Money Fights
He Kept the Canceled Brunch Deposit
We canceled brunch early enough to get the deposit back. Then Eli said he was keeping it for planning.
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Shared deposit
Eli collected a small reservation deposit from everyone before confirming the brunch table.
Early cancellation
The group canceled before the cutoff, so the generic brunch spot offered a reusable credit.
Organizer credit
Eli said he would keep the credit as a planning fee or save it for the next group brunch.
No prior rule
No one agreed in advance that the organizer could keep returned deposit money.
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- Eli organized the brunch. Eli found a generic neighborhood brunch spot that would hold a large table if the group put down a small shared deposit.I can handle the reservation.Eli: I can handle the reservation.
- We all paid in. Maya sent her share because the deposit was supposed to secure one table for everyone.
- Then half the group canceled. By the night before, too many people were out. Eli said he could still cancel before the cutoff.Can we still get the deposit back?Maya: Can we still get the deposit back?
- He canceled before the cutoff. Eli made the call, confirmed the timing, and got the deposit turned into a reusable brunch credit.Good news, they credited it.Eli: Good news, they credited it.
- But no one got money back. A few days later, Maya asked when the shared deposit would be returned to everyone.Are you sending our shares back?Maya: Are you sending our shares back?
- Eli called it planning credit. Eli said he spent time coordinating, calling, and fixing the cancellation, so he was keeping the credit for the next brunch.I did all the planning.We paid that deposit.Eli: I did all the planning. / Maya: We paid that deposit.
- The group split fast. One friend said the credit should be refunded. Another said Eli did the work. A third said no one should decide alone.Ask before turning it into next time.Friend: Ask before turning it into next time.
- Who owns the canceled deposit? Should Eli refund the group, keep the credit for organizing, or roll it over only after everyone agrees?What would be fair here?Maya: What would be fair here?
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