Friends refusing to pay for their dinner

[cabanafrau]

OP here. DS came home from school yesterday saying his friend (son of the couple who owe us money) told him he’s not allowed to come over to our house anymore because we’re “not nice people”. So if they want to hang out it has to be at his house. DS asked me why they think we’re not nice people and I just told him that there were adult issues happening but he knows that we’re nice people and that sometimes people can be upset at you even though you didn’t do anything wrong.

As for my son going to their house to play, I’m not very comfortable with that at the moment, so for now they’ll see each other at school and maybe at the house of a mutual friend or at the local park.

Still haven’t heard anything from the couple since they blocked me everywhere and I don’t expect to. I have heard from a mutual acquaintance that the wife was telling people to stay away from us but everyone knows what really happened. The same acquaintance also has known this woman much longer than me and said she’s always creating some kind of drama and that everyone takes everything she says with a grain of salt.

I’ve never experienced this kind of behavior and I’m still shocked by it. Not just the money but how she acted when I asked for it back. Judging from how they purposely ordered expensive food and drinks after they both “forgot their wallets” I’m thinking this was done purposely and it’s probably not the first time they’ve done it. Hopefully they don’t do it to someone else.

Not even a little bit surprised they've resorted to behaving like a dog after it's completed its business.

 

[Robber Baron]

They won't show up for small claims court.

But I'd file for a hearing anyway.

How fun would it be to get a lien on their house over a dinner tab?

 

[cabanafrau]

They won't show up for small claims court.

But I'd file for a hearing anyway.

How fun would it be to get a lien on their house over a dinner tab?

Amusing to think about, but it's not even a given OP would win a small claims judgment over this -- let alone be granted a property lien.

 

[Tuffcookie]

Amusing to think about, but it's not even a given OP would win a small claims judgment over this -- let alone be granted a property lien.

I would say the odds are pretty good on the OP’s side, if she keeps the text messages from the thief.

 

[Tuffcookie]

They won't show up for small claims court.

But I'd file for a hearing anyway.

How fun would it be to get a lien on their house over a dinner tab?

Garnishing their wages would be what would happen, and that could happen if they don’t show up. The OP would get a default judgement. I’m shocked that so many people would walk away from filing a small claims court action against these two thieves. This is how you nip this in the bud.

 

[citruscurtis]

Huh.. isn't their a TV show about this.... like gardening in rich soil