Did my sister have to charge me for a cheap magazine?

[Anonymous]

My sister was currently on a overseas trip. She often travels with her husband. Sometimes (not always) you ask your family to bring you something when they are on a trip a small souvenir or something like that. Sometimes that family brings you something a small thing of course, without you asking for it as they do it from their heart. Other times you do ask that family to bring you something and depends on if it is cheap or expensive you pay that person in advance or after the trip, for the item as it is the natural thing to do , because the one traveling has not obligation to buy and bring you something and also you are the one asking for the favor, if the item is expensive, unless that the traveling person do not mind to pay it, but rarely happens.

But what happens if you ask your relative to bring you something (it was not in the traveling person plans to buy that but you ask the favor knowing that person was in a country where only that item was sold but it was a cheap stuff) because you know is cheap and in your mind you did not think of paying for it, as it was a cheap thing that will not broke that relative just to buy you that and besides, that relative is always traveling which means, if she travels often it means she can afford to buy what you ask for without hesitation, even when you are not paying for it as what you ask cost less than a T shirt. or less than a pair of shoes and also it did not take away space from your suitcase either, that is what happened to me and my sister. I asked her to purchase me a magazine that it was not sold in my country but where she went it was sold, a simple magazine. When I ask her to purchase it for me, I thought to myself" I mean I hope she is not going to charge me for a lousy magazine", she is my sister , she is giving it away to me, as a gift too and the magazine is not that expensive for her to charge me and a magazine does not take a way a space in her suitcase either,"

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I was wrong, when my sister bought the magazine, she texted me a photo of the receipt to let me know how much did it cost so I can pay her up after she returned!! I was surprised she was going to charge me for the magazine, I thought she did not mind buying it out of the goodness of her heart, even if I asked her to buy it. The magazine cost $8 and she charged me for it. Instead I had a aunt who bought me another magazine and she told me she gave it to me as a gift,

[Anonymous]

Ultimately, whether your sister charges you for the magazine is up to her discretion. While it is true that the magazine is a small and inexpensive item, it is still a request that you made of her. It's important to remember that just because someone can afford something does not mean they should be expected to pay for it.

If you did not agree on payment beforehand, it might be best to express your gratitude and offer to pay for the magazine now that she has brought it back for you. Even if she declines the payment, it shows that you appreciate the effort she went through to bring it back for you. It's always better to err on the side of generosity and gratitude in situations like these, as it can help maintain a positive and healthy relationship with your family members.