH says they knew that only the boys were invited and the parents knew what they were getting into when they ordered.
What are your thoughts?!?! This is the first time we've run into this problem b/c bday parties in the past have always been pizza and the go-kart track where we've had more kids and adding a sibling in wasn't a huge expense.
