{"id":25027,"date":"2015-01-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/five-year-old-boy-invoiced\/"},"modified":"2015-01-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-01-21T00:00:00","slug":"five-year-old-boy-invoiced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/lifestyle\/five-year-old-boy-invoiced\/","title":{"rendered":"Five year old boy invoiced"},"content":{"rendered":"

Five year old kids shouldn’t even know what an invoice IS, let alone receive one.<\/span><\/h3>\n

But that is what five-year-old Alex is dealing with, after not rocking up to a school-friend’s birthday party.<\/p>\n

Yep, you read that right.<\/p>\n

Alex was invited to a party at the Plymouth Ski Slope and Snowboard Centre, but couldn’t make it – so the parents of the birthday boy took the liberty of handing over a $30 invoice for his no-show.<\/p>\n

\"invoice<\/p>\n

Source: Derek Nash<\/p>\n

Alex’s dad Derek is fuming. He told the local rag, The Plymouth Herald, that he didn’t have the contact details for the friends’ parents to let them know they couldn’t make it, despite confirming he could originally go to the party.<\/p>\n

On January 15, the invoice was slotted into Alex’s schoolbag by a teacher at the request of the birthday boy’s mum.<\/p>\n

“The school couldn’t apologise enough that one of the teachers had passed this on,” Derek told the Plymouth Herald. <\/p>\n

Derek also visited the birthday boy’s family to dispute the concept.<\/p>\n

“When she answered the door, I told her i had found the invoice in my son’s school bag and that I wasn’t happy about it. I told her I would not be paying her the money.<\/p>\n

I told her she should have spoken to me first and not put the invoice in my son’s school bag.”<\/p>\n

I would have sympathised with her about the cost of Alex not showing up, but I just can’t believe the way she has gone about it.”<\/p>\n

Apparently the kid’s parents have actually threatened Derek they will take the case to court.<\/p>\n

Below is a heated Facebook conversation had between Alex’s mother Tanya and Julie Lawrence, the mother of the boy who is pushing for the money:<\/p>\n

Tanya Walsh<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hi Julie. This is Alex\u2019s mum. I don\u2019t know what has happened between you and my partner, Derek. I was very shocked to see the invoice in Alex\u2019s school bag. I did not realise that you had to pay for each child, as you never mentioned anything about money when we spoke. The only reason Alex did not attend the party was because his nan and grandad were going away for christmas and the only day the kids could go see them was on the same day as the party. I did not know this. On the day Alex decided that he wanted to spend time with his nan and grandad. I apologise for not letting you know, but I did not have a phone number or an e-mail for you to let you know the situation(I also didn\u2019t know your first name, or I would have looked you up). If I had known that I would have to pay if Alex did not go, then I would have paid you the money, no problem. I do not like fighting with people, and would prefer to settle this amicably.<\/em><\/p>\n

Julie Lawrence<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hi Tanya, I didn\u2019t mention the money when we spoke because it was a child\u2019s party, it doesn\u2019t matter if you have to pay per person or for a group if people agree to going, I confirmed that with all parents on the Thursday before the party that they were going as I had to pay that day, and Derek told me Alex was looking forward to it and would see us there, to me that is confirmation. My phone number was on the invitation that was sent out to Alex. I don\u2019t like fighting with people either, and was not best impressed when Derek turned up on my doorstep, and said you won\u2019t get any money out of me, rather rudely, I do admit it rattled me. This is not the first time Alex has not turned up to a party that he has been invited to, either. the amicable way round this I believe would be to pay me the money and let a lesson be learnt, I hope this is agreeable ? Julie<\/em><\/p>\n

Tanya Walsh<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hi Julie, whose party is Alex supposed to have gone to? I did speak to another mum about a party but she never got back to me with details, other than that I don\u2019t recall any other confirmed invites. The only reason Derek was angry was because of the fact that the envelope was put into Alex\u2019s school bag, when it has nothing to do with the school. He spoke to the headteacher about and she said that it\u2019s against school policy to do that kind of thing. Birthday invites are fine, but not personal items. Like I said before, no money was mentioned when we spoke, and I feel it would be inappropriate to pay you the money, when I don\u2019t know what it\u2019s actually paying for. Alex was very excited to go to the party. I didn\u2019t know until the day about his nan and grandad, and he decided he would rather spend the day with them. Like I said before I didn\u2019t have your number to let you know. And exactly what lesson would I be learning. I am not a child, so please do not speak to me like I am one. So, to answer your question, unfortunately no. This is not agreeable.<\/em><\/p>\n

Julie Lawrence<\/strong><\/p>\n

You are paying for 1 x child\u2019s party at the ski slope including snow tubing and tobogganing and lunch, to with you said Alex was attending on the Thursday<\/em><\/p>\n

Tanya Walsh<\/strong><\/p>\n

Just so you know, small claims court cost \u00a360 just to start a claim. Also I\u2019m not paying for something we didn\u2019t use.<\/em><\/p>\n

Julie Lawrence<\/strong><\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t cost that much<\/em><\/p>\n

Tanya Walsh<\/strong><\/p>\n

It does. Also I don\u2019t think the school are very happy with you involving them in this either. I don\u2019t know why you are out for our blood and slandering us. I\u2019ve told you the reasons why alex didn\u2019t go. I also told you why I couldn\u2019t call. You also don\u2019t seem to understand that I never ran away from you. I didnt hear you calling after me. I have to get to my daughter at carbeile. So if they let alex out last then I have to rush a bit because evie, my 2 year old, walks slow. So maybe that\u2019s why you thought I was rushing off. I had no reason to run to run away from you. So please do not state things as truth when you do not have all the facts. Maybe if you actually spoke to me rather than making your own mind up about what happened then none of this would be happening right now. If you had come up to us the first day back and explained about the money, then I could have explained about alex, then maybe we could have sorted something out. Instead you send an invoice.<\/em><\/p>\n

Do you think what Julie is asking for is fair, or is she being ridiculous in invoicing Alex for his no-show?<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO: 27 RANDOM FACTS THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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