MIL didn't accept Mother's Day gift

[Gina97]

So I got my MIL a $25 Starbucks gift card for Mother's Day. We have a newborn so I wanted to get her something easy. She came by yesterday and when I went to give her the gift she told me and my husband that she didn't like Starbucks and didn't take the gift. I didn't make a big deal of it but am I right in thinking that this is insanely rude?

I totally agree.

I would rather have a call or visit. I don't need gifts.

I wouldn't get her anything next time.

I don't understand mil since she does go to Starbucks. I prefer no gifts but if son and dil gave Starbucks gift card, I would love it.

@Gina97 oh sweetie you are not shit. Your mother in law is just weird.
You and husband (who is also not a shit - he sounds perfectly normal to me) take your baby to Starbucks and eat as much cake as you can for $25.
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To everyone saying that OP was wrong and that they wouldn't like her gift: you are a bunch of selfish B to the itches. If someone takes the time to get you a gift, ESPECIALLY when they're not blood related to you and they have a newborn baby, I don't care if you secretly don't like it. Don't be a rude c to the unt. It makes many of you sound spoiled and selfish, turning your noses up at a gift card because you "don't like Starbucks" or it wasn't "thoughtful enough." With those attitudes, you don't deserve any friends or any gifts. I'd so like to point out that $25 is a lot to some people, especially when you have a brand new mouth to feed and take care of. I would NEVER be rude enough to tell someone I didn't like their gift. Poor taste indeed.

Your MiL was vile and classless and you sound absolutely lovely. I don't like coffee, but would still gratefully accept a Starbucks gift card. Presumably they sell cake/sandwiches/hot chocolate - and even if they don't, that's not the point. Any present should be accepted gracefully, unless it's a literal bag of shit.

They sell all sorts of baked goodies, hot choc, even tea.

Your MIL could have found something she liked there, or she could have passed the card on to a friend.

For some reason she chose to be really, really rude.