What do you do when you have unexpected guests at home

Well, frankly speaking, i get whoever is at home involved with the guests and get the hell out of there. I hate having guests. I don't mind friends coming over, but most of the time i prefer not being called upon when I'm at home. Quite sad, but thats just the way I am i guess.

Oh friend tell me about it! I think for most every body we rather have a call up first before the visit. Specially for those that their life is so busy between jobs, kids, chores etc.

Hi yogambal_64! I do not like having unexpected guests. However, if I do not have any choice because they are already there, I will try to be as hospitable as possible. No doubt about that. So far, I have not really experienced not having food to serve to unexpected guests. I hope it does not happen.

This is a good discussion. I think every women would have faced this situation. It is a difficult situation, I have never faced it my life. My mom has faced it many times. We have lots of relatives sometimes they come home for lunch or dinner without prior information. My parents will buy some stuff from nearby resturants at that time because it is difficult for my mom to cook many dishes on a sudden. Also, my mom doesn't want to be in kitchen all the time. She wants to spend some time talking with the guests.

Hello friend, We try to keep a stock of refreshments and snacks at all times, to be ready just in case unexpected guests drop in. However, even if we are short on it, I rush to the market to get the refreshments while my mother serves them tea/coffee and biscuits.The market is pretty close to my place so that is not a problem as I can rush there and come back with a few things within fifteen minutes.

I have faced sucha problem once when my hubby's friends just dropped in with his family one fine eveneving and said they are gogint ostay overnite at our oplace. I was a little shocked as it was my initial phase of marriage when i was getting used to preparing meal for two :) But i think it was a cake walk for me that day as the family did not fuss too much and my hubby was very cooperative in getting things to prepare a sumptuous meal (may be because it was his friend - LOL).

While I think it is somewhat rude to barge in on someone unexpectedly, you need to be grateful that u have visitors because I am going to put another spin on this topic. Five and a half years ago, I was diagnosed with a disabling disease which eventually put me in a wheelchair, and took awy my ability to speak. As much as I ask people to come visit, they make all kinds of excuses why they can't. I once had a lot of friends and a very active social life and now I am disabled and lonely. Every weekend I pray for the doorbell to ring and a surprise visitor to come callng. So, I know it can be a pain in the neck when people drop by unexpectedly, please count your blessings that they come by at all.

hi yogambal!^^ if they aren't my guests, like if they were my mother's guests or my brother's or my sister's, i don't bother.^^;; i just stay in my room and do the usual things i do while i'm at home. i let them take care of their own visitors even if i also know them. but if they were my visitors, unexpected and all, i stay with them and talk with them until they want to. sometimes i ask somebody in the house to buy some refreshment. sometimes, if i am not in the mood to talk to any visitors, i just pretend that i'm doing something important or that i have a headache so that the visitor would finish whatever their purpose for visiting and they can hurry to leave.

Awkwardly is how I tackle the unexpected guest situation. I have to admit, I am pretty messy and my apartment is such a huge mess all the time. I rarely get unexpected guests but when I do it is embarrassing for everyone! I usually tell them, before they come through my door, that there is a new restaurant I want to try or a cute coffee shop that I would like to show them.

That has not happened much at my house yet, but it's a good reason to try to keep every thing clean and tidy!

I normally will standby at least some drinks at home.. I hate expecting unexpected guests, and in order not to upset anyone, I just have them served with drinks.. since they don't come with a call prior to the visit, can't expect me to do a feast right! And sometimes, I just have to tell them that I can't welcome them due to my other priorities.. and make sure they call the next time.. at least an hour before visiting..

well this is really happen to me afternoon that i am sleep them my mom call me at my room she said that i have unexpected guest at home i am shock then i go out then i see my guest is my best friends then i call her to enter in my house and i prefer food and drink to her and then my friend and me bonding together?

Oh yes, I know this. I had a surprise visitor on Sunday. Last Sunday, a close friend dropped in. He called to inform that he will be coming. It was around lunchtime so we offered him food. He refused the first time and when we pressed some more, he agreed. Now, I was not the one who was part of this "pressing" committee. My in-laws were. Then when he agreed my MIL said, can you make n number of rotis for him, as he does not eat rice. Well, I had just completed a marathon cooking session and was exhausted. I simply wanted to drop on the bed and sleep. But far from this. I had to cook some more food for the guest and clean up more vessels and things than usual. I was irritated and happy at the same time. I didn't know what to do. I fed the guest and then sat down to chat with them. I couldnt keep my eyes open. I just fell asleep there. :)

Well, I have a problem that is still worse. I tend to eat away the refreshments even though I stock them. So I am invariably always ill-prepared for guests. And I am not a very good cook either. Another drawback is I am not very well organized. All these factors do make me feel uncomfortable. But then, I do love having people around. It gives me a reason to keep my home looking neat and tidy. :-)

If the guests are unexpected then they aren't expecting anything. Guests of the kind that just show up are usually either good friends or family who are probably aware of your situation and again aren't expecting anything but sharing some time with you. If you have something offer it - if not, tell them you're sorry but you haven't had a chance to shop. If it happens that your spouse brings someone home without informing you (kill him later) but usually we all keep stuff in the pantry that can be thrown together to make something edible if need be and so many recipe sites now online that show you those quick, easy throw together appetizers or dishes for those unexpected ocassions.

well, If I have unexpected guess then all I have to do just go shop for food as much as I can but dont blame me cuz you didn't call. most of the time, to make it easy I just take them to eat out. Then try to figure out something else for tomorrow

When unexpected guest should arise! Hi there Yogambal_64, unexpected guest is something that I always hope will never happen. If I know they are coming I do the best that I can within the short period of time that i have in order to try to prepare for them and to try to make everything as nice as possible. But if I know they are coming. Sometimes I will just try to talk them out of it. That is my best strategy but if they insist then I will tell them to come at their own risk. Happy mylot!

Yes, sometimes, some guests pay a visit, and may be some person I do not know or I am not familiar with before. I hope I could treat them well. I will try my best to treat them well.

I often encounter this situation,one of my colleagues ,I don't like her very much,because every time she came in my house,she entered my bedroom and opened my TV. ,my computer at random,i hate other people touch my thing before i know it. even so,every time she came in my house,i would be a good host.but now ,when she ask me if she can came to my home,i always look for an excuse to refuse her. Maybe when you read my words,you think i am a picky girl,actually i am a kind girl,i have many friends.Don't criticize me.

I know that alltime we cannot happy with unexpected guest...but I never show my irritetness...try to make happy him always....