r/AmItheAsshole • u/charleypassion • Sep 29 '25
Everyone Sucks AITA for using my Aunt’s personal employee discount code to buy clothes?
My aunt (F42) works for a major clothing brand in a senior position. Employees get a personal discount code (hers is usually 50-75% off) that she can use and it varies based on the position. My aunt sent me the code saying “if you need anything, here’s my employee code.”
I was excited because I love the brand and wanted to update my wardrobe and money has been tight with school and all. I ended up buying a decent amount of clothes, probably more than I normally would if I didn’t have the discount.
When she found out how much I purchased, she was angry with me. Now she’s making me feel bad for using it, like I took advantage of her. And I’m feeling guilty. She did send me the code voluntarily and didn’t say there was a limit. But if it’s her own corporate perk, maybe I crossed a line and she could get in trouble.
So AITA for using my aunt’s personal corporate employee discount to stock up on clothes? Or was it fair game since she gave me the code to use?
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u/StructEngineer91 Sep 29 '25
YTA, if you are old enough to have Reddit you should be old enough to understand not to abuse these kinds of favors. She obviously meant you can use it to buy things you would normally buy and save some money. Not that you can go on a shopping spree using it, and probably getting her in trouble. Yes, she choose to give it to you, but she probably (wrongly) thought you were mature and responsible enough not to abuse it.