AIBU to think that the motive on gift wrapping paper does not matter?

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Dd, 3 years old, was invited to a birthday party by a girl from nusery. All fine, responded she would like to come, asked for wishes and went with dd to get a gift from list. Thought I had frozen gift wrapping paper at home. Wanted to wrap this morning before party at 10am to realise that the only wrapping paper we had was Christmas inspired green with gold trees on so ofc wrapped the gift in that paper and took dd to party..
All went fine at the party, the birthday gift liked the gift and party was nice.
But just received a txt from the birthday girls mom where she is moaning about the paper and accusing me of regifting a Christmas gift that I clearly didn't even bother to rewrap.
I'm a bit gobsmacked by the txt.. I have a recipe that proves I bought it last weekend, but I really didnt anybody would care that much about the look of the wrapping paper?
AIBU?

I dont think i would send a text, but i do think i would be a bit miffed to get a birthday present wrapped in xmas paper.

Perhaps the mum has lots of issues with people not focussing on a birthday so close to christmas, so goes to a lot of effot to seperate the two?

I assume you mean motif. Birthday mum was a cheeky cow by texting you. Just message back it was the only paper you had and it wasnt a regift.

I would not wrap a Birthday gift in Xmas paper. It does look like no thought has gone into it imo.
I always keep a roll of plain silver/gold paper that can be used for any purpose.
The Mum is a CF though. Really awful behaviour on her part.

The mother was rude. There was a birthday gift list?

She’s a CF and I would text her back and tell her so. Well actually I would be really passive aggressive and just respond that your hope DC enjoyed the gift that you thoughtfully picked out for them. Then ignore.

Very rude of the other mother to send a text. It was a bit crap that you wrapped up a birthday gift in Christmas wrapping paper, but hardly the end of the world - I'd have just made a jokey apology when handing it over.

I think I'd be inclined to ignore the text from the other mum. It's rude, ungrateful and doesn't merit a response.

I wouldn’t care overly what was on your wrapping paper, or even if it was a regifted gift, that you would surely need to have unwrapped to decide whether or not you wanted it. BUT as a parent of dcs with a December and early January birthday, Christmas wrapping paper would make me have a bit of a moan to myself as it is a bugbear of mine that people can’t separate their birthdays from Christmas.

Saying that, I would never message anyone who had given a present to my child and complain about it. And one of them was given a holiday souvenir wrapped up for their birthday.

I dont see big deal at all. I'd definitely send her a photo of the receipt, say it was the only paper you had and didnt think it would be a big deal, and that you await her apology

Send her a roll of pink, happy birthday wrapping paper.

Otherwise ignore. She's an idiot.

It's absolutely fine to do it.

Unbelievable the mum did this.

Well i just wrapped my mums birthday present in paw patrol paper because thats what ive got. Im sure shes not going to be bothered what the paper looks like, its covering a lovely gift inside....ill let you all know later what she thinks!

I can't believe there are people who would actually be offended by this.

The mum is over reacting massively. I’m surprised you’ve kept your cool and not told her to fuck off.

Next time wrap any present for this person in newspaper/plain brown or white paper and claim to have ecology motives!

Well she'd really hate me as I don't do wrapping paper. Even if it was a regift then wtf? A gift is a gift.
I am sure the 3 / 4 year old was delighted to get a gift. Maybe the mother could learn something about gratitude from their child.

There's no excuse for rude behaviour. Anyone bothered about such a thing is a massive bellend. Ridiculous.

Text her back saying as she's so rude you would be happy to accept the gift back so you can return it. Stupid woman.

I'd text back politely asking her if she wanted the receipt?

Hold on, you bought something from their 'list' (how kind of them to provide) and they still accused you of re-gifting it? Miserable CFers.

Oh for goodness sake, presents get wrapped in whatever paper I have. She’s rude to text you. Have you replied?

She’s unreasonable to text but you YA mildly BU to wrap a birthday present in Christmas wrapping. I wouldn’t do it.
Hardly the crime of the century though.

I think she was really rude to comment about it. NU to silently think the paper was ‘wrong’ in her head, but to comment out loudly extremely rude. She does realise that there is no law saying you have to take a gift to a birthday party. It’s only social norms that dictate this.

I’m also a bit shocked that there was a gift list for a 3 year olds birthday party tbh, that’s a new one to me!

A gift list? Really?

“Hi CF, I’m still within the returns period for the gift so if she didn’t like it by all means give it back and I’ll be happy to get a refund.”?

I would screenshot the receipt and send it to her saying 'apology accepted.' CF.