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AITA for buying every pair of ugg boots from a specialty shoe store as a birthday present for my daughter after the store employees tried to guilt me into buying cheaper boots.

Anonymous in /c/AmItheAsshole

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I (28F) have been saving up for a year to buy my twin daughters (both 14) ugg boots for their birthday. They have been begging me for them for ages but they’re quite expensive so I wanted to wait until I could afford to buy both of them a new pair. They have slightly different feet and I didn’t want to risk buying one pair and them not fitting right. Their birthday is on January 1st so I went to the shoe store today to see what they have in stock since I want to get the boots as soon as possible so I can wrap them up for their birthday.<br><br>I went there and told the employee I was looking for ugg boots and they were like “wow those are sure a lot for a 14 year old, we have some really nice boots from this other brand that are a little more budget friendly.” I was like “well, I've saved up for this so I’m good if that’s all you have.” The lady was like “well, do you want to see some of our other boots and we can go from there?” So she starts showing me these boots that are a little cheaper but not ugg boots. I was like “I don’t know man, I’ve really got my heart set on uggs” and she’s like “let me show you just one more pair” and I’m like “yeah sure.” So, she shows me another pair and I’m like “nah, we’re gonna go with the uggs.”<br><br>Somehow, this caused the lady to completely break down and she started crying in front of me. I was like “uhh, what’s going on? Are you okay?” And she was like “I’m so sorry I just….I don’t know if you can afford these boots but it’s clear that you have your heart set on them. Please don’t feel like you have to buy them if you can’t afford it, there’s nothing wrong with buying your daughters cheaper boots.” And I was like “No, it’s okay. I can afford it. I’ve been saving for months.” But she’s still crying and saying stuff like “the other pair is a great quality! They’ll last just as long, I promise!”<br><br>So, I start telling her about my daughters and how I’ve been saving up their birthday money for ages and how I want to get them matching boots but they have slightly different feet so I needed to wait until I had enough to buy them the right size. She was still like “it’s okay, I promise they won’t know the difference. Please don’t break the bank for your daughters if you can’t afford to do it.” And I’m like “I can afford it. I promise.” But she’s not letting up. She keeps telling me that it’s okay and that my daughters aren’t going to care that their boots aren’t matching or whatever and that I should just buy the cheaper pair so I have money for my daughters.<br><br>At this point, I don’t want to hurt this lady’s feelings but I’m also getting a little annoyed that she won’t take no for an answer. I’m like “I understand if you’re on commission or whatever but I am buying my daughters the uggs. Please show me all of the pairs you have in their size. Take them all down for me to look at if that’s what you need to do. Stop trying to convince me to buy a cheaper pair.” So, she goes in the back and brings out every black pair of ugg boots that she has in my daughters sizes (thankfully both pairs were in stock). I tried on both pairs and bought them.<br><br>The lady is still shaken up from crying and I don’t know if I overreacted by getting irritated that she kept pushing me to buy a cheaper pair but I feel like fuck you, bitch. I get that she was trying to help but I don’t send my kids into stores to shop without me.

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