The holidays are meant to be a season of joy and love, particularly because everybody has already let out their negative energy during Thanksgiving feuds. Read the story to know what happened in this holiday party and do you think this man’s decision of potluck or contributing money to the party was a good idea?
Source: Reddit
Quick post, just trying to get opinions as my (35M) wife (38F) and I have gotten a lot of backlash over our annual holiday party. Every year, we hold a little soiree-type gathering at our house – there’s usually 20-25 people who come. Nothing crazy. It’s a mix of coworkers, family, and friends.
Normally, we do ALL the cooking for 25 people, and it sets us back about $500-$600 dollars at the grocery store. This year, with money being a bit tighter, we’ve added some “stipulations” to attending the party. On the invites that we mailed out, we added that guests need to bring a dish with them to the party if they’d like to attend. We listed some potential dishes that they can bring, or they can bring their own creation. If not bringing a dish, the alternative would be paying $20 per guest, to help offset food costs.
Out of the 27 people we invited this year, there were 6 people (friends of my wife and I) who had an issue with this in particular. None of them ended up RSVPing and when my wife reached out, they said that it was selfish to expect a dish from guests, not considerate, etc.
Are we wrong for making guests bring a dish to our soiree?
Here are a few comments on the story where it was originally posted:
