I just thought of something. It doesn't but does involve buying a micro. Can I vent?

One Xmas my 3 siblings & I decided to get together & buy my dad a micro. My dh & I found one & told the others the price & we all agreed & we split it 4ways---$35. My sis & bro mailed $ from out of town but my other bro lives close by. That bro never gave us the $ so DH & I put in $35 x 2 ... $70. (He said since he & his 'live in GF' gave him a toaster oven the yr before, they decided to get something else.) I think my dad found out & suggested only getting stuff for $20 (You can't get anything much for $20 so we don't do that anymore). I'll never foget what my brother did, about 15 yrs ago.