I'd like to preface this by saying that I'm a nurse in my late twenties. I'm not exactly rolling in dough. During the year I save and instead of buying tangible things, I put it toward a (Disney) vacation. I use coupons. I buy on sale. I plan my vacation time on when I can get the best deals on flights and accommodations. What I'm trying to say is that I don't blow money or buy unnecessary things. I know how to shop and budget. I have also hauled my crock pot on Disney world vacations, just to save that extra dollar.
My friend and I are going on vacation to Paris. While we are there on a 10 day trip, four of those days will be spent at Disney. I told my friend that I wanted to eat at a nice restaurant there and I wanted to get table service on at least one day. I told her that the rest of the time we can eat at the quick service places or wherever she wanted to eat. I honestly just wanted to go to one nice place, like Chez Remy or Auberge de Cendrillon. Of course, my friend looks online at the menus and starts freaking out over prices since it was basically be $60-$90 per person. She starts telling me that she can't believe I'd entertain the idea of spending "that much" for one meal. My only response was that it's not every day that we are there and we'd be paying for quality food. She insisted that there was no way she'd be that much for one meal. Yes, she can afford it but it's way more than what she's comfortable with. And she restated that she couldn't believe I'd be willing to pay that much for one dinner. In the end, we ended up on settling on another restaurant that would be responsible and under $30. I'm satisfied with the restaurant we chose but still... I am a little annoyed.
Yes, $60-$90 is a lot to spend on one meal (for me, I know others spend more than that) but why not? We're on vacation and it's not something we do every day. A night out for me at home is Olive Garden. I don't splurge often, but I don't feel like I'm ridiculous for wanting to spend a little more money for a nicer dining experience. That's not a bad thing, right? I don't know. I guess I'm just trying to justify spending the extra money. But now I just feel so guilty about it.
I guess I'm posting to vent/ask for opinions. Is that a crazy amount to spend on dinner?
My friend and I are going on vacation to Paris. While we are there on a 10 day trip, four of those days will be spent at Disney. I told my friend that I wanted to eat at a nice restaurant there and I wanted to get table service on at least one day. I told her that the rest of the time we can eat at the quick service places or wherever she wanted to eat. I honestly just wanted to go to one nice place, like Chez Remy or Auberge de Cendrillon. Of course, my friend looks online at the menus and starts freaking out over prices since it was basically be $60-$90 per person. She starts telling me that she can't believe I'd entertain the idea of spending "that much" for one meal. My only response was that it's not every day that we are there and we'd be paying for quality food. She insisted that there was no way she'd be that much for one meal. Yes, she can afford it but it's way more than what she's comfortable with. And she restated that she couldn't believe I'd be willing to pay that much for one dinner. In the end, we ended up on settling on another restaurant that would be responsible and under $30. I'm satisfied with the restaurant we chose but still... I am a little annoyed.
Yes, $60-$90 is a lot to spend on one meal (for me, I know others spend more than that) but why not? We're on vacation and it's not something we do every day. A night out for me at home is Olive Garden. I don't splurge often, but I don't feel like I'm ridiculous for wanting to spend a little more money for a nicer dining experience. That's not a bad thing, right? I don't know. I guess I'm just trying to justify spending the extra money. But now I just feel so guilty about it.
I guess I'm posting to vent/ask for opinions. Is that a crazy amount to spend on dinner?
