Writes our submitter in Dallas: “My ex-roommate is possibly THE most passive-aggressive person I’ve ever met. We’ve reconciled, mostly, but we still have our moments. For example, just after Christmas, she was going out of town and wanted me to look after her cat. She used the same e-mail as an opportunity to say thank you for the Christmas gift my girlfriend and I gave her.
related: Thanks for saving me the trouble of writing a thank you note!
60 responses so far ↓
#1
fuzzbutt
HEY, appreciate a sale beeoyth
Jan 5, 2012 at 8:31 pm rating: 44
#2
S.A.
I say next time, have the cat that a ‘hot one’ in the bag first.
Jan 5, 2012 at 8:32 pm rating: 5
#3
jay
next time I would just wrap up pictures of gifts and mention that I was going to buy them but they were not on clearance
Jan 5, 2012 at 8:32 pm rating: 110
#4
Suzie
Makes me want to shove that clearance priced item right up her ass.
Jan 5, 2012 at 8:39 pm rating: 27
#5
Maddy
A sort of back handed compliment.
Jan 5, 2012 at 8:42 pm rating: 2
#6
Danielle
It is bad enough that she is tacky enough to mention the tags on the gift, but that she also thought that an EMAIL (and one in which she was also asking for a favor) was the appropriate way to do a thank you note. Some people.
Jan 5, 2012 at 8:46 pm rating: 44
#7
snee
We’re so glad you liked the gift. (Might want to pull your head right out of your ass next time.
)
Jan 5, 2012 at 8:55 pm rating: 65
#8
Jared Morgan
“The reason you have a bag in the first place is because it was on clearance. Would certainly not have paid full price for anything relating to you” is the only polite answer I can come up with for that email. Sorry.
Jan 5, 2012 at 8:57 pm rating: 42
#9
Heather
I love how she says it ‘was’ lovely. What did she do? Trash it? Donate it? Re-gift it?
Jan 5, 2012 at 8:58 pm rating: 16
#10
jdaniel
As much as I want to see her eyes bulge out as I squeeze her neck, I am not so sure it is all her fault. I find these types of poor-taste and crass notes are related to poor parenting. Perhaps a cold “Let’s just say we did consider you at Christmas, and leave it at that….. bitch.”
Jan 5, 2012 at 9:06 pm rating: 14
#11
unsatisfied
is it my failing eyesight…..or, does the date of that email indicate that it’s from over 4 years ago?
Jan 5, 2012 at 9:23 pm rating: 12
#12
Mushroom
I got a wedding gift from my godparents, a silver-rimmed punchbowl with tools. The edge and tools were tarnished, and, most interestingly, the original giftcard from whomever gave it to them was still in the box.
Jan 5, 2012 at 9:51 pm rating: 29
#13
beth
Why do u give a gift to a Meanie?
Jan 5, 2012 at 9:51 pm rating: 8
#14
pik
that is a very good point… what’s up with that? (though it’s still funny7!)
Jan 5, 2012 at 9:53 pm rating: 0
#15
makfan
Scoop the catbox into it?
Jan 5, 2012 at 10:50 pm rating: 2
#16
Palomon
Anyone know what’s wrong with the gigglebrax loom?
Jan 5, 2012 at 11:47 pm rating: 1
#17
Shesajem
My reply: your welcome! Still waiting for our gift when your ready ;P
Jan 6, 2012 at 1:05 am rating: 7
#18
Poltergeist
The question that was implied here – “Is that all I’m worth to you?”
The replying e-mail should have simply read “Yes and No.” She’d be up all night trying to figure out that it means, “Yes, that’s all you’re worth to me as you can plainly see by my intentional leaving of the tag on your $7 bag, and no, I will not look after Pussy Willow Smith.”
Jan 6, 2012 at 2:47 am rating: 5
#19
pillowpants
Hi PAN,
)
Thanks for the post; it was hilarious. (Might want to censor the date too, next time.
Jan 6, 2012 at 6:06 am rating: 18
#20
Lil'
Seems like the ungrateful roommate has princess syndrome. Money is tight, and people shop on budgets. With her personality, she should be thankful to get anything at all.
Jan 6, 2012 at 8:43 am rating: 6
#21
causeIcan
What an ungrateful b!tch.
