I can't believe they didn't buy any pizza or beer. We busted our butts moving them into their house.
2007-09-29 16:51:57 · 20 answers · asked by KC Desert 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
O.k. that is down right rude of them, BIG TIME! They must be takers, I have few friends like that, they have their hand out for help but when you need help, it's like they don't hear what you are saying or just simply ignore. Don't help them anymore.
2007-09-29 16:57:34 · answer #1 · answered by Me 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your idea of helping is not done with the idea of friendship... it is "barter"... your idea says... "I'll help you but you owe me!" Is this the attitude of giving... or friendship. How many times have you put a "price-tag" onto any "help" you have offered? Then you are not doing so as a GIFT... but as an action that is done for payment. If you offered to help someone move... you should have been up front... and said..."I'll help, but you owe me pizza and beer after it is done!" Some people don't know about having to pay their friends for the help they offer... because a real friend does things for another friend without being PAID for that action... Maybe you should rethink your motives of helping others... and it would have been nice if your friends would have offered the pizza and beer... but they may have been too tied up with the move... Why don't you offer the idea of a "house party" now that they have moved and after they are settled... a house party of "pizza and beer" to repay all those who helped.... if you are a good friend why don't you suggest this. Good Luck.
2007-09-30 00:05:28 · answer #2 · answered by Callie Kitty 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They should have given you something in return. If they didn't do pizza and beer, they could have at least given you a movie gift card, or offered to take you out. That's so tasteless, I can't EVER imagine doing that. Some people are so inconsiderate and self-involved!
2007-09-30 00:01:17 · answer #3 · answered by Me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
definatly, thats just an unspoken rule, you feed people if there gonna help you move or do some labor for you . unless they were paying you to do it then there should have been food and beer involved this has gone on since the dawn of time....or at least since we have had beer to drink. some people are just really dumb that way.
2007-09-30 02:31:48 · answer #4 · answered by None 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whenever someone helps us move, we offer them food (sometimes sandwiches with all the fixings, other times pizza and a cooler of snacks and drinks for the day, we also offer some kind of cash reimbursement for their time). I think it was sort of rude that they didn't offer you anything. Remember them next time you need a favor, they owe you.
2007-09-30 00:04:22 · answer #5 · answered by Saph 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pizza and beer would be the least they could do. I'm sure professional movers would have cost the deadbeats a lot more...
2007-09-30 03:12:07 · answer #6 · answered by misterjla2002 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a sign of appreciation of your assistance to supply food/beer when a friend helps you out.
Not to indicates to me a lack of common sense.
2007-09-30 01:30:45 · answer #7 · answered by Ollie J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You spent your time and energy helping these people and sometimes "thanks" isn't enough. The least they could have done was spring for some pizza and beer for you (of course, if you're of age, that is).
2007-09-29 23:59:59 · answer #8 · answered by Jayna 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uh, of course. Or at least give you some money so you can get your own pizza and beer.... :-P
2007-09-30 10:12:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's a nice thing to offer food to people who help you move, but it's certainly not mandatory. Try doing something for someone without looking for a reward, and you'll find that you're greatly rewarded. Just try it and you'll see what I'm talking about.
2007-09-30 01:16:30 · answer #10 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