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Cheeky friend re advent calendars

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Samedaysame · 03/12/2021 11:51

Light hearted for you all to hsve a wee smile at my expense. We SmileWinkShockalways buy for my friends gc birthdays and Christmas. This year decided to buy expensive personalized chocolate Advent Calendars instead. Checked if this would be ok with my friend. All good so far, take said calendars to friend to deliver them in time for 1st Dec. No thank you received from the parents which is most unusual.
Mention no thanks to my friend and thought I might have upset the parents by doing this. Friend replies oh don't worry about it the dg loved them but they thought they were from me. Husband laughed when I told him, I guess I should too.

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Clymene · 03/12/2021 12:01

She took the credit for your present? That's really weird and rude

TheEncouragingStranger · 03/12/2021 12:06

"Hi! Hope you're all well! Just checking you got the advent calenders we sent for the kids via your mum. Hoping they arrived in time for the 1st!"

TheMooch · 03/12/2021 12:09

That's not that funny. I think it's rude.

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Coronado2 · 03/12/2021 12:17

@TheEncouragingStranger

"Hi! Hope you're all well! Just checking you got the advent calenders we sent for the kids via your mum. Hoping they arrived in time for the 1st!"
Yeah, I'd do this too.
IncompleteSenten · 03/12/2021 12:19

@TheEncouragingStranger

"Hi! Hope you're all well! Just checking you got the advent calenders we sent for the kids via your mum. Hoping they arrived in time for the 1st!"
Absolutely!
LawnFever · 03/12/2021 12:19

@TheEncouragingStranger

"Hi! Hope you're all well! Just checking you got the advent calenders we sent for the kids via your mum. Hoping they arrived in time for the 1st!"
Definitely this, your friend is a CF
SanFranBear · 03/12/2021 12:20

Yeah, that wouldn't make me smile - that would upset me as now, when there's nothing from you on Xmas Day, both the daughter and the children will think you've not bothered.. when in actual fact, you've made a lot more effort than their actual grandparents. Grrr - some people!

BleuJay · 03/12/2021 12:23

Rude and mean spirited.

No present would be sent again.

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Samedaysame · 03/12/2021 14:37

Thank you for all your posts, my friend is lovely albeit a bit ditzy that is why husband laughed. We will let the parents know when we see them. Is it too early to wish everyone a Happy Christmas xx

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IncompleteSenten · 03/12/2021 14:47

Ditzy doesn't cause you to pretend a gift from someone else is actually from you.

AmyDudley · 03/12/2021 16:49

Ditzy would be forgetting to give them to the GC by Dec 1st. Pretending you've bought a thoughtful and expensive gift for someone when in reality it is not from you at all is Gitzy.

The parents and DC will think you haven't bought them presents this year and will wonder if they have offended you (and also they will feel bad that they haven;t thanked you when they find out, which they will because you will send the text suggested above.)

BleuJay · 03/12/2021 17:33

@AmyDudley

Ditzy would be forgetting to give them to the GC by Dec 1st. Pretending you've bought a thoughtful and expensive gift for someone when in reality it is not from you at all is Gitzy.

The parents and DC will think you haven't bought them presents this year and will wonder if they have offended you (and also they will feel bad that they haven;t thanked you when they find out, which they will because you will send the text suggested above.)

Gitzy is quite possibly the best made up word I’ve heard! 😂❤️
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Samedaysame · 04/12/2021 09:43

I sent the message to the parents last night. I had a reply that said the children loved them and they are very sorry for not sending a video thank you andwith the children holding the gifts, that is why I thought it was unusual

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Samedaysame · 04/12/2021 09:45

They will send a thank you video today. Thank you for all your great advice xx

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Gretaburley · 04/12/2021 09:50

She's not ditzy, she's jolly rude.
Glad you got it sorted.

Howshouldibehave · 04/12/2021 09:55

Do the children know who you are?

I’d drop the presents round to their own house in future.

Twinstudy · 04/12/2021 09:56

I'd be asking what she'd got them for Christmas so you can pretend its from you. Cheeky mare!

IncompleteSenten · 04/12/2021 09:58

So they didn't say they thought they were from your friend?

I wonder if they will say anything to your friend and whether she will then say anything to you.

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Samedaysame · 04/12/2021 12:34

No they did not say they thought they were from my friend but I guess they would not want to admit that to me because they will be embarrassed that their mum tried to pass them off as from her. We always get a thank you video on birthdays and Christmas from the children. Yes the children know us very well call us auntie and uncle. The family live 30 miles away that is why we asked friend to give them to the parents. Obviously we normally wrap their presents and tape the card on. We did not wrap the calendars and have not given them cards yet so I guess it was easy for friend to say these are from granny

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IhateBoswell · 04/12/2021 13:16

😳 Bloody cheek!

CSJobseeker · 04/12/2021 13:19

@IncompleteSenten

Ditzy doesn't cause you to pretend a gift from someone else is actually from you.
Yeah, this. Your friend really isn't as lovely as you say.
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