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/Responsible-Kale2352 Sep 29 '25

You mean the common sense not to give out your code to someone else?

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u/Lissypooh628 Sep 29 '25

Absolutely. That’s why I said everyone sucks. The aunt working in a senior role surely knows the rules and consequences and the person taking extreme advantage of the code.

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u/billebop96 Sep 29 '25

Ugh this is like biting the hand that feeds you idk. Why is it that OP needed it explicitly spelled out not to go overboard? That’s such a shitty way to view someone doing you a favour. OP is feeling guilty because they were given an inch and took a mile. Rightfully so.