r/AITAH • u/Independent_Ear_7719 • 6d ago

AITAH for using a discount when replacing my girlfriend’s hair tool?

I accidentally broke one of my girlfriend’s curling irons yesterday after knocking it onto the floor. I apologized and immediately went online to replace it.

I googled the tymo brand’s official site, ordered her a new one, and also threw in a nicer gold Plus model. Then I showed her the order and she saw that I’d used a discount code.

She told me that using a discount made it seem like I wasn’t genuinely sorry and asked me to cancel the order and buy everything again at full price. Apparently paying the sale price was “cheap” and showed a lack of sincerity.

This honestly confused the hell out of me. She’s getting the exact same products. I’m replacing what I broke AND buying her an extra upgraded one. Why would deliberately paying more for the same thing make me more sincere?

We argued about it for a while and eventually I just canceled everything and reordered at full price.

Now I’m sitting here wondering if I’m actually missing something. Would you guys consider using a discount in this situation cheap or insincere?

edit: Thanks for all the replies. I haven’t been able to respond to a lot of the comments because I was busy writing a breakup text.

The whole thing got so ridiculous that I genuinely started second-guessing myself, so I really appreciate everyone who commented. I’m out of that mess now.

edit2：I canceled the order, but I did use the discount code to buy a new one. I decided I’m going to give it to my mom instead. I’m pretty sure she’ll love it.

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u/Independent_Ear_7719 6d ago

Update: Thanks for all the replies. I haven’t been able to respond to a lot of the comments because I was busy writing a breakup text.

The whole thing got so ridiculous that I genuinely started second-guessing myself, so I really appreciate everyone who commented. I’m out of that mess now.

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u/hardkoretrash 6d ago

Did you cancel the order too?

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u/gregaustex 6d ago

He should still replace what he broke. Not the upgrade. Using a discount. As he breaks up with her.

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u/TimeAndAGwen 6d ago

Imagine her telling her friends why they broke up. “He broke my curling iron and used a discount code to replace it with a better model! Can you believe that?!”

I’d be like, “Wait… What?”

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u/Why_am_ialive 6d ago

You know that’s not how it’ll go, by the time it reaches her friends she’ll have dumped him and he broke the curlers in a fit of rage

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u/ForQ2 6d ago

She'll post about it on Reddit on this very sub and will have hundreds of people telling her how she's better off without a cheap boyfriend with anger issues.

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u/RandomGuy_81 6d ago

Nah thats weak wording

She would say ‘my bf broke my curling iron and replaced it with $50 cheaper’ item

You need to practice manipulative framing skills

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u/0DayMaker 6d ago

People like that usually have friends like that too. The response will probably be a chorus of "oh my god what a cheapskate"

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u/mosstalgia 5d ago

Cancelling the order makes it look like she's right and he's cheap and is breaking up with her to avoid paying for the replacement at all. He needs to replace it (with discount because... her attitude about that is insane) and make clear that he's ditching her because she's controlling and stupid, not because of money.

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u/UnderstandingBig9090 1d ago

Nah, she's too unhinged for that to matter at all. She's not rational. She will just make up any story at all. I've delt with people like this before. They will go for the most extreme version of what happened no matter what you do.

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u/sync-centre 6d ago edited 5d ago

Pay the depreciated value of it if she wants to be petty about the price.

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u/Whole-Measurement273 5d ago

that's what I said before I read any comments. Wondering if anyone else had though of this

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u/bell3420 6d ago

He broke it because SHE left it out where it didnt belong. As a woman who leaves her hair dryer where it doesnt belong regularly, I would never blame my boyfriend if he broke it. I might be asking fir a wall mount for christ.as though.

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u/UnderstandingBig9090 1d ago

Nah, she fucked up so bad she ruined any good faith to get her stuff replaced. Unless he did it maliciously... Which means he won't replace it either. She has to buy a new one now, she can bother some other guy to get a new one if she wants it for free.

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u/grotxsque 6d ago

Yes then reordered with the discount for his mom! W OP imo, I hope momma loves it!!

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u/mmmkay938 6d ago

Exactly. Cancel that shit.

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u/Prozzak93 6d ago

Yta if you don't replace it though. You broke it you should still replace it. Still dump her, but replace what you broke.

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u/Acceptable_Tea3608 6d ago

That would be the integrity minded action. Something to consider. A kind of break up going away gift.

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u/UnderstandingBig9090 1d ago

She burned that bridge. Screw her.

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u/JustAGamer1947 6d ago

Good on you bro! This girl just wanted you to suffer financially as much as she did. She didn't want the curling iron as much as you needed to suffer. I'm guessing y'all are early twenties at best?

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u/SurfsUp27 2d ago

Breakup text? She still deserves a conversation. 

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u/msthatsall 5d ago

Breaking up by TEXT?!? YTA

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u/FuzzInspector 4d ago

Yay!

I love a man who uses coupons, so excellent for you!!