Acquaintance asking me to run errands for her party?

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I have a friend who got engaged and her sister is throwing her a party. I have met my friends sister before only briefly in passing years ago. The invitation arrived and before I even RSVP'd, her sister sends me an email saying "I hope you can come. Will you please purchase and bring x,y,z party supplies? We have the rest covered and I have helpers." I just find it really weird that of all people to ask for help she asks me, whom she has no relationship with, when her core group of close friends will all be there. Additionally I live over an hour away in another city. I just couldnt imagine asking a guest whom I have no relationship with to run errands for me and on their bill. Is it normal that she asked me to do this?

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  • wistfulmaiden
    9 years ago

    Its become normal these days for people to expect guests to bring food or supplies. Somehow being a cheap crappy host has become normal. I still think its tacky though. If you go, just get the stuff at the dollar store. Of if not don't feel bad about it.

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    • hiya1
      9 years ago

      Perfectly said! I was just saying to my husband the other night how we never get invited to an event without someone expecting a contribution, rather then the host just wanting to make their guests feel relaxed and welcomed. Just a couple of weeks ago I went to a friends housewarming party where she was showing her new $700K house purchase. She asked everyone to bring a dish, needed multiple guests to come over early and help her get the place ready and had her other friend who flew in from out of state for the party running to the store for supplies minutes before the others arrived. Kind of makes you roll your eyes that she can make a $700K house payment but cant afford hors d'oeuvres for their guests or a maid to get the house ready beforehand if she cant put in the time. Maybe women are just overstretched these days trying to keep up with the Joneses that they forget to put in effort in other places where it counts as well.

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  • mountain-man82
    9 years ago

    If you are a really good and trusted friend of the bride and the idehas spoken highly of you, then she probably figures she can trust you to get it done. She may not trust some of her friends with the tasks amd doesnt want to blow it, so she goes with someone the bride trusts to make sure it gets done. I wouldnt make too much outta it.

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