I am not, by far, Emily Post. I don't follow etiquette protocols to the T and I'm fine with that. I do, however, follow it more than others. Way more than others actually and unfortunately it's not always seen as a good thing.
I have a friend who more than once flaked out at the last minute. She will RSVP yes to something and will wait until the last minute to notify me that she is unable to make, like our party last weekend. It was not a sit down dinner so the fact that she couldn't come was fine. What bothered me was the excuse why she couldn't come and the fact that it came via text message 23 minutes before the party start time. Not that she had to be there right at 7pm but still. A friend mysteriously shows up in town and mysteriously has tickets to the basketball game and mysteriously made plans to meet other mysterious friends downtown after the game. Please, spare me!
Another one of my friends was invited to spend Thanksgiving with some relatives who he is not too close with but since he lives far away from his parents, these relatives often invite him to functions and such. He supposedly told them that he would more than likely go to their place for Thanksgiving but he would call to confirm. It’s Wednesday before Turkey Day and no call has been made yet. When I asked him about it he said he no longer wants to go there because some of his friends are having a party. Yet, no call has been made.
These are just two very recent examples that bothered me. Not to mention people that RSVP yes and are “no call no show” or people that don’t even bother RSVPing.
I had a situation once where a friend was coming for Thanksgiving dinner. The morning of Turkey Day, she calls me to say that her husband is coming too. Mind you that space was limited at my previous home. Of course I said “that’s fine” but I said something along the lines of “I wish you would have given me more time.” Anyway, I moved the tables around, changed the glasses, added a place setting, all set. I get a call from her around 3pm (3 hours before showtime) saying that they were no longer coming to dinner. Did I mention that she was responsible for bringing wine to dinner? We had a VERY limited supply of wine that Thanksgiving because 7-11 didn’t carry wine (or didn’t have any) and the grocery store was already closed.
I invited people from work for my last 4th of July bbq. I had 3 no, 1 yes who did not show up and 3 no responses. How can you say yes and not show up? Not even bother calling! And the people that did not respond?? I don’t get it! One of those who did not respond still hasn’t sent a “thank you” note for the wedding gift I gave him last December.
Anyway, like I said, I’m not Emily Post. There are 3 weddings that I did not go to and still owe them a gift. But at least I RSVPed accordingly…
I have a friend who more than once flaked out at the last minute. She will RSVP yes to something and will wait until the last minute to notify me that she is unable to make, like our party last weekend. It was not a sit down dinner so the fact that she couldn't come was fine. What bothered me was the excuse why she couldn't come and the fact that it came via text message 23 minutes before the party start time. Not that she had to be there right at 7pm but still. A friend mysteriously shows up in town and mysteriously has tickets to the basketball game and mysteriously made plans to meet other mysterious friends downtown after the game. Please, spare me!
Another one of my friends was invited to spend Thanksgiving with some relatives who he is not too close with but since he lives far away from his parents, these relatives often invite him to functions and such. He supposedly told them that he would more than likely go to their place for Thanksgiving but he would call to confirm. It’s Wednesday before Turkey Day and no call has been made yet. When I asked him about it he said he no longer wants to go there because some of his friends are having a party. Yet, no call has been made.
These are just two very recent examples that bothered me. Not to mention people that RSVP yes and are “no call no show” or people that don’t even bother RSVPing.
I had a situation once where a friend was coming for Thanksgiving dinner. The morning of Turkey Day, she calls me to say that her husband is coming too. Mind you that space was limited at my previous home. Of course I said “that’s fine” but I said something along the lines of “I wish you would have given me more time.” Anyway, I moved the tables around, changed the glasses, added a place setting, all set. I get a call from her around 3pm (3 hours before showtime) saying that they were no longer coming to dinner. Did I mention that she was responsible for bringing wine to dinner? We had a VERY limited supply of wine that Thanksgiving because 7-11 didn’t carry wine (or didn’t have any) and the grocery store was already closed.
I invited people from work for my last 4th of July bbq. I had 3 no, 1 yes who did not show up and 3 no responses. How can you say yes and not show up? Not even bother calling! And the people that did not respond?? I don’t get it! One of those who did not respond still hasn’t sent a “thank you” note for the wedding gift I gave him last December.
Anyway, like I said, I’m not Emily Post. There are 3 weddings that I did not go to and still owe them a gift. But at least I RSVPed accordingly…
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