AIBU to present you with a mystery box and not open it?

[QueenMortifauxcado]

Today I recieved a parcel from a nc relative who doesn't seem to have quite got the message. Every year I get a passive aggressive christmas card which I duly ignore. Now I have a box. I've been informed by another relative it's a birthday gift. Do I open it? Send it back?

[QueenMortifauxcado]

Now worried the parcel is unwrapping itself though the sheer force of your will mumsnet just went to make tea and saw the corner is poking out. Might have been the cat though

[Soubriquet]

OO ill volunteer as a random MNetter parcel opener

[poorbuthappy]

Open it. Tell us. Bin it
Do not admit to any rellie or person who could report back that you received it.
Deny with a daily mail head tilt.

[Amithenormalone]

On the very idea of metallic hot pants I think you have to open even if it's just to give us all a good laugh.

[Foxysoxy01]

I'm more interested in why you don't speak to the family member anymore but that's because I am a noisy bugger!

Open it! It might be something really nice and an olive branch (if you want it to be of course)

[kelper]

Perhaps whatever is inside is coming to life may have watched too many horror films

[AllMyBestFriendsAreMetalheads]

[Foxysoxy01]

• Nosey bugger even

[Theyhaveallbeenused2]

Come on open it...don't give the cat all the glory..maybe give the cat the gift though

[Tartle]

If it's just torn a little bit surely it's ok to peep inside. (Or is that just the rule when you're 5?)

[FourKidsNotCrazyYet]

If she's into quirky gifts then what if it's live animals through the post. That's a thing! And you haven't opened it! or it's a severed hand!

[UnGoogleable]

Open it!

I'm hoping it's a print of that naked portrait of Donald Trump and his micropenis

[DearMrDilkington]

Open it!

[Scrumptiousbears]

To post this and not open it is just mean.

[VivienneWestwoodsKnickers]

Ah, go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on.

Please? You can still put it in the bin afterwards. And tell the intermediary family member that it was disposed of.

[VivienneWestwoodsKnickers]

BTW, metallic hot pants?!

[Scrounged]

I think I'm going to go no contact with the OP if she doesn't bloody open the box

[DaftJelly]

Oooooooopeeeeeeen iiiiiiiitttttt........

[InterchangeableEmma]

Considering that you must be NC for a good reason and 'other relative' is poised to report back to NC relative, I really do think you'd be unwise to open it. That's accepting it it which is accepting contact, even if you don't keep it. Well, unless you're willing to have it seen as accepting contact and have to actively enforce NC again.

I mean, I'm desperate to know what's inside. It's not a game though, is it?

Like I said before, I think you should give it to 'other relative' to deal with.

[TudorHouse]

Open it. Then send it back via relative with a note saying thanks but no thanks now fuck off

[Scrounged]

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[Lovelilies]

Open the goddamn box For the love of all that is holy!

I'll hold you responsible if I don't sleep tonight 😫😡

[DontTouchTheMoustache]

I just read 5 bloody pages and didn't even find out what was in the box

[onmybroomstick]

Open it open it open it

[RockyBird]

Is it open yet?

I'm going with photo of some kind.