This one's a characteristic Daily Mail article about a woman, (primary teacher, combined annual household income of £85,000. ) from South London who require that any family member who wants to attend her Xmas dinner has to pay up front, set amount. It claims that this is "a growing phenomenon. "
None of the guests are unemployed and none appear to be low-waged.
Husband is , apparently, an executive chef.
For the cooks out there she is worrying that her "signature dessert- pavlova" turns out OK and serves a quiche option as a starter as an alt to smoked salmon.
Apparently it's "restaurant quality."
Where do the Mail find these suckers, so lacking in self-awareness? Cue her in-laws sniggering about her press..
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...es-profit.html
None of the guests are unemployed and none appear to be low-waged.
Quote:
“"guests can only attend if they pay her £60 per couple for the privilege....mother and sister are attending without partners and must still fork out £60 each.....insists on having the money in advance — cash or a bank transfer directly into the couple’s account....For providing the lunch, she has a budget of just over £400.
It’s a sum that will leave Leah with a profit from her guests’ contributions, and cover the cost of her own and Andrew’s Christmas lunch.
And her guests won’t even get a glass of wine for their £60 fee — they have been asked to bring a bottle with them......‘Everyone is in employment, we all receive complimentary bottles [of wine] at this time of year.
I don’t see why we shouldn’t all enjoy them at the family Christmas lunch,’ says Leah....
Despite the kerfuffle asking her in-laws for payment has caused, Leah Wright believes that, in fact, more of us should charge for hosting Christmas Day.
‘Just send out the invitations, menus and prices in advance,’ she says. ‘Make it clear so everyone knows what they’re getting for their contribution.
‘It really is the only way.’
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“"guests can only attend if they pay her £60 per couple for the privilege....mother and sister are attending without partners and must still fork out £60 each.....insists on having the money in advance — cash or a bank transfer directly into the couple’s account....For providing the lunch, she has a budget of just over £400.
It’s a sum that will leave Leah with a profit from her guests’ contributions, and cover the cost of her own and Andrew’s Christmas lunch.
And her guests won’t even get a glass of wine for their £60 fee — they have been asked to bring a bottle with them......‘Everyone is in employment, we all receive complimentary bottles [of wine] at this time of year.
I don’t see why we shouldn’t all enjoy them at the family Christmas lunch,’ says Leah....
Despite the kerfuffle asking her in-laws for payment has caused, Leah Wright believes that, in fact, more of us should charge for hosting Christmas Day.
‘Just send out the invitations, menus and prices in advance,’ she says. ‘Make it clear so everyone knows what they’re getting for their contribution.
‘It really is the only way.’
”
Husband is , apparently, an executive chef.
For the cooks out there she is worrying that her "signature dessert- pavlova" turns out OK and serves a quiche option as a starter as an alt to smoked salmon.
Apparently it's "restaurant quality."
Where do the Mail find these suckers, so lacking in self-awareness? Cue her in-laws sniggering about her press..
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...es-profit.html





