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friday hax chat q: "Jack" and "Amy" go out on a first date, but don't click. Jack then asks Amy to reimburse him for the tickets to the theater show

Posted by moles (aka chris) Apr 15 '11, 10:01

Social Etiquette Question

So, "Jack" is given theater tickets by a clueless relative who doesn't realize he has no interest in theater. Jack plans to sell the tickets on craigslist, till he meets a girl he likes and realizes they might make for a nice date. Jack and "Amy" go to the theater (Amy enjoys it, Jack does not) and then to dinner, where they realize they have nothing in common and actually do not really enjoy each other's company. Dinner is cut short and they split the check, agreeing that there probably won't be a second date. Amy thinks she'll never hear from Jack again, but within 24 hours receives an email from him noting the cost of the tickets and asking for reimbursement. Two questions: 1) Have you ever heard anything so offensive?, and 2) Do I have to pay him back???

Responses:

F*ck the Doorman right in front of him -- nm - Epiphany Apr 15, 10:24 2
- heh-heh... -- nm - Diva Apr 15, 10:32
- oh hell yes. -- nm - amanda jones Apr 15, 10:28
"Have fun dying alone." -- nm - Reagen Apr 15, 10:18
Run. Away. Now. -- nm - Jim Apr 15, 10:08
No and no. But hey, Amy got a great story out of this. - Dr.Vermin Apr 15, 10:07
free tickets? what totall bullshit. -- nm - loosilu Apr 15, 10:06
Send him a bill for her time lost spending the evening with him. Time is money! -- nm - oblique Apr 15, 10:06 1
- I like this idea... -- nm - znufrii Apr 15, 10:06
It's not like she called off the date before they saw the show. If you hated the show, ask them for a refund. -- nm - Amy Apr 15, 10:05
I wouldn't call it offensive but she doesn't have to pay him back. But she did set precedent by paying for half the dinner. -- nm - sycor Apr 15, 10:04 8
- how is that precedent when there was no cost for the theatre tickets? -- nm - znufrii Apr 15, 10:08 6
  - yeah that's the hanging point. I can see his logic that he lost out on selling them. I disagree with him but I can see it. -- nm - sycor Apr 15, 10:22 3
    - even if his logical point holds, it is still beyond the realm of etiquette to ask for reibursement after the fact for a date gone bad. - znufrii Apr 15, 10:24 2
      - I agree with you. Like I said, I can see his line of thought. I do not agree with it. -- nm - sycor Apr 15, 10:27
      - especially when it's not even reimbursement, since he didn't pay. -- nm - loosilu Apr 15, 10:26
  - lost revenue from potential sale -- nm - oblique Apr 15, 10:16
  - There's no precedent in hax! -- nm - JaxSean Apr 15, 10:15
- In for a penny, in for a pound, Amy! -- nm - Jack Apr 15, 10:04
He got free tickets, then wanted her to pay for the unused ticket? Her reply should be "F*ck off, Jack-tard." -- nm - JaxSean Apr 15, 10:03 12
- Totally -- nm - Walt_Disney Apr 15, 10:20
- this -- nm - decline Apr 15, 10:09
- yup. - znufrii Apr 15, 10:05
- Not unused, reiumburse for his lost revenue because he didn't sell on craigslist -- nm - oblique Apr 15, 10:05 4
  - He could have gone and scalped them in front of the theater if he wanted the money that bad. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 15, 10:12 3
    - theatre was before dinner, so before they realised they weren't compatible -- nm - Roger More Apr 15, 10:13 2
      - Oh, you're right. But that's even worse. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 15, 10:15 1
        
        Yep. -- nm - Roger More Apr 15, 10:27
- I have to believe her "Do I have to pay him back" question is rhetorical or something. Would anyone actually give that request a second thought? -- nm - mara Apr 15, 10:04 2
  - yeah, it strikes me more as a "can you believe I went on a date with this d-bag" letter rather than one actually asking for advice -- nm - znufrii Apr 15, 10:08 1
    - which I'm totally ok with in this case. great story. -- nm - loosilu Apr 15, 10:10
- this -- nm - Beaker Apr 15, 10:04
It's not offensive so much as clueless. Of course she doesn't have to "pay him back" -- he didn't pay for them, for one thing. -- nm - mara Apr 15, 10:03 2
- And even if he had paid for them, it's still out of line IMO -- nm - Roger More Apr 15, 10:04 1
  - agreed -- nm - znufrii Apr 15, 10:09

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