New Posts For Thread: Boy, 5, given £15.95 invoice for missing friend's birthday partyhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30421263/boy-5-given-1595-invoice-for-missing-friends-birthday-party.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/11354515/Boy-5-given-invoice-for-missing-friends-birthday-party.html A five-year-old has been handed an invoice and his parents threatened with court action - for missing his friend's birthdayI bet the parents get 100% attendance next year.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30421263/boy-5-given-1595-invoice-for-missing-friends-birthday-party?post_id=543184951#543184951I bet the parents get 100% attendance next year.Tue, 20 Jan 2015 11:27:15 -0600they'll be 6 next year. Rock climbing in snowdoniahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30421263/boy-5-given-1595-invoice-for-missing-friends-birthday-party?post_id=543176265#543176265they'll be 6 next year. Rock climbing in snowdoniaMon, 19 Jan 2015 17:22:57 -0600Very harsh, they should have demanded it be taken out of his pocket money weekly, and interest charged at the current rate.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30421263/boy-5-given-1595-invoice-for-missing-friends-birthday-party?post_id=543176187#543176187Very harsh, they should have demanded it be taken out of his pocket money weekly, and interest charged at the current rate.Mon, 19 Jan 2015 17:14:31 -0600A ski party for being 5 ffs symptomatic of our modern world, a combination of beating the "Jonse's" and giving kids "everything I never had," bolocks. So what are you going to spoil the brat with next year, a mortised kiddies Merc perhaps. Will 10 behttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30421263/boy-5-given-1595-invoice-for-missing-friends-birthday-party?post_id=543176099#543176099A ski party for being 5 ffs symptomatic of our modern world, a combination of beating the "Jonse's" and giving kids "everything I never had," bolocks. So what are you going to spoil the brat with next year, a mortised kiddies Merc perhaps. Will 10 beMon, 19 Jan 2015 17:06:18 -0600love how the invoice is £15.95, £16 would be taking it too far!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30421263/boy-5-given-1595-invoice-for-missing-friends-birthday-party?post_id=543175625#543175625love how the invoice is £15.95, £16 would be taking it too far!Mon, 19 Jan 2015 16:21:03 -0600I NEVER HAD ANY BIRTHDAY PARTIES WHEN I WAS SMALL,I DONT THINK THEY HAD BEEN INVENTEDhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30421263/boy-5-given-1595-invoice-for-missing-friends-birthday-party?post_id=543175229#543175229I NEVER HAD ANY BIRTHDAY PARTIES WHEN I WAS SMALL,I DONT THINK THEY HAD BEEN INVENTEDMon, 19 Jan 2015 15:59:25 -0600Let the kids sort it out themselves.Water pistols at dawn.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30421263/boy-5-given-1595-invoice-for-missing-friends-birthday-party?post_id=543172003#543172003Let the kids sort it out themselves.Water pistols at dawn.Mon, 19 Jan 2015 13:23:32 -0600Really strange that he had no way of contacting her despite all the info being on the invite according to the birthday boys mother.Now they've not only been at her door but contacted her on facebook.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30421263/boy-5-given-1595-invoice-for-missing-friends-birthday-party?post_id=543171455#543171455Really strange that he had no way of contacting her despite all the info being on the invite according to the birthday boys mother.Now they've not only been at her door but contacted her on facebook.Mon, 19 Jan 2015 12:24:27 -0600I sympathise with the mother here, the non-attender's father could have contacted her, and didn't bother. Such rudeness and lack of consideration may be par for the course these days, but it remains rudeness. And the absolute hide of the bloke sayinghttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30421263/boy-5-given-1595-invoice-for-missing-friends-birthday-party?post_id=543169317#543169317I sympathise with the mother here, the non-attender's father could have contacted her, and didn't bother. Such rudeness and lack of consideration may be par for the course these days, but it remains rudeness. And the absolute hide of the bloke sayingMon, 19 Jan 2015 09:40:27 -0600I think there may be quite complex VAT issues here ... if the invoice for £15.95 has a food and drink element (unless it's alcohol, of course then there could be a VATable component if they served hot food and ate it inside, but ok if they went outshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30421263/boy-5-given-1595-invoice-for-missing-friends-birthday-party?post_id=543169277#543169277I think there may be quite complex VAT issues here ... if the invoice for £15.95 has a food and drink element (unless it's alcohol, of course then there could be a VATable component if they served hot food and ate it inside, but ok if they went outsMon, 19 Jan 2015 09:35:53 -0600