My Dsis has bought DD2 a coat for Christmas, DD2 has lots of coats. I said no thank you give it to someone else. She said...

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no one else would fit it and so it was another one for the wardrobe. WTF?????????????

I just emailed her back to say that it wasn't coming to my house and that I would buy DD2 a present myself!

I mean... how many ways can a woman say NO????????????

Why can't she take it back and swap it for something DD2 needs????

surely she has the reciept and can exchange it for something your dd needs

Dsis.... dear (or demented) sister

bought a coat for DD2.

I said she has too many.

She said no one else fits it so have it and leave it in the wardrobe.

She will have bought it in a market and even though I've been telling her for months, she won't return it. She will wrap it and bring it. I feel a war coming on! Grrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mars, couldn't you just take it, smile sweetly and then take it back to the shop after Christmas and swap it for something useful?

You take it & then give it to someone less fortunate.

That way you still get rid of the coat & can feel all smug about helping someone else

If only my demented sis was a from a shop buying person!

I think it's her way of punishing me for being the oldest!

Re-gift it

Or you could just say "thank you very much it's lovely' then pass it on to someone else or give it to a charity shop. Pick your battles!

Or take it, smile sweetly and then get her something else anyway.

Why is it so important that she doesn't bring it?

It's a present.

Sorry, I think it's rude to say you don't want a present. And what difference does it make if she bought it in the market?

You can put it in the charity bag after christmas if you feel that strongly about it. Or ebay it.

Yes I'll re-gift it. It just seems so unfair that DD2 will not get a "fun" gift like the others when demented sis probably bought it for someone else who either didn't like it or fit it. Grrr..........

Life is one long battle with this sister. I think I'll let her be the oldest. Maybe that will help!

Irritating. I feel bad for my DD when she's given something rubbish (and she doesn't care ).

My MIL is compelled to buy shoes and coats for children. They already have them. I don't even take the tags off.

It's not that she bought it in a market. I shop in markets. It's that I can't return it for something DD2 would actually want or like.

I'm not a snob. Just moaning about the normal attitude of my demented sis.

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It's doubly irritating because she asked me what DD2 wanted!

oh i see. You have history there.

Oh well, you can always do what that family did in a short story I once read and give it back to her next year. (The story was that each member of the family gave another member a crap gift and it was passed around from aunt to aunt every year and lasted eight years. I can't remember who it was by adn what it was called!)

I think I'll go to bed now. I had an email, I ranted and think perhaps I should save my rants and keep them to myself!

Or I'll pour another glass of wine, think evil thoughts about my dsis and watch late night tv. Yes..... that's the one!

Cheers lovely, don't stress. plenty of time for family rows later in the month xx

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Mars

Is this the sister ??

You have made your life choices sister ??

Thought so, in that case take it and make a huge mental note note to go to so much trouble re her and her DP next time.

on your behalf.

My mum once bought both my brothers and their wives fire extinguishers for christmas. Now that was funny(for the rest of us)

Oh, well if she asked what dd wanted and then ignored it you have a reason to be cross, also if this is normal for her then double reason to be upset.

I would go with the late night tv myself

Ah.............. let me take my wine, watch tv and hope my labouring client waits until a decent hour tomorrow.

Nighty night