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[quote=Anonymous]So my aunt is crazy frugal yet not a minimalist. She hoards and is constantly acquiring stuff at garage sales or when someone posts something free on next door. She is being forced to downsize because she basically built her storage on someone else's property. We have been clear that we are happy to help her take things to goodwill or dispose of items to another charity. I have told her multiple times that we do not want any of these things, I have said that we do not need anything. I have said that we are reducing our own clutter. I have told her that our kids are picky about their things and neither need or want anything. Many. Many. Times.

Last trip home from a family gathering, kids come home with broken appliances and box of broken electronics. Previously she had snuck old stuffed animals into their bags and told them not to tell their parents about them. The kids don't want these so once we are in the car they tell us. I have told her to stop doing this and basically I will need to start searching the car before we leave anywhere she is attending.

The latest is quite funny. She sends a text that she is still working on getting rid of things and found a bunch of bras and lounge wear outfits that are in great shape that she wants to give my daughter. It clearly occurs to her at some point while writing this that my DD is too skinny and would have no interest in these things so she adds that DD could bring them all to school and hand them out to her friends. Suffice to say that my teenage daughter was not interested in doing this.

This is followed in quick succession by more texts with pictures of ugly shoes that goes on and on about being so adorable and super expensive when she bought them. One pair has a price tag sticker in view for $17.99. I respond no thank you politely but I know that this will not be the end of this.

So my question is whether anyone had a good polite response to turning down junk. I'd like to have several canned responses ready for the next 10 times. Or better if you have a relative like this did you ever get them to stop trying to send junk to your house?[/quote]

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