to think this was ungrateful and maybe a bit snobby?

[LifeIsButtercream]

I friend recently had a first birthday party for her DD, I have a limited budget but found a really gorgeous outfit from Asda which had a character on that my friend's DD is 'obsessed' with, and posted this over to them as a pressie.

I spoke to said friend a few days later, and she was blah blah about her DD's birthday and all the lovely clothes people had given her. She then went on to say that some people had only given clothes from Asda or Tesco, and these 'had to go straight in the bin', as her DD only wears clothes from 'Next, and above'.........

I was a bit hmph, and didn't mention the gift I'd sent, but made my excuses and left the conversation. I felt a bit grrrrr that not only had she chucked my gift away, but she hadn't even remembered what I'd given (it was a week ago) - call me mad but I make a note when DD opens presents so I can at least pretend I have written thank you cards and thank people.

Besides, Next and above? Do labels really matter at 1yr old?

Or am I on another planet?

[sunchild77]

Your "Friend" is a materalistic twat.

sorry

[bustersmummy]

YANBU

My ex-SIL very pointedly told me at her DD's first birthday that the only clothes which were acceptable were Next or Baby Gap.

I had bought clothes from elsewhere - not a supermarket, but not Next or Baby Gap.

She gave the unacceptable to the charity shop.

[HazeltheMcWitch]

Blimey!

Nope, you're very normal, and nice to buy a present with her favourite character and post it out.

This is SO snobby, and plain, old-fashioned rude.

[Campaspe]

Your friend sounds like a snob, and her behaviour does not send out a good message to her children.

[Supermoo]

Snobbish old cowbag! YANBU at all....

You should have reminded her of your present though, while she was mid-flow about chucking out gifts. She'd have been mortified.

[FurKnickersAndNoCoat]

awful. would be questioning my friendship with this woman. totally ungrateful and snobby as hell.

[fearnelinen]

YANBU, is this a PFB?
She'll learn, first comes pasta sauce, then potty training, then mud, holes and all manner of crap that you just get so bored of soaking in various chemical solutions that eventually we all (even the Gwyneth Paltrow types) head to Asda for a more 'disposable' priced garment! Some of DD's nicest outfits come from Asda, and yes, I have learnt my lesson, she spent her first year in boutique or Prada, I was also a twat! Would never have thrown brand new clothes away though.
I'd make that the last gift I sent her way tbh.

[Plumm]

Snobby, rude and quite ridiculous.We have a decent household income but I buy my kids cheap clothes because they will be either 10 ruined or 2) grown out of pretty soon. Asda clothes are lovely, BTW.

[LaurieFairyCake]

That's really awful that she said that to your face. You could immediately have called her on it and told her you got an Asda outfit - I'd liked to have heard how shed squirm out of that in your presence.

[Sirzy]

Yanbu.

She is being very snobby, and it sounds like wasting money needlessly.

Let alone throwing away perfect clothes, she could have at least given them to a charity shop.

[ragged]

Ragged scrapes jaw off floor. Some people are morons.

[squeakytoy]

My DIL had this attitude to start with. When she realised that it meant we didnt buy her daughter very much for fear of it having the wrong label, or not being expensive enough... she changed her tune.

She is more than happy to dress the child in sainsburys finest now!

[fatlazymummy]

A total snob. And incredibly wasteful too. How dare she throw brand new, perfectly decent clothes away, when so many people would appreciate them. If she didn't like them then why not return them for the money?
Personally I would be looking for new friends.

[ellifino]

Did that really happen? How extraordinary.

[kaj32]

What a bitch. My one year old destroys all she touches :)

Tell her to get over herself. And besides i find asda clothes wash better than next and above

[AmazingBouncingFerret]

How snobby and rude of her. I wouldnt bother next time. She doesnt deserve it and she definitely doesnt deserve nice ham that's for sure.

[PinkToeNails]

That's so ungrateful. We've bought everything from Petit Bateau (when I've taken leave of my senses) to Matalan for our DD and she always gets nice comments about her clothes. Who cares where the clothes come from, especially when it's a gift.

My jaw nearly hit the floor when I read your OP.

[mumblechum1]

Blimey.

That's all I can say, really.

[Newgolddream]

The level of sheer nasty snobbery that some people can display never ceases to amaze me. Theres nothing wrong with Asda clothes (get loads there for my boys) but thats not the point - as you said its the rudeness to at saying this to you given in mind your present. And as for putting perfectly good clothes in the bin - Im outraged at that!

What are you going to do OP? I really couldnt let this go if I was you.

[LifeIsButtercream]

Indeed people, it will be the last pressie I send!

I feel gutted that I might have well put £10 in the bin, thats a lot of money in my world right now!

Don't get me started on clothes getting destroyed (my 2yr old looks like I dunked her in the bin/pan of spag bol sauce/sandpit/mud by the end of most days) - I chatted with her about this a few weeks back - she sends her DD to nursery in her best clothes and Lelli Kelli shoes, I said they would get trashed, and she replied that she would just buy more, rather that than dress her child in 'cheap looking' clothes as people would judge her DD.