O come, all the hungry – as long as you pay ahead of time.
A grandmother in the UK who charges her family for Christmas dinner is raising her price this year to keep up with inflation and the cost of living.
Caroline Duddridge asked her three daughters to pay about $15.21 for a seat at the Christmas party this year – up from about $12.67 last year, she told BBC Radio 5 Live.
Even that extra cash, however, may not be enough to cover rising food costs this year, lamented the 63-year-old Cardiff resident.
“I’m not sure it’s going to happen, because when you buy a few pieces, it’s going to be like £30 or £40 and it’s hardly a full bag,” he told the outlet.
“It’s not even a Christmas thing but just general shopping – it’s just awful and you wonder where it’s all going to end.”
Duddrige also charged her two sons about $19 for Christmas, while her two grandchildren are expected to cough up about $3.15. Luckily for them, neither of them had to deal with the increased dinner prices.
Caroline Duddridge asked her three daughters to pay about $15.21 for a seat at Christmas dinner this year. Facebook/Caroline Duddridge
Duddrige has previously said she charges her sons more because they work full-time, while her daughters work part-time while raising their family.
“I have put a price on the girls [this year] of £2 because I got a bit of attention from people who said I was being sexist – not because I listened to public opinion, particularly,” she added to BBC Radio 5 Live about the decision to charge her daughter less this year.
The entry fee is worth it, he argues, because the generous spread runs from Christmas Eve to December 26, or Boxing Day.
Duddridge began charging her family after her husband died in 2015. Facebook/Caroline Duddridge
In the past, the smorgasbord has included a mini sandwich buffet followed by a turkey dinner and sides on Christmas Day, as well as a bean roast and four desserts, Duddrige boasts.
There will also be a full buffet on Dec 26.
“I also prepare food for my parents and take it to them – they find it too much coming to me now,” Duddrige explains of the family affair.
Duddridge made enough food for a three-day festival. Facebook/Caroline Duddridge
Duddrige told the BBC that she started charging her family for Christmas dinner after her husband died in 2015.
Attendees also transferred money directly to his bank account so he could “track down any lost people,” he said.
Duddrige stood by the decision to charge, although some commentators thought the move was inappropriate for the season.
“There are the usual trolls, but some people think it’s a really good idea – they even say they’re going to adopt it themselves,” he said.
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