Am I, or is friend a bit ... Odd?

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It was my friends daughters 1st birthday earlier in the week and she had a little tea party for her after school
So on the day I left for the school run a bit earlier, nipped to the shops, bought her DD a present card and wrapping paper, then picked the kids up, took them home to get changed and wrapped the present and wrote the card while they did so, then on we went to the party
All fine, or so I thought!

My friend text me the next day telling me she was offended by my behaviour about her daughters present, after a confusing exchange of texts I finally find out that basically she's annoyed that I bought the present so close to the party and I should've been 'more organised as I've known for a whole year what date the birthday was'

I'm totally confused
I'd planned to do the shopping this way as it seemed like less faffing for me with my own toddler to make a special trip
I didn't have to get a different present than I'd wanted to because they'd sold out or anything like that
And I thought I'd got a nice present (a pair of pj's, a book and a small cuddly toy)

Was I rude to buy the present on the day?? Or am I right and she's being a bit odd?

Fiabo - love that!

Thankyou all, I thought that was the case but I thought I'd just check I hadn't broken some unknown gift buying etiquette I'd never heard of

Wow. What a stupid reaction on her part.

She's massively rude. It does not matter when you bought the gift and she's an ignorant cow for what she's said to you. I'd drop her as a friend tbh.

Some of my closest friends have presents brought for them on the day... I'm very disorganised as far as birthdays go... however I'm over prepared for xmas and pic up bargains as I go...

irregardless of people's preferences it's the thought that counts and she should be grateful!!

I'd be tempted to fire back with a snide "so you keep generic presents stocked do you and pick one when needed?... hardly a personal touch !"

She's crackers. Completely so.

Nope, unless the only nearby shop is a petrol station and you nipped in and bought baby 20 B&H and a can of Red Bull then she's barking

She is being bizarrely odd.

Who gives a damn when a present was bought? (Unless it's petrol station flowers for a wedding anniversary! )

I would have text back to say 'I'm sorry you are offended by the gift I bought for X, please pass it back to me and I will ensure it is given to someone more grateful'

Offer to take the gift back off her.

She is batshit and very very ungrateful!

I would have text back to say 'I'm sorry you are offended by the gift I bought for X, please pass it back to me and I will ensure it is given to someone more grateful'

Please do this and let us know what she says!

Maybe it's because you forgot to buy her a dummy so she's spat her own one out.

What a feckin weirdo I'd be backing off that one

She's crazy, and very very rude.

It doesn't matter when you bought it, the fact is you bought it.

Does she do her Christmas shopping on the 1st January (after all she knows the date of Christmas day for a whole year).

I'd be creating a distance from now on.

Your friend is very odd and rude too.

Your friend is a batshit crazy loon!!!!!!

This doesn't make any sense. How did she know when you went shopping?

It depends if you told her and made out that it was a hassle ie "I've been rushing about all day, had to buy the present, get the kids changed,rush back here. I'm exhausted!" This makes it seem like the birthday was an inconvenience or another job. Did you do this?

She's weird. Show her this thread so she can see she clearly isn't reacting appropriately and that she's very rude!

Your friend sounds a bit batshit.

She's being very rude.

So what if you've known for a whole year when her PFBs birthday is? Did she expect you to rush out and buy the 1st birthday present as soon as the baby was born?

Is she normally so precious??

Bahahahaha! She's a nutter! Her child may be the centre of her universe but she's no one else's.

She's off her chops.