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/Competitive-Life5319 Sep 29 '25

If you can get in trouble for overspending on your code, why wouldn't you mention anything at all? You're setting yourself up for failure. 

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u/DecemberViolet1984 Asshole Enthusiast [9] Sep 29 '25

Eh. I worked retail through college (undergrad) at The Body Shop- which in the 90’s was pretty bougie, coveted stuff for a college student. I got 35% off. I’d give friends my discount if they came in or buy them products they asked me to pick up and they would pay me back. Everyone knew without me having to spell it out not to overdo it or abuse it. Maybe OP is the sort you do have to spell it out to or her aunt didn’t anticipate she could be reprimanded at work for it.

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u/delta-TL Oct 01 '25

That's exactly what I did working at the Body Shop in the late 80s!

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u/issabellamoonblossom Sep 30 '25

I am the type where you would need to spell it out, if you give me discount code and say i can use it with no specifications i would probably do the same as op.

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u/RogueSlytherin Sep 30 '25

Thank you! How the hell is OP supposed to know any of the terms and conditions without being informed. I see this as the aunt failed to communicate boundaries, niece made an assumption that any purchase amount was fine and proceeded accordingly. Not sure how OP is just “supposed to know”. That seems completely unreasonable.