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The original was posted on /r/amitheasshole by /u/bellboy718 on 2024-01-23 23:09:22+00:00.
2 days before Xmas I (52) took my gf (58) to pick out a piece of jewelry. I had a limit of around 500-600 tops because I have nieces and nephews and my own kids. Keep in mind she had the option of a $500 cash gift. She is really hard to buy for and returns everything I buy so I let her decide what she wanted knowing my budget and she decided she wanted pearl earrings. At the store she picked out ring with small diamonds. For almost $800.
A few days later she decides she doesn't like it so we go back and got a refund which was mailed to me in the form of a check. She is expecting that I give her the amount of the check in cash. I said I would buy her another gift or give her $600 back since that is more than I planned in the first place. Am I the asshole for offering her less than the refund?