It’s easy to assume that a box with your name on it is yours to open. But in a shared space, assumptions don’t always line up with other people’s expectations.

That’s exactly how one mix-up over an appliance replacement spiraled into a dramatic conflict between two roommates.

Keep reading for the full story.

I opened a package that was for my roommate

I (21F) live with some roommates.

The other day, I was cleaning the kitchen and I accidentally knocked over one of my roommate’s kitchen appliances.

So she tried to do the right thing.

It broke, and so I offered to buy her a replacement.

She sent me the Amazon link and I placed the order under my account with my name on the package.

I figured that would be easier and I could just give it to her once it reached our place.

But when the package arrived, it brought with it a heap of unnecessary conflict.

On the day her appliance came, I had multiple packages coming in. One of these was of similar size to hers and I couldn’t tell which one had her appliance in it.

I figured since all the packages had my name on it, there would be no issues with me opening them. So, I opened them to make sure I was giving her the correct one.

Despite her good deed, her roommate wasn’t about to let her off the hook for this.

When I handed her package to her, she saw it opened and said, “Oh, you opened my package?”

I was a little confused as it had my name on it, but I said, “Yeah, I ordered it in my name and there was another package for me which was of similar size to this one. So I opened them to make sure I was giving you the right one.”

This didn’t seem to be a sufficient explanation for her.

However, she was clearly having none of this and said that I was snooping through her stuff.

I don’t think I did anything wrong, but now she’s really upset with me. So I want to know, AITA?

Kinda seems like her roommate is picking an unnecessary fight here.

What did Reddit think?

This friend clearly doesn’t have a great grip on reality.

This user can’t understand why her roommate would behave this way.

In this commenter’s eyes, she was doing right by her roommate.

This user breaks down what really happened here.

If her roommate owes her anything, it’s the benefit of the doubt.

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