Aunt Expresses Dismay After Niece Complains About Phone Gift
A loving aunt feels hurt after her ungrateful niece complains about the brand-new smartphone worth P15,000 that she gifted her.
Recently, External_Scar_16, a Reddit user, shared her disappointment after gifting her niece a brand-new smartphone. The post quickly circulated on social media and garnered various reactions from the online community.
According to the uploader, her niece was celebrating her birthday, so she decided to surprise her with a P15,000 Android phone. Using her credit card, she bought the device, thinking it would be useful for school, communication, and social media.
Initially, the niece was excited upon receiving the gift. However, her reaction quickly changed when she realized it wasn’t the brand she wanted.
Instead of showing appreciation, the niece expressed disappointment, wishing it had been an iPhone like the ones her classmates and friends owned. Although hurt by the remark, the aunt chose not to react negatively.
The aunt simply told her niece to focus on her studies, promising that if she got high grades in the next semester, she might consider upgrading the phone.
As the aunt was about to leave, she overheard her niece complaining, saying the gift was “corny” and that she really wanted an iPhone. The frustration was evident as the niece even slammed the table in disappointment.
The lady netizen gets upset, especially since she herself only owned a P10,000 Android phone. She decided not to respond to her niece’s messages.
In another post, a daughter goes viral after giving her dad his first touchscreen phone
Here is the full post:
“Dinabugan ako ng pamangkin ko kasi ayaw nya ng regalo ko
So yun nga magbi-birthday favorite niece ko sa Sunday and then kahapon I decided to use my CC to buy her a 15k worth android para magamit nya for school, communication, socmed, and anything. Nong una super excited sya at ako happy mood din kasi expecting ako magugustuhan nya tapos after nya makita yung laman, ang sagot sakin “ay bat eto? Iphone sana, tita”. Mga friends at classmates nya majority naka-iphone daw kasi. Nahurt ako sobra pero sabi ko pag nakakuha sya nang mataas na grades next sem. Sabi nya lang “okay” tapos akala nya nakaalis na ko ng bahay nila pero nasa labas pa lang ako. Narinig ko sya sabi nya “corny naman nito, sana iPhone na lang e” sabay dabog sa mesa ata yun. Pucha ako nga walang iphone at android lang na worth 10k. After non, mine-message nya ko sa messenger kanina pero di ko sini-seen so no idea pa ko anong sinsabi nya. Masamang-masama loob ko habang tinatype ko to.
Edit: HUHU grabe di ko inaasahang maging maingay tong post ko. Wag na po kayo magalit sakin (nakareceive din ako message bawiin ko nga raw), love ko kasi niece ko na yun e kasi unang anak sya ng ate at only sister ko at nakita ko paglaki nya hanggang ngayon. Contemplating on bawiin na lang siguro. Come to think of it, ang kuripot ko pala sa sarili ko nga pala Balitaan ko po kayo in few days kung sakali after ng local gala ko. Prepping kasi ako ngayon sa pupuntahan ko and naglabas lang ako sama ng loob dito bago umalis charot
UPDATE!!!
Before anything, I am aware by now na napost na ito sa FTTM or baka nga napost na rin sa ibang platforms and good thing I had the initiative to change some info. Also at first medyo nainis ako for my post being posted in another platform without consent but I think there’s nothing in general that can be done about it since I am aware din naman na any posts here are for public consumption. And tiningnan ko na lang na angle is for others to learn from my story – especially those kids being given gifts but not appreciating it regardless of the price. Same sa young adults na so into material things and not knowing the value of gifts given instead. I also learned something from this situation.
Anyway, going back to the update po.
So eto na yung update, pagkabalik ko chineck ko yung message ng pamangkin ko and nag-sorry naman pero nire-request pa rin yung trip nyang iPhone jusko hahaha iPhone pa ngaaa
Btw, teenager na sya. At nasa senior high na. Will not go into too much detail if mapost ulit sa other platforms at least no one will be able to recognize naman.
So pumunta ako sa kanila then sabi ko asan na yung phone tapos akala nya tuloy papalitan ko sa susunod. Sabi ko kung gusto nya talaga iPhone pwede nya pag-ipunan from her allowance or magpart time or side hustle sya since minsan nabalitaan ko nagla-live selling sya ng Kpop merchs niya with her friends (they use money to go sa coffee shops and other sosyal places ganon). Tapos eto namang pamangkin ko na brother nya na younger sa kanya ng 5 years at consistently high honor, napadaan tapos nag-hi sakin at nagbless (although di talaga ako normally nagpapa-bless lakas makatanda e haha sorry na pero hinayaan ko na lang). Tapos tinawag ko sya while si pamangkin na girl umupo na sa sofa sa sala din tapos nanood ng tv. Then sabi ni nephew kasi hawak ko pa phone noon, “wow tita, bago yan ah. ganda e sana all” natawa ako sa sana all nya e at sa tuwa ko sabi ko kung gusto ba nya aba sinagot ba naman ako ng “weh” HAHAHA laptrip pero ayun nga binigay ko na pero ayaw maniwala ng loko, sabi nya pag nagkawork daw sya babayaran nya kung makakahintay daw ba ko after nya magkaroon ng work pag tumanda na sya wag daw ako maiinip. Tawang-tawa ako. panay thank you sakin e tapos mas funny thing pa nyan, nagtanong if pwede nya raw installan ng ML pero promise nya raw mag-aaral sya palagi mabuti, sabi ok syempre okay lang. Tapos non iniwan ko muna sila saglit magkapatid para kausapin nga ate ko regarding kay niece and kakastiguhin nya raw at sya bahala, tapos nagsorry si ate. Then sabi nya buti raw binawi ko yung phone pero sabi ko binigay ko kay nephew. Sabi nya parang medyo mahal daw naman yung phone e matutuwa na raw yung si nephew kahit tag-3k phone e sabi ko okay lang. Tapos nong pauwi na ko napadaan ulit sa sala, aba si nephew andon nakasalampak at larong-laro ng ML katapat ng ate nya without knowing na dapat sana sa ate nya yun hahaha! Tapos narinig ko pa sabi nya “bait ni tita te o binigyan akong phone, parang mahal siguro to” inosente pa nyang kausap yung nakasimangot kong niece! HAHA I think may bago na kong favorite na pamangkin.
Sa mga nagtatanong po bakit di ko tinanong yung bata anong preference nya sa regalo: excited kasi ako magbigay ng gift at dati naman na-appreciate niya nong nagbibigay ako ng sapatos, shoes o bag sa kanya kaya syempre ang ante nyo inakala na super matutuwa si niece. Yung upbringing sa kanya maayos naman at magalang pero nagulat na lang ako at pati ate ko na may ganong side pala siya. Pakiramdam ko epekto din ng mga classmates or friends nya kasi nakikita ko na rin mga yun ang may pagka-feelingera mga classmates nya. Epekto ng peer pressure ba.
Ayun lang, thank you sa mga nakinig at nagpayo. Na-appreciate ko po concern nyo. Hindi ko na po kaya pang replyan kayong lahat but thank you po ulit.”
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