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Dear Penelope,
Recently my girlfriend and I hosted a birthday party at a local restaurant for a mutual friend; we paid for her and her daughters’ meals, bought a rather expensive gift and split the cost of the Hawaiian theme decorations. We planned on keeping and storing the decorations for future parties we would give, but the birthday girl indicated she thought she would be taking the decorations home. What is the proper etiquette for this situation?
Carol
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