Hosts Roasted In Viral Tweet When They Demand Payment For Meals at Their Dinner Party

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Brad Dickson • Managing Editor
Mar 18, 2022 4:00 PM EDT

It's tough to see how this can be anything other than the most excellent tactic for ensuring that you never have to host a dinner party ever again. Or have to see your friends again, for that matter. And while that might sound like an introvert's dream, I'd probably still suggest another option. 

You see, people are not going to want to see you or spend time with you… They're going to hate you and talk to each other about how petty and cheap you are. You might even get blasted on social media for the world to witness.

That's what happened to the hosts of this dinner party after they asked Amber Nelson to pay for her meal when they invited her over for dinner. She posted the incident to Twitter asking the following question:

Got invited to someone's place for dinner, and they charged me for it….this is weird, right?

Responses to the tweet were overwhelmingly bewildered and outraged. With some commenters offering some different cultural practices relating to the incident.  

 

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    Font - Amber Nelson @AmberSmelson Got invited to someone's place for dinner and they charged me for it..this is weird, right? 7:50 AM · Mar 11, 2022 · Twitter for iPhone 15.9K Retweets 9,474 Quote Tweets 397.7K Likes
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    Organism - Amber Nelson @AmberSmelson · Mar 11 .. Replying to @AmberSmelson This makes me not want to accept offerings in the future 217 27 307 35.5K
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    World - Alexis Guerreros @NotAlexis · Mar 11 •.. Replying to @AmberSmelson What, what?! How? Like a bill at the end? Or they were like “you want potatoes? Venmo me $5 real quick and l'll give you the spatula" 23 27 87 11.7K Amber Nelson @AmberSmelson · Mar 11 • .. Penne alla vodka. Ate a couple servings and they Venmo requested me $20 592 27 403 18.8K
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    Organism - lauren @ltslaureniguess · Mar 11 Replying to @AmberSmelson If you invite me to your house, offer me food, and then demand I pay you for it, l'm keying your car on the way out 159 27 1,674 70K
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    Font - Freddie Rivas ... @FreddieRi... · Mar 11 Replying to @AmberSmelson Totally normal. I charge all of my guests for dinner. Bagel? 45$ Pasta? 200$ per noodle Rice? Honestly no one can afford my rice. My goal is to steal money from my friends when T host dinner...not sure about everyone else on here?! 68 27 381 22.2K
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    Font - Sam Bliss •.. @ii_sambliss venmo culture has done fgked us up Amber Nelson @AmberSmelson · Mar 11 Got invited to someone's place for dinner and they charged me for it.this is weird, right? Show this thread 10:39 AM · Mar 11, 2022 · Twitter Web App 62 Retweets 16 Quote Tweets 355 Likes
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    Organism - Stanley YelNaatz @_snaatz_ · Mar 11 Replying to @AmberSmelson A friend once invited me over for dinner & wouldn't offer me a drink because I didn't bring my own booze. My bad I guess for not being a polite guess and showing up w/ wine or something, but still feels weird...? I just sat there drinking water while she made herself a Manhattan. 204 27 148 5,207
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    Organism - Sam Bliss @ii_sambliss · Mar 11 Replying to @ii_sambliss We just have so little practice sharing. 1 56 Sam Bliss @ii_sambliss · Mar 11 With friends and family people have pretty much always been communists: give according to means, receive according to need. Even where reciprocity is expected, it's typically been non-simultaneous, and only calculated silently in folks' heads. ♡ 1 27 2 87 Sam Bliss @ii_sambliss · Mar 11 Now venmo allows us to never let a buddy buy us a beer. Splitwise
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    Organism - Jessica Kragt @jlkragt · Mar 11 Omg YES. I specifically tell people not to send me money on Venmo if I buy them something. I don't want to nickel and dime people, I an buy someone a cup of coffee or dinner without needing to be paid back. Most of my friends and I just trade off picking up checks. 12 27 7 366
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    Font - Bayonetwork @ltsPronotRetail · Mar 11 Replying to @AmberSmelson T once got invited to dinner at a friends back jn high school and his mom served me food completely different than everyone else. She told me I had to earn my food in her house. When dessert time came around my friend asked me to go home so they could eat it. 829 27 1,909 36.6K Kristina @souperfiga · Mar 12 I go ask my kids' friends if they like what l'm planning to serve for dinner and adjust accordingly. I know which ones a
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    Font - Emelie Van Rodin @EmTheVan · Mar 12 Replying to @AmberSmelson As someone who host often I usually ask for people to chip in what they can to help me cover costs if they enjoyed the food. I would never stop someone from eating no matter though. I invite my friends I like to hang out with and they pay what they want to make it happen more. 157 27 61 209
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    Organism - Patricia Arq.O @PattyArqu... · Mar 11 @PattyArq...· Mar 11 Replying to @AmberSmelson I have never heard of someone doing this. Did they cook? Did they bring in a chef? Was it some kind of special cannabis dinner or specialty event? Seems very strange. 24 27 18 1,208
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    World - SaurabhD @SaurabhD82 · Mar 11 Replying to @AmberSmelson Friend invited us to his b’day party at at a restaurant and had to pay for our food and drinks. Is that how Americans celebrate their birthdays? 346 27 239 3,177 SaurabhD @SaurabhD82 · Mar 11 •.. Among us Indians, the person who's bday it is usually pays for everything. If it's just a casual dinner then we split the bill. 24 27 13 264 Darwin @mdog73 · Mar 11 •.. Why would someone pay on their own birthday? weird. O 13 27 8 164
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    Organism - Gaelyn Cokayne @gaecokayne · Mar 11 Replying to @AmberSmelson Two very good friends planned a baby shower for me. A week afterwards, they emailed me the bill. For my own baby shower. Which they planned. 103 27 94 1,391
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    Organism - Daniel D @realdanield · Mar 11 Replying to @AmberSmelson Not to turn it into a race thing, but any mexican that invites you over, will give you free beer, shots of tequila, the full menu buffet, and give you a plate to take home to your family. And usually we do it all while we're broke. 106 27 48 2,068
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    World - vin brue @VincentBrue · Mar 11 • .. Replying to @AmberSmelson One time years ago in NYC some friends of mine (who made wayyyy more money thanl did) invited me over for a BBQ and then asked me for money as I was leaving. I said GTFOH and then I got the fek outta there. 10 27 37 4,804 Amber Nelson @AmberSmelson · Mar 11 •.. Yeah that behavior is common in wealthier circles I think 51 27 16 2,250
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    Organism - Dennis Buch. @LawyerBuch... · Mar 11 ... Dave Barry had a great way to not get invited to parties. I think you've found an equally great way to ensure you're the most important (and only!) person at your own parties. "I can win an argument on any topic, against any opponent. People know this, and steer clear of me at parties. Often, as a sign of their great respect, they don't even invite me." - Dave Barry. | 119
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    Organism - Darwin Bell (he/hi... @darwinb... · Mar 11 •.. Replying to @AmberSmelson I went to a dinner party with Lobster once and after dinner, they asked everyone for $75 each. It did not go over well, lol 36 27 59 4,782
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    Organism - Justice For All @JusticeAuger · Mar 11 Replying to @AmberSmelson If I invite you over for dinner, you don't need to bring anything. I got you. Appetizers, dinner, drinks, and desert. Anyone who hosts differently is petty and rude. I can't believe some of the comments on this thread. 7 289
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