"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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> maxine in ri wrote:
>>
>> If I had been the hostess, I probably would have told her, as the
>> guests who were assigned those courses arrived, that while her
>> offerings were lovely, it would be kind of her to let the other people
>> share theirs rather than have the other guests shoved aside for her
>> ego.
>>
>> What would _you_ have done?
>>
>> fuming in ri
>
> I can appreciate the anger. We were invited to a party last summer and I
> asked what we could bring. The hostess suggested that I bring some cheeses
> from our local cheese shop. that is easy enough, but the cheese sold there
> is very expensive. I got a piece of each of four different cheeses....
> $45. I didn't mind the expense so much as the fact that when we showed up
> there was no room on the table because other people had brought dishes.
> the cheese never got served.
>
> The hostess offered it to me to take home, I split it with her. The next
> time I will just get one or two pieces.
>

I had someone offer to make a dessert if I purchased the ingredients as it
included an ingredient I was allergic to. I did so and took them all over
to her. She lived across the street. The night of the dinner, she "forgot"
the dessert and forgot to return the leftovers of the ingredients. I never
allowed another person to contribute to a meal.

Debbie