I (16f) am a part of a club and we decided to do secret Santa to celebrate the end of the semester, each of us was given a sheet of things that interest us and allergies. On my list I put dark chocolate, horror movies, bracelet making kits, bedazzling and jewel kits, anything pink and vanilla- and I tried to be as specific as possible to avoid any mishaps and I honestly didn’t care about price. We did our secret Santa yesterday and the girl who got me gave me a perler bead set which is only slightly similar to what I had put on the list and I got nothing else. Today the same girl asked me how much I liked her gift and I explicitly told her I didn’t, she asked me why and I told her I have absolutely no interest in something like this and I didn’t think I should be entirely grateful for something she clearly didn’t put much thought into- she ran away crying. I don’t think I should feel guilty for this because I felt like lying would be worse than anything. But I don’t know. AITA?
Edit – because I’m realizing that there’s some confusion that is entirely my fault due to my wording. I did not say “and I didn’t think I should be entirely grateful for something she clearly didn’t put much thought into” to this girls face, it was a description of my thought process which is why I am asking people in the replies to explain why I shouldn’t think this. I did however, tell her I didn’t have any interest in what she gifted me which is what prompted the crying and distress
Edit 2 – I have decided to donate the gift to toys for tots