Jan 6, 2012 at 9:07 am rating: 3
#22
aliceblue
1. I was taught that it is polite to ignore any prices someone accidentally for got to remove from gifts, guess this bitch ‘ain’t got no couth’; and 2. Is it a nice gift? Personally, if a gift is something I like, it is even better if a friend can get a good deal (to me, sales are like 12-point (right term?) bucks to hunters. ) If it is crap (Lily Pulitizer anyone?) it’s crap no matter what the price.
Jan 6, 2012 at 11:12 am rating: 20
#23
aliceblue
I agree. I have 2 cats and would consider it a great gift if someone would do litter box duty & feed them when I wanted to travel. Anything extra is really nice. What a twatwaffle.
Jan 6, 2012 at 11:26 am rating: 19
#24
Quite Contrary
Next time? You think there is going to be a next time?
Jan 6, 2012 at 12:30 pm rating: 16
#25
thrall
And the date matters because….?
Jan 6, 2012 at 1:24 pm rating: 18
#26
OoogaBooga
This is just like my grandmother… we bought her a beautiful, incredibly soft cashmere cardigan for Christmas, and she makes a comment about how it must have come from a discount store like Primark, because it isn’t very soft. It was £80 from a nice department store. She is a working class woman from Glasgow, and acts like the bloody queen!
Just say “thank you” and smile when you receive a gift.
Jan 6, 2012 at 4:43 pm rating: 17
#27
pegolasgreenleaf
Glad you liked it – it’ll be the last gift you’ll ever get from us!
Jan 6, 2012 at 5:48 pm rating: 9
#28
angie
My coworker gave me a very nice scarf and mitten set for Christmas along with some lotion, to thank me for all the things I do for her (she works outside the office, so I often email her things from our internal network (no VPN, don’t ask) and she happened to leave the price tag on the set, which I see she got on clearance for $3.
It’s BEAUTIFUL. Who cares that she bought it at the end of last winter on clearance? It was kind of her to even think to give me a gift.
Jan 6, 2012 at 7:37 pm rating: 26
#29
Ugly Truth News
That actually happened to me…by my wife!
Jan 6, 2012 at 8:23 pm rating: 1
#30
Hanako Harper
What a douche. I got a bag of skittles from a friend this year. They were my favorite kind too. I ate them with pleasure and gave him a Babe Ruth bar. We are poor college students, I gave everyone a little snack or treat or a short story I wrote. They laughed, enjoyed their food and went on with their lives. Everyone said thank you.
Jan 7, 2012 at 12:23 am rating: 25
#31
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Jan 7, 2012 at 5:57 am rating: 0
#32
Dr. Frank Knight
“Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.”
Aldous Huxley
Jan 7, 2012 at 1:55 pm rating: 6
#33
vstorevigilante
There’s a chance that even on clearance, it was still a pricey gift. Not that it would matter one bit to a Decent Human Being, but if how much they spent was really such an issue, note-writer should’ve taken that into account. I’m cheap, so my idea of “clearance” is $20 or less (though you can bet I’d be happy with any gift I actually enjoyed, even if it cost a dollar), but “clearance” could mean 80 bucks, or something, in this case. She’s a bitch; end of story.
Jan 7, 2012 at 3:56 pm rating: 7
#34
sparkle
This IS passive aggressive, but it depends on the situation– If the note-writer is making a joke, it’s still annoying, but if the note-writer very personally offended by the horrible fact that her roommate bought her/him something *gasp* inexpensive, then the note-writer must be slain.
-___- I apologize for my run-on sentence.
Jan 8, 2012 at 12:23 pm rating: 2
#35
Eileen
Times are hard. People can’t afford to buy gifts anymore unless they’re on sale. If it’s a nice bag, who cares how much it cost? Be gracious and say thank you.
Jan 9, 2012 at 7:15 pm rating: 3
#36
vix
I once got some bodyshop lotion for Christmas. I was so excited till I realized there was no plastic seal – and when I opened it, there was hair in it. It was very awkward.
Jan 11, 2012 at 2:01 am rating: 3
#37
Miles
Getting impatient for more. Is this blog dead? Been a week an no update. Time to remove from mother site.
Jan 11, 2012 at 10:49 am rating: 2
#38
WhoreCruxzz
I dunno, maybe Im alone on this but Im with the Cat Lady. She got them to watch her cat AND she got a free bag. Sounds like a win to me. The guy must be a huge pushover…quit ur b#tchin
Jan 17, 2012 at 4:47 pm rating: 0
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