She Let Her Sister Use Her Streaming Services For Free, Then One “Small” Favor Blew Everything Up

Reddit user u/badbitchesdontcry says she’d been letting her sister use her Netflix and HBO accounts for over a year without ever asking for money. It felt like an easy, low-stakes way to be generous, especially since it was family.

Things took a turn when she agreed to let her sister use her Entertainer app one time. The app is a paid annual subscription with limited dining vouchers, and the deal was meant for a single night out with friends.

But after that dinner, the Redditor noticed something odd. Her sister had quietly started using the app at other restaurants without asking first.

That’s when the OP finally spoke up. She told her sister that at the very least, she should’ve asked before using limited vouchers tied to her personal subscription.

Instead of apologizing, the sister doubled down. She accused the OP of being petty and unnecessarily difficult.

Her reasoning was… creative. She claimed they had totally different tastes in restaurants, so there was no chance the OP would ever want those deals anyway.

It didn’t stop there. The sister also insisted she was actually helping by “maximizing” the subscriptions and earning savings credits toward future renewals.

That explanation didn’t land. What bothered the OP most wasn’t the money, but the sheer entitlement behind using something that wasn’t hers.

Feeling fed up, she made a decision. She changed every password across Netflix, HBO, and the dining app.

Now she’s questioning herself. Was this a reasonable boundary, or did she overreact?

Reddit, unsurprisingly, had thoughts. And many agreed that sharing is generous—but assuming unlimited access is a whole different story.

Feeling fed up, the OP changed every password across Netflix, HBO, and the dining app.

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Here’s the original post by Reddit user u/badbitchesdontcry.

I have been allowing my sister to leech off my Netflix and HBO subscriptions for more than a year without ever asking her to pay me back. Recently, I’ve granted her a one-time use of my Entertainer app (a yearly subscription for 1-1 deals, but limited to a few vouchers per restaurant. *For those that are asking, this costs USD70 per annum*) to dine at a restaurant with her friends.Since then, she has been secretly using my subscription to dine at random places (note: limited vouchers per restaurant) without seeking my consent prior. When I confronted her about it— that she should’ve at least sought my consent before she wanted to use the deal at any restaurants— she said I was being petty and difficult.She assumes that we have different tastes in restaurants, so it’s not likely I would go to the restaurants that she went to, and thus it was unnecessary for her to seek my consent at all? Also, she claims that she was doing good by trying to maximise my subscriptions (including Netflix+HBO), and she was helping me to save money (???) by accumulating saving credits (*edit: every $ saved = 1 saving credit, and having accumulated 300 credits will translate to 10% off the next renewal*).The self-entitlement really rubbed me the wrong way, so I changed all my passwords immediately to stop her from leeching anymore. Am I overreacting?

Let’s see how the Reddit community reacted.

sickofdriving007

She knew she was wrong.

Alyssa_Hargreaves

She broke your agreement.

Deleted user

She can start her own accounts.

EvocativeEnigma

You’re paying for everything.

immifrationStudent

You’re too nice.

LoveBeach8

She’s disrespectful.

Sodapiaaa

NTA.

Beers4All

Make her pay up front.

Sapper-Ollie

Your subscriptions, your choice.

rmric0

She was taking advantage of you.

Beautiful_mistakes

You don’t need a reason to cut her off.

BDThrills

That’s what she gets for being ungrateful.

WilfullyUnwoke

In the end, the situation wasn’t really about streaming apps or restaurant deals. It was about boundaries, respect, and the difference between sharing something and having it quietly taken for granted.

The Redditor’s decision to change her passwords may have felt drastic in the moment, but it also sent a clear message. Generosity only works when it’s mutual, and even family favors come with limits—especially when no one bothered to ask first.