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Today's Rage

Ro041Ro041 member
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Invite RSVP deadline was yesterday.  30% of our RSVPs are still out.  

We got one yesterday that looked like this:

"1 Seats Have Been Reserved For You
Mr. John Smith
Number of Persons Attending 2"

I work with this guy and he is pretty young.  I went in and told him what you tell someone when they add a plus one.  He responded, "Well, she probably won't come anyway."  I had to pick my jaw up off the floor just as my boss walked by.  Sigh.

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    OliveOilsMomOliveOilsMom member
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    Is this a GF or a random?  Either way, the "she probably won't come" would enrage me too! 
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    mrsconn23mrsconn23 member
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    OMG, I feel you.  I still remember how I felt when one of my IL's friends responded to an RSVP for 2 people with 8.  

    That guy needs a lesson.  Ugh. 
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    banana468banana468 member
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    "Well, of COURSE she's not coming!   She's not invited!"

    Today's rage: I got an email from a customer complaining that we have been making something wrong for months.   Dood - if you don't tell me that it's a problem we can't change it! 
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    Ro041Ro041 member
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    @OliveOilsMom - this is some random, not a gf.  

    @mrsconn23 - 8 people??  What did you even do with that??  (My boss gave him a lesson and then he printed out a sheet that said "1 =/= 2" and gave it to him.  Ha.)

    @banana468 - uhhh, how did he expect you to read his mind?

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    MissKittyDangerMissKittyDanger member
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    Wtf! Who tf invites someone "probably won't come" when they aren't even invited!?

    We had a couple of those, but we didn't know about the relationship so it was different and it was more like "hey we know they weren't originally invited, but it's a new relationship. if they aren't able to come that's fine."

    Dude needs to learn some etiquette!
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    mrsconn23mrsconn23 member
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    Ro041 said:

    @mrsconn23 - 8 people??  What did you even do with that??  (My boss gave him a lesson and then he printed out a sheet that said "1 =/= 2" and gave it to him.  Ha.)

    I called MIL to ask what the heck.  DH ended up calling them and it was an uncomfortable conversation.  It was former neighbors of my IL's and they thought that it was them + their kids/spouses/grandkids.  They ended up not coming at all.   :: shrug ::  I never met them until MIL's funeral and if MIL hadn't died, I probably would have never met them at all. 
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    Ro041 said:
    Invite RSVP deadline was yesterday.  30% of our RSVPs are still out.  

    We got one yesterday that looked like this:

    "1 Seats Have Been Reserved For You
    Mr. John Smith
    Number of Persons Attending 2"

    I work with this guy and he is pretty young.  I went in and told him what you tell someone when they add a plus one.  He responded, "Well, she probably won't come anyway."  I had to pick my jaw up off the floor just as my boss walked by.  Sigh.
    "You're right. She won't. Because she's not invited. I'll put your down for 1. See ya later!"
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    MissKittyDangerMissKittyDanger member
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    mrsconn23 said:
    Ro041 said:

    @mrsconn23 - 8 people??  What did you even do with that??  (My boss gave him a lesson and then he printed out a sheet that said "1 =/= 2" and gave it to him.  Ha.)

    I called MIL to ask what the heck.  DH ended up calling them and it was an uncomfortable conversation.  It was former neighbors of my IL's and they thought that it was them + their kids/spouses/grandkids.  They ended up not coming at all.   :: shrug ::  I never met them until MIL's funeral and if MIL hadn't died, I probably would have never met them at all. 
    Yes of course they can invite everyone .... they aren't paying for extra
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    banana468banana468 member
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    @Ro041 I have no idea.   I'm irritated.   Why would you email back and forth to our mutual customer that you have a problem and not email your supplier?   It makes no logical sense.   But sure - keep complaining to the wrong people and then continue to be upset that nothing gets done.  How's that treatin' ya? 




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    OliveOilsMomOliveOilsMom member
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    Ro - I do love your boss schooling him!  It's hard for the tough love to come from the person doing the inviting, but when a 3rd party does it - yay!
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    justsiejustsie member
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    H had a friend that RSVP'ed his other two friends to the wedding. H and I had met these friends once, about 4 years prior to the wedding. H called friend and said "hey sorry but the invite is just for you", friend said okay then no-showed to the wedding. Some other people found out what happened and needless to say that other people in that same friend group have gotten married and friend is not invited. 

    What made it worse for me is friend was H's little in his fraternity, so it isn't like they were not close or that friend wouldn't know anyone if his other two friends came. 
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    nicolegs17nicolegs17 member
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    We had wholly uninvited people show up from half the country away.  Be prepared for more asshattery.
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    MissKittyDangerMissKittyDanger member
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    nicolegs17 said:
    We had wholly uninvited people show up from half the country away.  Be prepared for more asshattery.
    I feel there's more to this that you must share lol
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    nicolegs17nicolegs17 member
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    Not a terrible amount to share.  We chose not to invite some people from both sides of the family due to strained relationships or headcount.  From xH's side, his 2 uncles and cousin showed up in jeans and cowboy boots the day of without any warning from the Midwest (wedding was in FL).  On my side, my 2 cousins (uninvited) appeared with my aunt/uncle (invited, and who rsvp'd  for only 2).  It was ridiculous.  Who does that?
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    MissKittyDangerMissKittyDanger member
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    @nicolegs17 Rude people do that. The Midwest family sounds like a friend of mine's 1st wedding, her exH's family {immediate family} showed up in jeans also but like torn jeans and looked generally a mess.
    That marriage didn't last long in general, and she said she should have seen the flags at the wedding
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