30-year-old woman leaves her own surprise birthday party after discovering the party is actually best friend's sales pitch: ‘She launches into a 20-minute presentation about her new “health coaching” business’

Planning a surprise birthday party for someone you love can be a stressful endeavor. You want it to be perfect, for them to love the surprise, and genuinely enjoy the party, which takes careful planning. So, here's one tip that might help if you are interested in planning someone's birthday party–don't turn the party into a sales pitch for your new business, like the friend in the story below did.

When this 30-year-old birthday girl was told by her best friend to dress up because they were going out, she was sure they were heading to a surprise birthday party. But when they got to the restaurant, the birthday girl didn't know any of the people there. After a while, the best friend begins making a speech about something that changed her life, and starts talking about her new business.

It became clear that this was not a surprise party.

The birthday girl did not appreciate her best friend's deceit, so she left the event, but that didn't stop her best friend from later complaining and claiming she had embarrassed her…

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Am I overreacting for leaving my friend’s “surprise party” when it turned out to be a sales pitch?

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I don't care much for birthdays, but even I would have been disappointed if this were how I ended up celebrating mine. What would you have done in this situation?