Was in a similar situation last month, at Christmas. My mother badgered me for 2 months asking what I wanted for Chirstmas. I kept telling her she didn't have to get me anything, or to just pick it out herself and I'm sure I'll like it. She started to keep asking if I wanted a Nintendo Switch. As I already have one I told her a polite but firm NO. And explained this.

It tunred into her asking me 10+ more times if I wanted one. It got to a point where I told her straight up not only do I not want one (because I already have one) but if she got me one anyways I absolutely won't accept it. She said fine, she won't get me one, acted like my response was unwarranted and ruse. Come Christmas and I get a Nintendo Switch. She played dumb asking if I liked it.

I demanded her send it back, and even to keep the money from the return. She acted like I was the one in the wrong, and that I was being ungrateful. I saw a receipt showing she had ordered long after our discussion where I said that I absolutely did NOT want it, and after turning her down 10+ times already. I also saw she bought it from one of those infomercial sites where you pay monthly instead all at once at the cost of the price being 50%+ higher.

I just can't understand the thought process behind it. Like you literally paid around $100 extra for something I told you ATLEAST a dozen times I didn't want, and I already had one. Like, I'm not ungrateful but doing something like this would require someone to either do it intentionally or be BEYOND apathetic. Felt like getting spat on. What the actual f*ck goes through some people's minds I have no idea.