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Would you use this gift?

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JMSA · 19/06/2026 03:12

A colleague gave me a thank you gift today. It was a small bottle of facial oil that had specks of dirt around the neck of the bottle. He told me that he had opened it to add some sweet almond oil. I don’t mean to sound ungrateful, but I just want to put it in the bin. It screams of something that he has already used himself - albeit just a bit - and decided he didn’t want. He is very into skincare and products from nature, so am I being too suspicious?!

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ShetlandishMum · 19/06/2026 03:12

I wouldn't.

JMSA · 19/06/2026 03:15

Yes, I mean why would you open it - if it were new and unused - to add something else? 😬

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JMSA · 19/06/2026 03:15

No box either, but I guess it might have come without one.

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Plasticdreams · 19/06/2026 03:22

Some oils need a carrier oil - it’s probably that. I think it’s sweet of him but I probably wouldn’t use it either.

WhatTheHellsGoingOn · 19/06/2026 04:14

Tell him you have sensitive skin so you have to be really careful what you put on it - especially your face, or lie and say it brought on a reaction

Sunandsunshine · 19/06/2026 05:53

Gosh no. You have no idea how safe it is if he has added some unverified ingredient to it.
It seems a very strange gift.

Chickadee26 · 19/06/2026 05:56

No, I'd throw it out.

SunIsGreat · 19/06/2026 05:59

No, I wouldn't.

Wasthatwrong · 19/06/2026 06:02

Add something random to it like rabbit droppings and give it back to him saying you are gutted that you can’t use it due to sensitive skin

JMSA · 19/06/2026 11:53

Thanks everyone. Glad it’s not just me Confused

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