Teenager Pranks Aunt by Throwing Paint at her $20K Coat, Aunt Takes Niece to Court

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Dec 8, 2022 2:00 PM EST

Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that I would defend someone with a $20K coat. But I guess when teenagers try to pull pranks without understanding that actions have consequences, anything is fair game. 

 

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/AmITheA**hole subreddit, and let's just say that I went on a full emotional journey from envy to shock. At first, I thought I would have no sympathy for someone who married into a very wealthy family and was casually gifted a $20K coat for Christmas like it was no big deal. However, leave it to the Gen-Z prankers of TikTok to make me actually feel sorry for this woman. Keep scrolling below for the full account of how the Redditor was pranked and how she enacted revenge of her own by suing the heck out of her niece. For more stories like this, check out this one about entitled pizza customers who got their own dose of petty revenge. 

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    Facial expression - "AITA for taking my niece to court over a coat?"
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    Font - AITAA for taking my niece to court over a coat? Not the A-hole I(28F) have a niece (16F). She is my only sister's only child. 2 years ago I married a very wealthy man (34M), and because of the pandemic, last Christmas was my first with my in-laws. My MIL gifted me a coat that is worth more than $20k (I saw her wearing it, asked her where she bought it, and she said that it will be my Christmas gift from her).
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    Font - I didn't know how much it was (I knew it was expensive, but I thought maybe $3k at most). I was visiting my sister last January when my niece saw it, she googled the brand and showed me how much it really was. I won't lie, I didn't wear it after that because I was afraid of ruining it. Last week, I wore it while visiting my sister. While I was putting it back on to leave, I felt something go splat on my back, then my niece started cackling and the smell of paint hit me. I was so pissed of
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    Font - While I was in my car, still in shock BTW, I got an alert that my niece posted a reel, it was of her doing a prank on me, and she said "I'm going to hit my aunt's $20k coat with a paint filled balloon to see how she reacts". I saved it on my phone, sent it to her mom and told her that a week's grounding is not enough. She did not reply, but I saw that my niece took it down (it got less than 5 views by then).
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    Font - The next day I found out my coat can not be saved, so I called my sister and told her that her daughter has to pay it back. Well, we got into an argument and she said that they will not be paying it, and if I wanted a new one, I should get my husband to buy it for me. I think that they should pay for it (they can afford to, IMO they should sell my niece's car and pay me back my money). We did not reach an agreement, so I told her that I will be suing, and reminded her that I have video ev
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    Font - People in my life are not objective at all, I have some calling me an AH, some saying they are the AHS for not buying me a new one, and some so obsessed with the price of the coat that they are calling me an AH for simply owning it and wanting a new one. So AITA? Edit: sorry for not making it clearer, but my coat was bought new, just identical to my MIL's.
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    Font - Wayward Princess1025 15 hr. ago NTA. She ruined a $20k coat. She wasn't even apologetic. 28.2k Reply Share
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    Font - ScorchieSong 14 hr. ago Pooperintendant [51] For a prank video. For a sixteen year old she's acting a lot like a six year old. 13.8k Reply Share
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    Font - Random Housefly. 13 hr. ago Welcome to 2022... 3.3k Reply S
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    Font - voiceless_lemon. 14 hr. ago NTA. This is a really good way for your niece to learn that actions have consequences and hopefully will serve her well in the future, when she's older. And your sister seems to need that lesson too, sounds like. "Just have your husband buy you a new one" is NOT an appropriate reaction to your kid destroying a $20K item. 13.1k Reply Share
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    Font - throooowaaaayt OP. 14 hr. ago Exactly. He is my husband and even I don't feel comfortable asking him to drop that kind of money on something frivolous, while she is comfortable doing that. 6.3k Reply S
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    Font - Fine_Prune_743 - 15 hr. ago Colo-rectal Surgeon [30] Honestly NTA. Actions have consequences and you are right a weeks grounding isn't enough. She should sell her car and cough up the money. The niece is old enough to know better. Tell your sister either she comes up with the money or you take it to the cops. I wonder if a police report will force the insurance company to come up with the money. This wasn't an accident it was intentional and she won't do it again. This reminds of the idio
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    Font - TaratronHex 15 hr. ago NTA. Sue them. I don't care if the coat was $10 or $10000. I wish we'd bring back the stocks for pranksters. 3.9k Reply Share
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    Font - alien_overlord_1001. 14 hr. ago NTA - this is criminal damage - she knew the value of the coat, and she used paint which normally can't be removed. Sometimes, people have to face the consequences of their actions - it's not about the coat, it's about personal responsibility, and 16 is way old enough to know better. She did this out of jealousy, and I'm guessing your sister had something to do with that. This girl owes you for the coat she ruined, and she should pay for it. 3.0k Reply Shar
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    Font - queenCAN Tread. 15 hr. ago ΝΤΑ Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. In this case a $20k debt. 2.0k Reply Share
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    Font - okaycthulhu 14 hr. ago Nope, NTA. She knew precisely what she was doing, and deserves to now learn exquisite consequences of her horrid actions. I do have to ask, what makes a coat worth $20k? Doesn't matter for judgement but I'm morbidly curious... 1.5k Reply Share
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