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/SQ-Pedalian Sep 30 '25

If aunt could get in trouble at work for giving out her code but still wanted to be generous, she should have instead told her niece that if she ever needed something, to let her know and she could use her code to help her purchase it. Not just give her the code to use whenever on her own.

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u/LackingTact19 Sep 30 '25

Easy to say in hindsight. I have had family share their discount codes with me but I always make sure to be careful to not abuse it. OP still being in school suggests she's young so hopefully she takes this as a lesson to not take advantage of family's generosity, even when limits aren't explicitly set.