 | Goldfish( 40s, Male, London )I guess that depends on the invitation. If it's for a venue launch or showcase event that's obviously been planned for some time, you'd want to be given more than a couple of days' notice but I'd happily drop everything for last-minute hospitality at The O2 – no questions asked!
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 | Tomato( Female, United Kingdom )I have recently been responsible for organising hospitality for our clients and it is a really tricky issue as you do not want clients to feel that they have been left off the list in the first place but a late invitation to a hospitality event is definitely better than no invitation and I did have some very happy clients who stepped up at the last minute and had really enjoyable days out. The ideal scenario is that when people accept an invitation they then do not leave it until the last minute to say they can no longer attend, which leaves you in the tricky position in the first place, very frustrating!
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 | R.R.Gill( 30s, Male, United Kingdom )It depends really – From a work perspective I wouldn't feel like an afterthought but for a social purpose perhaps. I'll always accept late invitations from client if time permits – as PJC states a late invite is better than none at all!
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 | Liza T.( 40s, Female, London )I certainly have no problem with being asked late to client things but agree that socially it's a different matter! As a recent issuer of last minute invitations though I've had one bad experience where a client refused & seemed to take my late invitation as a personal insult. In future I'd definitely be wary of impromptu invitations to older &/or very senior clients who are perhaps less forgiving about perceived bad manners. Planning far enough ahead to have a decent RSVP date is of course the answer but that's easier said than done.
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