‘Sorry the colour doesn’t suit my baby’

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Sent a friend with a new baby some clothes - one thing was a really pale pink and the other thing was a really pale yellow. It was like a T-shirt and joggers set thing that I got in a small independent shop.

No Thankyou - just a comment that the colours weren’t right. The baby is 3 months old.

Aibu to think I would never have dreamed of making such a comment. I had some really unusual colours but I smiled, said Thankyou & the kids wore them as I was grateful to receive gifts.

I feel really offended- they weren’t cheap either 🤷🏻‍♀️

yeah - I don't dress my little girl very girly / not really ever put her in a dress or anything

I obviously received loads of pink and dresses

I say thank you and just don't use the stuff if I don't like it

so rude

That would be the last thing she ever received from me. Bloody ridiculous and ungrateful.

Reply "yes that's fine, I'll exchange them if you give them back". Then return them to the shop for a refund or donate them and don't mention it again. If they chase up the replacement just be vague and non-commital.

^Absolutey do this. Your friend is very rude and ungrateful.

'‘We got your parcel today. Sorry the colour doesn’t suit little xxxx. Could we change them please’

'Sure, send them back!'

'Can you not send us the receipt?'

'No, I don't have it, I paid on card so will need to show my card and statement'

When you get it back, block them, use the refund to treat yourself to something nice.

If your friend is typically normal and nice, I’d put it down to some kind of baby madness and hope she recovers soon.

When I was pregnant, I bought nearly everything in white and taupe (basically beige ). I remember receiving onesies in various shades of blue and some in mint green and thinking ‘why on earth would they think I would dress my baby in THOSE colours?!’

Needless to say, once the baby was born I dressed him in all the lovely cheerful gifted clothes and shoved all the beige ones I had bought to the back of the cupboard. To this day, I have no clue why I was so out of character. I’m just glad I kept my thoughts to myself.

Otoh, your friend could now be showing her true colours…

That’s rude. Some people bought absolutely hideous clothes for my babies - I’m talking frills, loud colours, tacky slogans etc - but I politely thanked them and either passed them on or just used them. 3 month olds don’t give a shit how they look

Whilst dressing a baby in tshirt and joggers wouldn’t be my first choice. I wouldn’t dream of being so rude and ungrateful and I would still thank you for your lovely gifts. Its only manners.

Your friend is being rude not to thank you and she is also being ungrateful.

Send a note sorry please return the clothes and I will try and return them. Return them get the cash back and please don’t send anymore gifts to this CF.

Bloody rude.
Say fair enough, I'll have them back then.

And never buy her anything again.

@BonnesVacances

Reply "yes that's fine, I'll exchange them if you give them back". Then return them to the shop for a refund or donate them and don't mention it again. If they chase up the replacement just be vague and non-commital.

Yup.

Beyond rude. They're just fishing for the cash to spend on themselves.

Are you able to collect the gift? If not, I think you have to let it go as you can't ask them to post them back really...

So rude! I'd defriend her!

Otoh, your friend could now be showing her true colours…

And they’re not pink and yellow…

@MangosteenSoda,

Pale pink used to make my DD look dead as a tiny baby so I avoided it!

I wouldn't dream of sending that message though, just rude!

Dig up one of those old Colour Me Beautiful seasonal colour chart thingies and photoshop a red screaming baby face into each section.

@BonnesVacances

Reply "yes that's fine, I'll exchange them if you give them back". Then return them to the shop for a refund or donate them and don't mention it again. If they chase up the replacement just be vague and non-commital.

This is what I’d do. There’s no way I’d buy them anything else.

How rude and incredibly odd. Do three month old babies have a look ? How would something not suit it ?

No my baby doesn’t actually suit the colour red. Just doesn’t look as nice on him as other colours.

It doesn’t matter though, he’s mega cute in anything so I’ve happily accepted presents in that colour and I’d never dream of being so bloody rude!

@Fairylightsongs

I think it’s a polite way of saying she doesn’t like the colours so wants to change them.

Polite?

Think we need a “jaw drop” emoji MNHQ…

Oh I had that off my ex sil.

My first niece, I spent a fortune at Christmas, bought her a beautiful cerise outfit, no thank you no nothing then later that night she said “just to let you know me and my mum were talking and that outfit you bought is a horrid colour”

I said that’s fine give me it back and I’ll get my money back!

Ungrateful cow.

@ComDummings

That’s rude. Some people bought absolutely hideous clothes for my babies - I’m talking frills, loud colours, tacky slogans etc - but I politely thanked them and either passed them on or just used them. 3 month olds don’t give a shit how they look

Yes, same here. Babies mess up their clothes on a daily basis, so who cares? I also would put clothes as spares in changing bags. They're always useful.

Your friend sounds so rude and entitled, OP. Definitely request them back and don't exchange for her. Save your lovely gifts for people who deserve them x

@Fairylightsongs

I think it’s a polite way of saying she doesn’t like the colours so wants to change them.

In what way was that polite?!

JESUS the sheer audacity.

Reply 'Good thing he told you.'

Then drop her like hot shit, what a tit.

I think I would reply "it was our pleasure" and not mention it again!