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‘My Family Charged Me $250 For Staying Over At Christmas Even Though I Was The One Who Paid For ALL The Food’


A woman who paid and cooked for her entire family has shared how she received a ‘hospitality invoice’ because she, her husband and children stayed over for three nights.

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Sharing her story on Mumsnet, the woman explained she spent Christmas with eleven family members, including her husband and kids.

“The set up is a bit complicated. My husband has three sisters. The venue was a sister’s house but I cooked because she was recovering from an injury,” she wrote.

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The mother went on and explained that they all stayed on December 23 to 26.

“We brought two joints of meat, a Christmas pudding, a Christmas cake, plenty of wine, beer, some gin and rum, some nice cheeses, kids snacks, and drinks,” she continued.

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But the next day, her sister-in-law sent her an invoice for $250.

While she understood that hosting many people can be exhausting, she did not expect to be charged for spending Christmas together.

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“My husband wants to pay it to shut her up,” the woman continued. “I want to ask her to itemise it and prepare an invoice in return for the hours I spent cooking Christmas dinner.”

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Mumsnet users were shocked by the sister-in-law’s actions, with one person suggesting: “You write her an invoice with all the items you paid for listed. And a line something like ‘you being a cheeky f****r: priceless’. And you email it back.”

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Another said: “Create your own invoice and send it back! How much did you spend and what is the going rate for a chef these days?!”

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A third said: “I wouldn’t pay it. You’ve contributed plenty and been very generous. Who the f*** invoices guests for staying with them? Ignore it and stay at home for Christmas in future. Far simpler.”

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