Cheap sister-in-law gets caught trying to swap tags during gift exchange, cue petty payback: 'The look on [her] face made me wish we had some reality TV cameras set up for this'

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    "I finally got back at my SIL for her antics"
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    Attempt Gift Swapping? Get Humiliated Today was my nephew's 13th birthday, and was the day I finally got back at my SIL for her antics.
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    SIL has had a habit of swapping name tags on the gifts with her cheap, last-minute finds, since the gifts were opened when the extended guests had left.
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    She had been successful with a gift I sent over when I was out of town and couldn't attend my nephew's birthday a few years ago, and thought she might try to pull her usual trick. So, I got my neighbour in on this, gave him a box with bright yellow wrapping, and asked him to brag about how he got lucky in finding this super rare Star Wars Lego set while SIL stood near, knowing the gifts will be opened later, when he'd had left.
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    As expected, SIL decided to generously "help set up" the gifts and the decorations. I caught her eyeing the box with the yellow wrapping, and before long, she "accidentally" knocked over a few, quickly swapping the tags.
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    After the party, nephew eagerly tore into the presents. The look on SIL face made me wish we had some reality tv cameras set up for this,
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    when nephew opened the box with the bright yellow wrapping with her name on it, out came a few packs of cigarettes and a box of ☐, with a post-it note reading: "HB! You're a man now!".
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    SIL was speechless, and so were the rest of the family. She tried to play it off as a "prank", and that she wanted nephew to be prepared for adulthood. She was red as a ripe tomato the rest of the night.
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    Edit: A lot of you are asking about how SIL never got caught. Nobody ever found out that she swapped gifts, since she targeted people who were not present at the time of opening. My suspicions only started when it happened to me. I did talk to her when I found about the gift I sent over a few years ago, but she brushed it off as a "mistake" while arranging the presents.
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    Severe Assignment943. 17 hr. ago If you ever do this again, include nothing but a piece of paper that says "I have been swapping gifts with people for years and have never actually bought anything of value."
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    rianoch 17 hr. ago I would write directly on the paper,can't change that.
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    sophieornotsophie_ 18 hr. ago I wish I could see her face in that moment :') I'm proud of you OP! I'm also wondering what hers actually would have been..
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    marlada 17 hr. ago edited 17 hr. ago That is fabulous! Caught red-handed...hope this makes her think about this day before ever switching tags sgain! Your neighbor is a wonderful co- conspirator!
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    goodbyebluenick 17 hr. ago What a piece of work, that SIL. I am sure when someone from out of town sends gift, the swap is easy. In the past, why haven't the true gifters ever stood up for themselves? "I didn't buy that. I bought that!”
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    Numerous_Exercise_44. 17 hr. ago That is a brilliant prank and way of getting back at her, and I'm sure there is still mileage in to do it again. Suggestions that could be used for the next time could include: A pink doll. A cheap musical recorder instrument. A feather duster. A Cheapskate Handbook
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    dr-sparkle 17 hr. ago Ahhh the sweet sweet taste of revenge
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    SamiraSimp 16 hr. ago i'm confused on how this works...no one called her out for taking credit for their gift for years?
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    DifficultCurrent7 - 18 hr. ago But did the kid actually get any lego? Because that would have been devastating if not. Feels like you used him and his feelings to get some childish revenge when you could have done the adult thing. :(
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    Frugal-Voyager OP. 18 hr. ago He did! That was my actual present for him. Which made it even sweeter, since SIL had to see him open that present from me, and not her.

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