Giving money as presents

maow425

A German photographer is called Leni Riefenstahl or something like that, so it kind of made me jump every time the History Channel featured a program about her.

Mine has been a bit of a burden though, growing up in Norway when after I was born, some guy thought it would be a really good idea to launch a toilet paper called the same... Great. The kids at school had great fun with that one. And to top it all, mum used to cut out the "little" logo on the plastic wrapping and stick it on my bedroom door.... Thanks a lot mum!:rotfl: :T

Bagpuss1973

Westywoodpecker wrote:

Every year without fail my mother in law gives me an envelope with £20 for each of us in our house hold. I'm expecting it any day. I really resent it as I feel there is no thought behind it & it's an easy option .

Don't accept it then. Sorry to be a bit harsh but my partners mum and dad always give us money because they would rather we put it towards something we actually want rather than buying us some cr*p that we will want to get rid of. Plus they aren't loaded so don't want to waste their money.

I can't see the problem with giving and receiving money depending who it is from. Would you all rather they bought you a lovely toilet roll holder doll or something and then expect it to be on display all year?? Or would you rather they gave you a few quid to put towards something you like.

Must admit we tend to buy something, quite often add some towards it and then his mum wraps it up so she can give a "real" present but that is for her benefit not ours!:D

dawn060861

My grown up Niece and Nephew are getting money, I asked my Sister for ideas and she was as stuck as me, I got my Niece and nice purse and my Nephew a wallet and put money in it so it did not look like I had not got them anything.

Dawn

helen_caslass

dawn060861 wrote:

My grown up Niece and Nephew are getting money, I asked my Sister for ideas and she was as stuck as me, I got my Niece and nice purse and my Nephew a wallet and put money in it so it did not look like I had not got them anything.

Dawn

i like that idea of giving money in a useful gift could do it with a piggy bank try and encourage them to save

isthatreduced

I don't give money because I buy bargains and to give money of the same value would be embarrassing for example I bought three king kong DVDs at a cost of £1.99 each for three boys in the family.

I like to recieve money (usally from my mum) I get money for my birthday and xmas that is they only time I buy myself clothes.
My DD gets far too much from the family and I don't have the room for it all and I also see it as a waste of money as she can't possibly use it all. Her birthday is in Nov and I am still struggling to find places to put it all come December and then xmas arrives.
Now she is getting older (12) I am relived when she gets money as I can put it in the bank .
In the summer of 2005 she bought herself a trampoline at £200 with money that would have been spent on stuff she would like the look of and then not get used.

tifnstav

My Nan makes a homemade cracker out of a loo roll inner and you have to crack it with her - you always win, even if she gets the bigger half and inside, there is a joke out of last years crackers (which she must sneak away from the dinner table while no-one is looking) and a cheque inside too!
Its always the last present you get and its so great how much thought and effort goes into it.
Thats a nice way to give money. This year we've moved out and need a dining room table & chairs, which we have already ordered, so we've told everyone that instead of a gift we'd like a small donation towards our table fund.
This way everyone can see what we've bought and we'll use it when we feed them all!

kathyd_2

Toots wrote:

I must admit I hate getting money or vouchers as it just seems like thoughtlessness to me.

Yes, I agree with the money thing, not QUITE, so bad with vouchers, at least people know you've got off your backside and gone into town to buy something. This year I wasn't quite sure what to get my DD's boyfriend but as they're off to New York after Christmas I've decided to go and buy $50. I'm constantly told money goes further there, so he should be able to get something he would really like with that.

What do other people put the money in, apart from an envelope that is?

lightisfading

Normally i hate getting money for christmas, last year i did't have anything to unwrap at all from my family Very impersonal as well, i spend ages finding pressies for people, thats the point of christmas! (though my brother is a different matter altogether as he's impossible to buy for).

This year i've had a slight change of heart though, as we desperately need to save up for a new mattress and a cheap car!

V_Chic_Chick

I don't like giving money as it's blatently obvious how little you don't have to spend on them - you can make £5 of gifts look like more than £5 worth of gifts in most cases.

However, I don't mind recieving money, as then I can get something I really want.

Also, my gran who's 85 and rather arthritic (can't go out without her old people's scooter - or batmobile as we call it - and wouldn't dream of going to the town centre) has recently started giving me money instead of presents because she doesn't know what to get me, even if I've told her and even if she did know she probably wouldn't be able to go out and get it, so from that point of view, it's not so impersonal to me when it's from her

fififoofoo

I hate giving money, especially to the younger ones - as I like to know what my money went on i.e not bus fares into town and a Maccy D's!