Choosing Beggar Threatens Her Acquaintance With Beating Because She Didn’t Want To Drive For 17 Hours To Pick Her Up And Give Her A Free Concert Ticket

"I’m shocked, to say the least, never thought I’d encounter someone like this."

Damjan

• Published in Funny
• May 8, 2020

Many agree that the most terrible thing when arranging a big trip with a lot of people is coordinating individuals who have various outlooks on how to divide costs and what is regarded as a satisfactory compromise. Well, there is an even worse thing - when someone you did not even invite tries to hustle his way into the arrangement and wants to do it completely free.

Reddit user u/soggypierogies shared her experience with an acquaintance trying to get into her concert road trip on the subreddit r/ChoosingBeggars, with the title: “She was a friend of a friend I had in university. Haven’t talked in years but wants me to drive 17hours to pick her up, then back 6hours for a concert that we’d buy her ticket to. I’m shocked, to say the least, never thought I’d encounter someone like this.”

In her initial message, the Choosing Beggar asks if the company has “extra spots” for the concert, telling she’d love to join them. The OP presumed that she was asking about a possible extra spot in the Airbnb.

Before the OP got into details, she asked the CB if they’re in the same region. It turns out that they are not. And the CB said that she would easily find her house…17 hours away.

The OP gives her best to explain that it’s a long drive and that they can’t pick her up, but she can join them at the Airbnb. The CB replies with: “really wanted a ticket.”

Needless to say that the OP is confused by the audacity, but when she realized that the CB expects free ticket and free ride, she says: “Absolutely not sorry.”

The CB then asks why the OP got a ticket from her BF, who is loaded, and he should get her a ticket too. It is her birthday, and she was really looking forward to going.

And finally, we can see one of the OPs on the r/ChoosingBeggars site stand up for herself. It is sporadic. The OP calmly lists out all the reasons why they will not indulge the CB in her fantasy.

“I don’t understand why you think you’re entitled to a free ride and a free ticket from people you don’t even know,” she says. 

The CB then tried the sympathy strategy, claiming she even took time off from work for this trip, swears the OP out, and threatens with beating. I bet she would make such a great trip companion….

Most of the people were shocked by the nerves on this woman, but some of them even had similar stories:

The OP explained in a few comments that their boyfriend isn’t loaded, they’ve been saving for their trip for a while.

She also said she blocked the CB after this conversation:

And reported the threat, just in case:

Damjan