u/lifeofpizza_

Pins have become so costly these days, it sucks man! I buy 5 and they add up like what 400$ its crazy! Sometimes i feel exhausted, i love pins but i get all overwhelmed with the crazy prices!!

Its like im either fomo buying cause if i dont some scalper will and literally double the price! Ive gone over budget like way too many times, i have to save up money but u know who doesn’t want a pin mail:/ i so hate myslef for that, i always try go stick to budget but ik for sure ill break it cause pins add up quick!

I've been wanting to have a 200$ budget but guess what nothing fits in it :/ Sometimes barely 1 pin 😭 either buy of fomo and go over budget or stay in budget and when i buy next its already 5× or 10× the price so i have to spend even more to get!!

WHAT TO EVEN DO?

yeah i sound irresponsible, pls dont judge, im just pissed, wanted to vent out! Ive no clue how are people affording 500$ a pin , grail after grail pins , muliple of 50$ PIN haul , insane!

Does anyone else face this too? Or is it just me:/

So I ordered some really expensive stuff from the USA worth around 1200$ total. Since I’m in India, I had them delivered to my cousin brother in the US (moms brother's son but we’re extremely close — grew up together type close).

There were 6 packages in total.

From the very beginning, I kept asking him to just check whether all the packages arrived safely or not. He would always say -yeah I’ll check and let you know.!! A week passed. I asked again. Ignored. Then after a few more days he replied saying, yeah I have them.!! I asked for pictures just to verify everything had arrived safely. Ignored again. Then later I called him and requested pictures. He said yes, but never sent them.

This literally kept going on for FIVE MONTHS.

Every time there was a new excuse: ● Busy/ Exams/ Out with friends/Will send later/Forgot/Traveling

At one point he even came to India for a month. When I met him personally, he STILL said he had all the packages and would send pictures once he got back to the US.

Now finally someone was traveling from the US to India, so I asked him to please check all the packages before handing them over.

Turns out… 3 out of the 6 packages were missing. And not random ones — the MAIN packages. Stuff worth around 1200$ The remaining 3 packages? Still sealed and unchecked after all these months.

I completely lost it and scolded him asking WHY he kept lying saying he had everything when he clearly didn’t. And instead of apologizing, he flipped the entire thing on me.

He said: ● It’s not his fault if packages didn’t arrive ● He’s not responsible for my parcels ●Why did I even order such expensive stuff? Like WHAT???

My issue isn’t even that the packages got lost. Things happen.

My issue is that if he had simply told me months ago that packages were missing, I could have contacted the seller/shipping company, filed claims, requested refunds, SOMETHING.

Instead he kept assuring me everything was safe while never even checking Because of this careless behavior, now I’m probably down 1200$ with almost no recovery options left.

I called my uncle (his dad) to explain the situation because honestly I was furious and heartbroken. My uncle immediately said he would transfer me the money because this happened due to his son’s irresponsible behavior. He even asked for my bank details.

Now I feel conflicted.

On one hand, it feels embarrassing accepting such a huge amount from my uncle for his son’s mistake. ANDDDDDD On the other hand… why SHOULD I sit quietly and absorb a 1200$ loss I did everything possible to repeatedly verify the packages for months? His son didn’t care to lose my parcel. Why should i be hesitant! And its a huge amount!

Am i wrong to yell at my cousin-brother? And is it ok if I send my bank details and accept the money my uncle offered?

So I ordered some really expensive stuff from the USA worth around ₹1.2 lakh total. Since I’m in India, I had them delivered to my cousin brother in the US (mama ka beta, but we’re extremely close — grew up together type close).

There were 6 packages in total.

From the very beginning, I kept asking him to just check whether all the packages arrived safely or not. He would always say -yeah I’ll check and let you know.!! A week passed. I asked again. Ignored. Then after a few more days he replied saying, yeah I have them.!! I asked for pictures just to verify everything had arrived safely. Ignored again. Then later I called him and requested pictures. He said yes, but never sent them. This literally kept going on for FIVE MONTHS.

Every time there was a new excuse: ● Busy ●Exams ●Out with friends ●Will send later ● Forgot ●Traveling

At one point he even came to India for a month. When I met him personally, he STILL said he had all the packages and would send pictures once he got back to the US.

