AIBU to share offers on Christmas toys my friends and I have found?

[treasure84]

Ok, So quite a small thing in the grand scheme of things... but something that seems to have caused some bad feelings with a friend.

Every year while Christmas shopping I notice lots of offers and discount codes that I simply wouldn't use myself but always know somebody who would. So for the last couple of years myself and a few friends have been emailing a round robin with these offers on.

We have decided to set up a Facebook page this year to help others. I have been the one that has set this up as I am the only one who knows how and has the time at the moment. Everyone in the group about 5 of us was in agreement this would be a good idea.

I set everything up today...this evening I get a rather rude text followed up with a email regarding the page. My friend has basically told us we are being unreasonable posting offers we have all found already as she has brought some of these as gifts for friends and family and know everyone will know the prices.

This was then followed up with a group email to everyone accept me about how she thought we were her friends and so should support her points.

Now, let me put this Facebook page into context, it was set up today. It currently has 4 people liking the page ( although hoping to get a lot more people...let me know if interested ;-) ) and nowhere is friends name mentioned.

Have we genuinely done something to offend?

Well I think it's a good idea.
I don't think any is under any illusion about how much something cost. And I don't think that most people who receive a gift start off by wondering how much a gift cost.

I find if funny that she knows the thread is about her. Did you know she was an MNer before posting.

So "friend" doesn't want people to know she spent 49p on someone.

Find something else to stress over.

I've joined.

my friends and I share bargains we find... and don't care how cheap something was if we like it.

She can hide the page from her feed easily so they don't see.

(just fyi OP, its bought, not brought)

YANBU, it sounds like you were trying to do a nice thing and help people out. It's not reasonable of your friend to send whiney e-mails trying to emotionally blackmail people 'I thought you were my friends'. Being someone's friend doesn't mean you have to cede to all their unreasonable demands for 'support' especially when that seems to mean ganging up on another friend. Good luck with your page OP.

Well your friend doesn't have to let on she bought the presents at reduced prices fgs. If anyone really gave a shit enough to ask she can always say she got them ages ago at full price or whatever.
Actually, I don't know who sounds worse, her or the people she's buying for if they really go trawling the internet looking to see how much their present cost

I'm not on FB - but penwizard.co.uk have buy 1 get one 1/2 price on personalised books.

YANBU, if your friend doesn't want people to know she bought their gifts in the sale, maybe she should be prepared to splash the cash more. I say this only because it seems to be an issue for her. In my opinion, and most people's, it doesn't matter how much you spend on someone.
If DP got me a bargain Christmas gift I'd admire his thriftiness.