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The Holiday House

Do you refund Maya?

The Holiday House

Six friends book a house for July. Each pays £300. A week before the trip, Maya pulls out after losing her job and asks for her share back. The booking cannot be changed. Refunding her means the other five pay £60 more each.

Do you refund Maya?

Then ask

  • Would you refund her if she had found a cheaper holiday?
  • Should the friends who earn more cover more?
  • What if £60 means one person can no longer go?

The classics and some new ones. A scenario, the question it forces, and the follow-ups that make it bite.

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