A woman has slammed her sister on parenting website Mumsnet after she spent £250 on birthday presents for her - only to be told the gifts were "uninspired".
Posting to the popular "Am I Being Unreasonable" thread, the woman said she and her sister share an Amazon Prime account which allowed her to see her sister's browsing history in order to choose the gifts.
Her sister said she found the presents, which totalled £250, to be "uninspired".
'Montmatre' wrote: "My sister and I share an Amazon Prime account.
"Yesterday was her birthday so I decided to take inspiration from her Amazon browsing history. I ended up spending £250+ on her gifts.
"She guessed what I had done and told me it was a bit "uninspired" but she was happy with what she had been given.
"Tbh [to be honest] I did take the time to consider which items she would like best and they were wrapped beautifully. I also decorated her living room and arranged a decent meal. AIBU?"
Fellow Mumsnet users were supportive of the woman, branding her sister "ungrateful" and concluding the woman was not being unreasonable.
'Insanepizza' said: "Uninspired? That sounds lovely. Your sister is spoilt and ungrateful."
'CatteStreet' agreed and said: "IIWY (if I were you) she would be getting precisely nothing next year and when she asked why, would be told that I was feeling 'uninspired'. I'd also be informing her I feel her birthday party is 'uninspired' and so I won't be coming..."
While 'xoxoluna' said: "Rude. She could simply have said thank you, instead of "uninspired" when she was already happy with the gifts!!"
Yet some Mumsnet users could see the sister's point of view.
'Babybel90' said: "Is she perhaps a little overwhelmed? If some bought me £250 worth of stuff I didn't really want I’d be thinking I had to spend the same amount on them for their birthday and then I’d be thinking what a waste of £250."
And 'Ponoka7' said: "Did she mean that she wanted something more personal, as a big birthday present?
"Do you struggle with present buying for her, or do you know her tastes?
"I can see both sides. It's best to just let it go. Does she actually like champagne? It would be petty to not give it if she does."
The majority of Mumsnet users agreed with the original post, saying her sister's reaction was "rude" and "brattish".
'ConstanceL' said: "She does sound very ungrateful and rude. Had she been hinting about something else and was therefore disappointed?
"Could that explain (but not excuse) her brattish behaviour?"
