will it be seen as rude or ungrateful

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• BastardBeaver Posts: 11,903

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  30/12/12 - 16:45 #2

  How small are your feet?!?! :eek:

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 806

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  30/12/12 - 16:47 #3

  Well they are actually a size 11 and 12 but so wide I need a 13. I have dwarfism.

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• cjay27 Posts: 734

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  30/12/12 - 16:47 #4

  Can you wear thick socks, or several pairs? Stuff them with something?

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• Cpl_Carrott Posts: 479

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  30/12/12 - 16:48 #5

  msmasood wrote: »

  I'm off to my boyfriends grandparents for nye, for Christmas they gave me slippers. We've been instructed by his mother to being slippers as their carpet keeps getting dirty. The slippers his grandparents got me are far too big (I am a child's size 13) and really difficult to walk in. I have another pair that have hard soles and are my size and I can walk in, obviously I want to take them but will it seem off not taking the pair they gave me a few days ago? Usually I'd say they don't fit, but they are in their 80's and already go to so much effort to get us anything.

  
  How about finding out where they got them from and changing them to your own size?

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 2,324

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  30/12/12 - 16:48 #6

  Stuff them with socks

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• BastardBeaver Posts: 11,903

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  30/12/12 - 16:50 #7

  msmasood wrote: »

  Well they are actually a size 11 and 12 but so wide I need a 13. I have dwarfism.

  
  Ah that explains it then. I was all like 'how do you balance'. Lol.

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• Billy_Value Posts: 22,920

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  30/12/12 - 16:51 #8

  a bring your own slippers new years eve party with old people can i come sounds brilliant

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• Babe Rainbow Posts: 34,349

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  30/12/12 - 16:52 #9

  msmasood wrote: »

  I'm off to my boyfriends grandparents for nye, for Christmas they gave me slippers. We've been instructed by his mother to being slippers as their carpet keeps getting dirty. The slippers his grandparents got me are far too big (I am a child's size 13) and really difficult to walk in. I have another pair that have hard soles and are my size and I can walk in, obviously I want to take them but will it seem off not taking the pair they gave me a few days ago? Usually I'd say they don't fit, but they are in their 80's and already go to so much effort to get us anything.

  
  Tell them you wore their gift slippers to YOUR grandparents' house on Boxing Day and left them there by mistake and can't get them back till next weekend.

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• Takae Posts: 13,555

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  30/12/12 - 16:52 #10

  Bring both along, but also bring a pair of thick socks you can wear around the house.
  
  Explain the situation to them and if they seem OK with it, ask if you could wear your slippers. If they worry about the hard soles of your slippers, compromise by asking if you could wear thick socks around the house instead. As for the reason why you should bring along your new slippers, they might want to swap them for the ones in the correct size.

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• Caldari Posts: 5,890

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  30/12/12 - 16:52 #11

  Why not just toss them a line about putting the new ones away for when your current ones wear out? Problem solved!

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• roland rat Posts: 13,829

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  30/12/12 - 16:52 #12

  will it be seen as rude or ungrateful
  

  
  
  No not at all, they might expect you to change thie item, it might be to small or to big, or maybe you now have 2 of them

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• myss Posts: 16,497

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  30/12/12 - 16:55 #13

  I'd wear a pair of socks instead.

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• CatWolf Posts: 2,400

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  30/12/12 - 16:58 #14

  surely when you get to 80 you dont give a f*** about things like this.
  
  Tell them the truth and stop being silly.

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• Ada Rabble Posts: 3,317

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  30/12/12 - 17:04 #15

  No, you're not being rude or ungrateful.
  Either take both pairs of slippers, explain you like the slippers but they're too big and could you take them back to the shop, so they don't have to make the extra effort.
  Or if you're worried about that, wear some fluffy socks or something and say oops !forgot slippers

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 1,044

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  30/12/12 - 17:22 #16

  Just take them with you so they can see they don't fit and they should understand! Hopefully they'll still have the receipt too.

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• Tt88 Posts: 6,827

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  30/12/12 - 18:04 #17

  What size did they get? If it was me i would shuffle round all night but i dont think it would be rude to say they are too large.
  
  Edit, you said you were told to take slippers as the carpet gets dirty, is that so you dont wear shoes or to keep your socks clean? I cant imagine going to someones where i have to wear slippers as i rarely wear them at home.socks are enough.

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• pugamo Posts: 18,039

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  30/12/12 - 18:07 #18

  Cpl_Carrott wrote: »

  How about finding out where they got them from and changing them to your own size?

  
  This is what I would do.

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 806

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  30/12/12 - 18:08 #19

  Thing is they got these adults one size fits all ones. And it doesn't matter how many pairs of socks I put on they are far too long. Decided to go for the 'I left them at my mums' and wear the other pair that help me walk

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• rickrickricky Posts: 431

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  30/12/12 - 18:09 #20

  Wear your own inside the ones they got for you. You did say they were way tooooooo big.

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• hooter Posts: 30,206

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  30/12/12 - 18:09 #21

  Babe Rainbow wrote: »

  Tell them you wore their gift slippers to YOUR grandparents' house on Boxing Day and left them there by mistake and can't get them back till next weekend.

  
  Cooooooooooo..I see you is an accomplished liar...steps back in amazement:D

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• 36_Chambers Posts: 944

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  30/12/12 - 18:10 #22

  Can anyone predict the mind of a 80 year old person?
  
  My rule is if something does not fit me, I dont wear it.

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 1,704

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  30/12/12 - 18:14 #23

  If they are in their 80's, would they even remember buying you slippers? Or what the slippers looked like?
  
  Although it does seem they bought you slippers for Christmas to ensure you had no excuse to not wear slippers at their party. So as long as you wear slippers there shouldn't be a problem.

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  30/12/12 - 18:20 #24

  boredof_lurking wrote: »

  If they are in their 80's, would they even remember buying you slippers? Or what the slippers looked like?
  
  Although it does seem they bought you slippers for Christmas to ensure you had no excuse to not wear slippers at their party. So as long as you wear slippers there shouldn't be a problem.

  
  I know the grandad definitely wouldn't, the grandma might, but the bfs mother definitely would and would make sure they did know. She's lovely

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• belly button Posts: 17,026

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  30/12/12 - 18:30 #25

  Ask your boyfriend to ring them and say the slippers were a little bit big so he is going to swap them for them 'if that's alright'. Ask him to find out where they got them from and if it's a local shop swap them tomorrow and then wear them at the party.
  
  It's a bit of effort I know but it will make everyone happy .

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• myss Posts: 16,497

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  30/12/12 - 19:10 #26

  36_Chambers wrote: »

  My rule is if something does not fit me, I dont wear it.

  Or if I can't slim/grow into it, get it changed.

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