Fake friend or not.....

[salvatoresandwich]

Ok so this post is not about a fake friend but it is about a friend who bought me fake makeup for my birthday. Am I being unreasonable to be annoyed?

She might not have known it was fake?

Fake makeup? What was it then..marmite mascara? Strawberry lipstick?

Fake as in it left you with chemical burns or fake as in it was branded Mars not Nars? If the first, YANBU. If the second, YAN a bit U.

YABU

Fake as in it left you with chemical burns or fake as in it was branded Mars not Nars? If the first, YANBU. If the second, YAN a bit U.

How do you have fake makeup?

Like plastic? Out of a girls world?

Not that I would ever buy anyone makeup ever...what a weird present

Whoops, sorry!

It was MAC. I can't use it can I?

MAC? Isn't that good?

MAC is very good. Fake MAC, not really.

Or do you mean fraudulently fake...ie something that claims to be MAC but is actually cheap stuff.

Yes haunted that's right.

How do you know it is fake? How do you know she knew it was fake?

It's fake because the packaging, presentation, quality is all off. I don't know if she knows its fake or not.

Vol - why AIBU?

I was once given a Mont Blanc pen which ran dry. I went to a jeweller to buy a refill and was told the pen was fake. I felt so stupid.

Nothing to add to the thread, I just wanted to tell my story!

Throw it away....

Latara that's what I thought thanks for your advice.

Ebay is full of fake make up.

Don't use it. Aunty used a fake pot of (well known) moisturiser, after using it daily for a month she noticed her skin was developing hyperpigmentation, got bad very quickly. I suspect it contained hydroquinone which banned in the UK but which found it's way into this pot.

YABU to be annoyed before you know whether she knew it was a fake, or if so, if she even realises it would make any difference. I can see why you wouldn't want something useless but it would be nice to give your friend the benefit of the doubt. Depends what you're annoyed about really - are you annoyed with your friend or at the people who sell fake makeup? My guess is that she has no idea it's fake and thought she was buying you something really nice.

Who or what are you annoyed about?

If you are annoyed it's not real - well OK

But if you are annoyed with her then that's a bit princessy - you don't know if she knows it's fake, plus even if she did it's still a present. Presents are nice.

I'm annoyed that I can't use it and I'm annoyed that my friend has wasted her money. That's about it really. It is nice to get presents I agree and I would have loved to be able to use it x

YANBU
The price would likely have indicated it was fake.
How exactly do you know it's fake?

Oh Ok. yanbu