The parents of a five-year-old boy have been threatened with court action because he missed a schoolfriend's birthday party and left the hosts out of pocket.
Derek Nash, from Torpoint, Cornwall, discovered an invoice for £15.95 had been put into son Alex's schoolbag after he was a "no show" at the ski centre party.
Mr Nash said he had thought the letter was a joke but now the friend's mother is threatening to take the matter to the small claims court.
The family accepted the invite to the Ski Slope and Snowboard Centre just before the Christmas holidays, forgetting they had a prior family get-together. Mr Nash said he had already arranged for their child to go out with his grandparents.
He said: "On January 15 she looked in Alex's school bag and found a brown envelope. It was an invoice for £15.95 for a child's party no show fee. "
Mr Nash said while he sympathized with the woman, he told her he would not be paying. She has since threatened to take the case to a small claims court, while the birthday boy will no longer play with Alex at school.
Mr Nash added: "I drive all around the South West for my job and I have talked to quite a few people about this. "They're all quite incredulous that this has happened. I thought it was a joke to begin with. I am lost for words."
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