Woman Refuses to Help Friend Move After She Fails Contribute to Group Birthday Present

Mar. 15, 2025

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A Reddit user’s birthday snub has sparked drama in her tight-knit friend group.The woman, 33, is refusing to help her friend, whom she calls “Rachel"in a Reddit post, move out of her place after Rachel failed to pitch in on a birthday gift for her.The poster explains that she and her friends have been close since college, and have continued to maintain a tradition of coming together for big milestones in the friend group like birthdays or moves to help make them special. Last month, for her birthday, the poster’s friends all pooled money to get her a spa gift card — all, except for Rachel.

Rachel showed up to the party “empty-handed and didn’t even sign the card,” leaving the poster feeling hurt. She writes that “I’ve always gone out of my way for her in the past.”

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So, when Rachel recently asked the poster for help packing and moving her belongings, the poster declined. “I felt taken for granted,” she writes.The woman writes that Rachel confronted her, and she admitted to Rachel that her refusal to help her move was, indeed, about the gift.Rachel told her that “money was tight,” but the poster writes that she isn’t so sure about that excuse, given that Rachel “just went on a weekend trip and posted about expensive dinners.”

" ‘She just went on a weekend trip.’ And? Was she supposed to cut back or save on the trip to give you money? I could save up for a cruise. Just because I got back from it doesn’t mean I have extra money to piss away,” the commenter wrote.They continued on, saying “And why would she sign the card? Do you know how awkward it is to sign a card everyone put money in but you? That’s like slapping your name on a group project you had nothing to do with.”

source: people.com