Is this cheeky?

[MotherOfOlafs]

Family member asked DH what he’d like for Xmas, DH said a bottle of whiskey that cost around £40, but if it was too much money then that’s fine. Family member bought the bottle but did not stop telling everyone on xmas day that they couldn’t believe the cost, and comments like ‘oh are you drinking wine with lunch? I would’ve thought you’d be starting in on the whiskey that COST ME £40!!’ etc.

Next month is family members birthday (not a big one). They have asked for a particular perfume from YSL that I cannot find for less than around £60. I want to buy a dupe but DH says we should just get it. Am I being petty?

Or you say no, you cant have that expensive perfume.

I'd get the perfume and then if the whiskey cost is mentioned again I'd question why cost is only worthy of a mention when it's her doing the buying.

Or, if it's more than I would usually spend on a gift, I'd get a voucher of more my budget for her to put towards it.

Could be worse though OP - you could have a MIL that pushes and pushes and pushes for gift ideas....only to completely ignore them and decide to get what she wants to get anyway 🙃

"You smell nice today.Are you wearing the perfume that cost me SIXTY QUID"???

She sounds irritating with her comments at Christmas re. the whiskey.

She fairly well off, usually spends around £60 pp and her only child asked for something that cost £40 and she made all these comments. Odd woman.

Anyway, I would just buy her the £60 perfume she requested. Sounds like she lacks self awareness and perhaps doesn't realise how she came across at Christmas with her 'comments'. Next time your DH might want to consider asking her what exactly she means at the time - he asked for something costing £40 and he thought the budget was around £60, so what is she really saying?