Now finally someone was traveling from the US to India, so I asked him to please check all the packages before handing them over.

Turns out… 3 out of the 6 packages were missing.

And not random ones — the MAIN packages. Stuff worth around ₹96k. The remaining 3 packages? Still sealed and unchecked after all these months. I completely lost it and scolded him asking WHY he kept lying saying he had everything when he clearly didn’t.

And instead of apologizing, he flipped the entire thing on me.

He said: ● It’s not his fault if packages didn’t arrive ●He’s not responsible for my parcels ●Why did I even order such expensive stuff? Like WHAT???

My issue isn’t even that the packages got lost. Things happen.

My issue is that if he had simply told me months ago that packages were missing, I could have contacted the seller/shipping company, filed claims, requested refunds, SOMETHING.

Instead he kept assuring me everything was safe while never even checking.

Because of this careless behavior, now I’m probably down ₹96k with almost no recovery options left.

I called my uncle (his dad) to explain the situation because honestly I was furious and heartbroken. My uncle immediately said he would transfer me the money because this happened due to his son’s irresponsible behavior. He even asked for my bank details.

Now I feel conflicted.💀💀

On one hand, it feels embarrassing accepting such a huge amount from my uncle for his son’s mistake. ANDDDDDD On the other hand… why SHOULD I sit quietly and absorb a ₹96k loss I did everything possible to repeatedly verify the packages for months? His son didn’t care to lose my parcel. Why should i be hesitant! And its a huge amount!

Am i wrong for yelling at my cousin-brother?

And is it ok if I send my bank details and accept the money my uncle offered?🙏

So I ordered some really expensive stuff from the USA worth around ₹1.2 lakh total. Since I’m in India, I had them delivered to my cousin brother in the US (mama ka beta, but we’re extremely close — grew up together type close).

There were 6 packages in total.

From the very beginning, I kept asking him to just check whether all the packages arrived safely or not. He would always say -yeah I’ll check and let you know.!! A week passed. I asked again. Ignored. Then after a few more days he replied saying, yeah I have them.!! I asked for pictures just to verify everything had arrived safely. Ignored again. Then later I called him and requested pictures. He said yes, but never sent them. This literally kept going on for FIVE MONTHS.

Every time there was a new excuse: ● Busy ●Exams ●Out with friends ●Will send later ● Forgot ●Traveling

At one point he even came to India for a month. When I met him personally, he STILL said he had all the packages and would send pictures once he got back to the US.

Now finally someone was traveling from the US to India, so I asked him to please check all the packages before handing them over.

Turns out… 3 out of the 6 packages were missing.

And not random ones — the MAIN packages. Stuff worth around ₹96k. The remaining 3 packages? Still sealed and unchecked after all these months.

I completely lost it and scolded him asking WHY he kept lying saying he had everything when he clearly didn’t. And instead of apologizing, he flipped the entire thing on me.

He said: ● It’s not his fault if packages didn’t arrive ●He’s not responsible for my parcels ●Why did I even order such expensive stuff?

Like WHAT???

My issue isn’t even that the packages got lost. Things happen.

My issue is that if he had simply told me months ago that packages were missing, I could have contacted the seller/shipping company, filed claims, requested refunds, SOMETHING.

Instead he kept assuring me everything was safe while never even checking.

Because of this careless behavior, now I’m probably down ₹96k with almost no recovery options left.

I called my uncle (his dad) to explain the situation because honestly I was furious and heartbroken. My uncle immediately said he would transfer me the money because this happened due to his son’s irresponsible behavior. He even asked for my bank details.

Now I feel conflicted.💀💀

On one hand, it feels embarrassing accepting such a huge amount from my uncle for his son’s mistake. ANDDDDDD On the other hand… why SHOULD I sit quietly and absorb a ₹96k loss I did everything possible to repeatedly verify the packages for months? His son didn’t care to lose my parcel. Why should i be hesitant! And its a huge amount!

AITK for yelling at my cousin-brother?

And AITK if I send my bank details and accept the money my uncle offered?🙏

Anyone local to atlanta georgia who can pickup some stuff and ship it locally ? Thanks

Guys if anyone knows a trusted forwarder pls do comment below!