5-Year-Old Boy Gets Bill for Missing Buddy’s Birthday Party
A 5-year-old boy in England has been billed for skipping out on a birthday party — and his parents have been threatened with court action if they don’t pay up.
Alex Nash recently came home with a £15.95 invoice ($24) in his school bag for not attending a party that took place at a ski park shortly before Christmas.
Alex’s parents said they accepted the invitation but later realized the date conflicted with a family commitment with the boy’s grandparents. They admitted to backing out at the last minute but said they planned to apologize to the birthday boy’s parents. However, after Alex returned to school after the holidays, the invoice was slipped into his book bag by his school teacher.
“It was a proper invoice with full official details and even her bank details on it,” Derek Nash told the BBC.
Nash said he went to the home of the parents who sent the invoice and spoke to the mother.
“I knocked on her door. She answered it and I told her I found the invoice in my son’s bag and I wasn’t happy about that,” Nash said.
He understands why the parents are upset about the cost of the birthday party but said he was angry over how they handled the experience.
“Because I was so angry I said she wasn’t going to get a penny out of me,” Nash explained.
The ski park where the party was held, Plymouth Ski and Snowboard Centre, posted a note on Facebook about the incident saying it never sent out any invoices in the matter. “This is a disagreement between the two parents involved and the fact that the centre has been named on the invoice is fraudulent.”
Source: today.com
I read this story somewhere and twas funny… In my country Nigeria,,, are my supposed to pay for not attending a friends parry? lols
Ahn Ahn is it by force to attend a birthday party? Nawao. So because the boy didn’t attend, the parents have to pay loool this is so funny. The way they handled it sef. Oyinbo and wahala. Now there’s fraud involved hmmmmm. The two parents could easily have ironed this out but the celebrants parents went about it the very wrong way.
Oyinbo n d wahala, is it by force 2 attaind party. This one no fit happen 4 Nija sha.
U can imagin a law, that can never happen in Nigeria. Na by force.
Nne this is so out of hand. I don’t like it. trust me it wont happen in our country
Interesting.!!!
Ridiculous!
See me oooo….Na by force?? Ehn
Hahahaha..very funny
U go fear na, compulsory bday party. Either u attend or u pay a fine for not coming. Very funny hahahahaha
Never ll dis happen in naija laye..lol
From now on, all my parties are compulsory, if you get an invite n don’t attend, the supreme court of Naija sorry England will send you an invite. Friends take note..lols
What kind of parents are that? What if d boy came would they have missed d money. They just want to create friction bw kids.& the idiotic teacher that slipped d bill inside d bag is equally stupid. Is playing courier part of her services ad a teacher? They get luck if na for naija they for answer witches cos it wl b said they were angry for failing to initiate d little boy during the party.lol.
Nawah oyibo eeh
This is interesting. Is this for real. Oyibo’s are so funny.
Oyinbo with their wahala. Can’t happen in Nigeria.
Hahahahahahha I missed d party n d goodies then l will pay 4 wat l dint enjoy?
Sick
Oyinbo people and their wahala. Is it now mandatory to attend a buddy’s party. Sounds funny.
Come and try it in Nigeria.
Attending a party too na by force lol. If the birthday boys parents cldnt afford, why host the party in the first place????
Na by force…oga ooo
In nigeria who cares
Hahahahhahahahahahahahaha
you see who come your party you no happy? or them no come u dey vex, you go talk who send you…..
I LOVE NIGER
anyway I’m happy about the new twist at list they have brought court case upon themselves…. this what i call “self inflicted punishment”
hmmmm thats awkward, must you attend a party? in Nigeria it doesn’t work that way.
Lol very strange..
Em em em em…. Clears throat.. Pls I don’t get this!
Hahahahha…….. Am seriously rolling on the floor with laughter right now, are you kidding me????? There’s no place like Naija oh, here we attend parties without being invited and you get all the benefits as the invitees sometimes more than them sef. Mtsheeeeewwwww. Oyibo wahala too much, i understand if you have made this kind of arrangement for an event, sent invites and people have confirmed their attendance before bookings are being done, so when someone opts out, the expenses is in vain. But that doesn’t mean you should send an invoice through a child asking for refund. They would have spoken to the parents of the kid.
The mother must have really been furious
funny sha
Lol