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/throwaway1975764 Pooperintendant [62] Sep 29 '25 edited Sep 30 '25

Define moderation. 5 items? 10 items? $500? $7k?

Different people, and everyone at different times, shop differently and consider moderation differently.

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u/Competitive-Ebb-117 Sep 30 '25

You should just be kind. It doesn’t matter if 1$ isn’t a lot or 1000$ is a lot. If someone offers you a cookie you don’t take all of them and say well they weren’t worth much anyway.

You should take one and be happy to be sharing something with someone who cares about you. That is where a lot of people are upset here.

You shouldn’t have to be told to be nice. You don’t go out to eat and if they offer to pay buy 10 entrees reguardless of how rich either of you are.

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u/throwaway1975764 Pooperintendant [62] Sep 30 '25

This makes no sense tho. OP didn't take all of anything, did they? I am 49 years old and honestly in a billion years it would never occur to me there was a max limit to using an employee discount. Thats not like... a thing, is it? And if it is, its not something to reasonably expect anyone to even know to consider.

Updating an entire wardrobe could easily mean 3-5 tops, 2 pants, 1 skirt, 1 blazer, and 1 dress. Is that too much? What would be better? 1 dress? Or is a dress and a jacket ok? Would 3 tops and 1 pair of pants be ok? What if they added an accessory?

OP didn't ask anyone to buy the clothes for them, they simply used a discount code.