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I've got a dinner party Friday night for a friend's birthday. It'll be nice, I'm looking forward to it. The other people going decided it would be nice to get the birthday girl a spa gift certificate that we all split. Good idea, I'm all for that. But at no point was I privy to this discussion. I was just informed of their decision. Nor was I privy to the decision that I should be the one to go way the eff out of my way to go pick this thing up. WTF? Now I've got to go get on the bus just to go pick up a gift card. At no point did I have input into this and at no point did I volunteer to go pick this thing up.

G. Keenan wrote:I've got a dinner party Friday night for a friend's birthday. It'll be nice, I'm looking forward to it. The other people going decided it would be nice to get the birthday girl a spa gift certificate that we all split. Good idea, I'm all for that. But at no point was I privy to this discussion. I was just informed of their decision. Nor was I privy to the decision that I should be the one to go way the eff out of my way to go pick this thing up. WTF? Now I've got to go get on the bus just to go pick up a gift card. At no point did I have input into this and at no point did I volunteer to go pick this thing up.

Don't go get it, but instead go get the birthday girl a gift of your own. You'll look awesome, the other people that put you in this spot will look like buttholes.

RC21* wrote:

G. Keenan wrote:I've got a dinner party Friday night for a friend's birthday. It'll be nice, I'm looking forward to it. The other people going decided it would be nice to get the birthday girl a spa gift certificate that we all split. Good idea, I'm all for that. But at no point was I privy to this discussion. I was just informed of their decision. Nor was I privy to the decision that I should be the one to go way the eff out of my way to go pick this thing up. WTF? Now I've got to go get on the bus just to go pick up a gift card. At no point did I have input into this and at no point did I volunteer to go pick this thing up.

Don't go get it, but instead go get the birthday girl a gift of your own. You'll look awesome, the other people that put you in this spot will look like buttholes.

I agree with this plan.

Yes. RC's plan is brilliant.

RC21* wrote:

G. Keenan wrote:I've got a dinner party Friday night for a friend's birthday. It'll be nice, I'm looking forward to it. The other people going decided it would be nice to get the birthday girl a spa gift certificate that we all split. Good idea, I'm all for that. But at no point was I privy to this discussion. I was just informed of their decision. Nor was I privy to the decision that I should be the one to go way the eff out of my way to go pick this thing up. WTF? Now I've got to go get on the bus just to go pick up a gift card. At no point did I have input into this and at no point did I volunteer to go pick this thing up.

Don't go get it, but instead go get the birthday girl a gift of your own. You'll look awesome, the other people that put you in this spot will look like buttholes.

That is devious in a genius way. But I can't do that. I have to see these people again.

G. Keenan wrote:

RC21* wrote:

G. Keenan wrote:I've got a dinner party Friday night for a friend's birthday. It'll be nice, I'm looking forward to it. The other people going decided it would be nice to get the birthday girl a spa gift certificate that we all split. Good idea, I'm all for that. But at no point was I privy to this discussion. I was just informed of their decision. Nor was I privy to the decision that I should be the one to go way the eff out of my way to go pick this thing up. WTF? Now I've got to go get on the bus just to go pick up a gift card. At no point did I have input into this and at no point did I volunteer to go pick this thing up.

Don't go get it, but instead go get the birthday girl a gift of your own. You'll look awesome, the other people that put you in this spot will look like buttholes.

That is devious in a genius way. But I can't do that. I have to see these people again.

I'd be pissed, too. In which case they owe you a finder's fee, or should pay some shopper's surcharge, it seems to me, for getting you to take the time and trouble to fetch this.

If you're doing the leg work, you should pay less for the gift, too.

i still think you should consider rc's plan

The modified version would work, too. Go out and pick up the gift card, but pick up something else as well. Then you can say that you chipped in on one, and got her another gift. They still look like buttholes but maybe don't hate you as much.

...or...do what rc* says, but get the real gift too. Pull your gag, see the faces. Then, after you have humiliated them, lift them back up by giving the real gift.

You would never be asked by those people again.

Go pick up the free spa deal and use it on yourself.