Hosting houseguests and they ask you to pick up a list of certain groceries for their kids (expensive organic ones at that), and then after you’ve bought them and they’ve arrived they THEN offer to pay you back. Is it weird that they didn’t offer to cover the cost upfront when they made the request?
Either way, I decline re-payment. But I personally would always say upfront something along the lines of, “please save the receipt and I’ll pay you back of course.” Which is the better or right way? When it’s not upfront it makes me feel like the person is entitled and I get anxious about cost. Thank you.