MARY IS A LIAR

1. aunt's company has charity auction for dinner event, including 30+ iphone 4's
2. after event, 11 left-over iphone 4's became available to staff with highest bid
3. i tell my work buddy, and we submit 2 bids through my aunt. my bid was $255, his bid was $280.
4. aunt gets confirmation from MARY the auction organizer that she was allowed to submit 2 bids, then submits.
5. in the end my aunt wins 1 phone, presumably the $280 bid, and i tell my excited coworker.
6. she also finds out that the average winning bid was $271.
7. i feel fine, because i wouldn't have paid $280 for it.

BUT THEN...

1. aunt tells me that when MARY came to tell her she won, she also said that each staff was only allowed to get one phone
2. i tell aunt that i think it's unfair, and i want to know what lowest bid was, and if i would have won.
3. aunt says she will find out, but tells me not to be upset because my bid was lower than average anyway and i may not have won.
4. i get pissed that my aunt isn't pissed that the auction rules changed on her.
5. meanwhile my coworker keeps texting me asking when he can get his phone.

i can't take the winning phone from my coworker, and i can't get mad at aunt who tried to do everyone a favour. i can't get my aunt to bitch about rule changing because she's not even pissed about it, plus if rules were reverted my coworker's phone may get taken back.

fuck my life. MARY SUCKS. MARY IS A LIAR. my bid better not have won. fuck.

UPDATE: lowest winning bid = $251.