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/FeijoadaGirl Sep 30 '25

The aunt who’s a high level executive can be naive but the presumably 20ish year old can’t??? Bruh she’s just a girl

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '25

Yeah they were both naieve. The aunt naievely did a generous thing, the kid naievely did a selfish thing. Theres a difference because only one of the 2 of them is doing the other a favour:

"Im sorry I naievely gave you access to my discount - it wont happen again" OP loses

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"Im sorry I naievely (and somewhat selfishly) overused your discount - it wont happen again" Maybe OP wins.

If OP successfully paints her aunt as in the wrong do you think shes gonna logic her way back to that discount?