The situation:

A week ago my 17-year-old daughter was set to attend a concert with a friend. I bought tickets (25.00 each) for both girls and the friend paid me back for hers. The tickets were to be picked up at will call at the concert venue. The arrangement was for me to drive both girls to the show - an hour away.

The morning of the show the friend texted my daughter to say she was going to the show with another group of kids - basically left my daughter in the lurch. My daughter was pissed off and warned the girl that her ticket was at will call in my name and she wouldn't be able to get it until we arrived. My daughter never told her she was not getting her ticket.

The girl left a tearful message on my answering machine while I was out, and I responded as soon as I received it telling her not to worry, that I would collect her ticket and get it to her well before showtime. I asked her to respond to my message, but she never called or texted back. My daughter attempted to get in touch with her several times over the next two hours, but the girl refused to pick up the phone or respond to texts.

When we arrived at the venue (2 hours before the doors opened) the girl was in line with the other group and informed my daughter that she was "done" with the friendship and didn't need or want the ticket. She had purchased another.

Tonight the girl sent a series of texts demanding her money back for the original ticket. I will probably end up giving it back just to get the kid off my daughter's back, but I am curious as to what you would do in this situation. (I know it's only $25.00 and hardly worth the aggravation, but my daughter insists we owe the girl nothing.)