...Not that society is broke, or owt...

[Worthy4England]

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5 year old boy gets sent bill for failure to attend friends birthday party. Personally, I'd dock it out of his spends...

[Hoboh]

Wouldn't invite the ungrateful little wretch again!
You cannot rely on anyone these days, you say your going, short of death your going!
Like his parents forgot he was seeing his grandparents, yeah right!

[Worthy4England]

Wouldn't invite the ungrateful little wretch again!
You cannot rely on anyone these days, you say your going, short of death your going!
Like his parents forgot he was seeing his grandparents, yeah right!

It would have been courteous for them to tell the party organizer they couldn't make it. Indeed.

That said, the normal reaction is the one you posted above - just don't invite them again, instead heighten your sense of injustice at it all by issuing a bill. Reeedhiculos.

[Hoboh]

Wouldn't invite the ungrateful little wretch again!
You cannot rely on anyone these days, you say your going, short of death your going!
Like his parents forgot he was seeing his grandparents, yeah right!

It would have been courteous for them to tell the party organizer they couldn't make it. Indeed.

That said, the normal reaction is the one you posted above - just don't invite them again, instead heighten your sense of injustice at it all by issuing a bill. Reeedhiculos.

Oh I just loved the 'He was double booked' bit, what is he a hotel room or an actor or something

[Lord Kangana]

Hang on, they've threatened Small Claims Court for a child not attending a party, and we're concerned about the actions of the child?

[Hoboh]

Hang on, they've threatened Small Claims Court for a child not attending a party, and we're concerned about the actions of the child?

No parents who suddenly found the kid double booked!

[Lord Kangana]

And the Small Claims Court?

[Prufrock]

I'd fecking love to see the face of the judge this ends up before (which it won't)!

[Hoboh]

And the Small Claims Court?

Well it's hardly the stuff of the high court is it
I reckon there is more to this than meets the eye like the double booking parents being abusive or something to the party holder.

[Hoboh]

I'd fecking love to see the face of the judge this ends up before (which it won't)!

He'll probably hold it in secret and jail them!

[Bruce Rioja]

I'd fecking love to see the face of the judge this ends up before (which it won't)!

Have you seen that camp 4ucker on the television claiming to be a Judge? This is the sort of nonsense that ends up on there!

[Worthy4England]

And the Small Claims Court?

Well it's hardly the stuff of the high court is it
I reckon there is more to this than meets the eye like the double booking parents being abusive or something to the party holder.

On what's been presented so far - it's hardly the stuff of any Court.

Oh and it appears to be invoice number 1432 - what happened to the other 1431? I smell a fish.

[Montreal Wanderer]

And the Small Claims Court?

Well it's hardly the stuff of the high court is it
I reckon there is more to this than meets the eye like the double booking parents being abusive or something to the party holder.

On what's been presented so far - it's hardly the stuff of any Court.

Oh and it appears to be invoice number 1432 - what happened to the other 1431? I smell a fish.

If this had been an American story I can see many forum members taking the moral highground on the issue! Is the UK becoming Americanized and stupidly litigious?

[Hoboh]

And the Small Claims Court?

Well it's hardly the stuff of the high court is it
I reckon there is more to this than meets the eye like the double booking parents being abusive or something to the party holder.

On what's been presented so far - it's hardly the stuff of any Court.

Oh and it appears to be invoice number 1432 - what happened to the other 1431? I smell a fish.

If this had been an American story I can see many forum members taking the moral highground on the issue! Is the UK becoming Americanized and stupidly litigious?

Yes.

[LeverEnd]

And the Small Claims Court?

Well it's hardly the stuff of the high court is it
I reckon there is more to this than meets the eye like the double booking parents being abusive or something to the party holder.

On what's been presented so far - it's hardly the stuff of any Court.

Oh and it appears to be invoice number 1432 - what happened to the other 1431? I smell a fish.

If this had been an American story I can see many forum members taking the moral highground on the issue! Is the UK becoming Americanized and stupidly litigious?

It happened over there about 10 years ago, this is incontrovertible proof of said Americanisation and litigiousness.

[a1]

i'd put all four adults in prison for wasting "the court's" money.

seems counter-intutative , but its not.

added bonus: the kids can all stay with their grandparents.

everyone's a winner

[LeverEnd]

I feel sorry for the kid, misses a cool skiing party for a Werther's Original and a prickly kiss from his Gran. Gutted.