whats everyone buying their kids for xmas?

MonkeySaving?

mintymoneysaver wrote:

I would never have 1.2k to spend on a rocking horse, but maybe this person earns millions, could afford even more and has saved money on it. They are therefore a moneysaver....( whereas I set a budget of £100 and almost always stick to it even though I could probably afford more if I really wanted to)

Save money to buy a rocking horse for 1.2k when you're earning millions?? Oh please..., that's weekly interest rates for people earning that amount a year..
Unless the OP is planning to hang on to it as an investment (and i'd advise against giving something like that to a 2 yr old) then there's nothing "moneysaving" at all about this...

Spendless

MonkeySaving? wrote:

spending 1.2k on a rocking horse for a 2 year old is sheer madness and goes against all the ethics of this site.

No it doesn't, this site is about being a 'sassy consumer'. There is *nothing wrong* with spending that amount of money as long as a) you can afford it and b) the same horse isn't on sale elsewhere for a lot less. Whether you think it is a *good idea* to spend that much on a 2 year old is a matter of opinion;) . We also have no way of knowing anything about the poster. I think Prince Edwards daughter is about 2 years old:p

For my own I have cut back even more than last year cos they were bought so much stuff by other people that some was lost broken before it even made it's way to their bedrooms:rolleyes: . So for this year my son is having a bike and my daughter a talking doll, other than that it's a stocking

gingin_2

I think the rocking horse is a beautiful idea and as long as the poster has not got into debt over it then fair play. When I think of all the plastic toys that we have wasted money on for ds over the years, spending money on a good quality item that I presume will become and heirloom and hold it's value does not seem like a bad idea at all. I just hope she enjoys it and looks after it!

jumpinjilly

ive got 3 boys 14, 5 & 4. i told them that i am not buying them anything for christmas, very harsh and scroogy i hear you say, but we are taking them to disneyland paris on the 8th of jan, so i am saving for that.
However i am going to buy them some little things for their stockings, son no 2 has got some star wars figures, and an umbrella.... and yet to buy the other 2 anything yet, but have got a cap on 15.00 each and then they can have their christmas with the mouse!!!

:j

going2die_rich

Baileys_Babe wrote:

My ds will be 17months and we are buying him a baby doll (all plastic so it can go in the bath) a pushchair for doll = £12

You are buying a boy a doll and a pushchair??? :rolleyes:

I think he'd much prefer some lego and a toy car... maybe some plastic BOY toys for the bath?

purple-smartie

Hope you have a lovely time in Disneyland Paris. I couldnt let my kids miss out on christmas myself due to a holiday. I guess I just think christmas to me is seeing the kids open pressies on christmas morning and seeing their excited faces.

Wont christmas with the mouse not be over with by the 8th of january anyway

going2die_rich

jumpinjilly wrote:

ive got 3 boys 14, 5 & 4. i told them that i am not buying them anything for christmas, very harsh and scroogy i hear you say, but we are taking them to disneyland paris on the 8th of jan, so i am saving for that.
However i am going to buy them some little things for their stockings, son no 2 has got some star wars figures, and an umbrella.... and yet to buy the other 2 anything yet, but have got a cap on 15.00 each and then they can have their christmas with the mouse!!!

:j

Should just wrap up the things you've bought for the holiday like any new clothes etc. Leave a note from Santa saying he hears they are going on a holiday so thought they could do with some new stuff to wear. The boys 5 and 4 will fall for it and be even more excited about the holiday.

purple-smartie

going2die_rich wrote:

You are buying a boy a doll and a pushchair??? :rolleyes:

I think he'd much prefer some lego and a toy car... maybe some plastic BOY toys for the bath?

My little boy aged 2 also plays with dolls and pushchairs
He also plays with lego and cars. so I dont know what point your trying to make.

StartingAgainKayla70

going2die_rich wrote:

You are buying a boy a doll and a pushchair??? :rolleyes:

I think he'd much prefer some lego and a toy car... maybe some plastic BOY toys for the bath?

When my son was about 4 I bought him a dyson, he loved it!!! Theres nothing wrong with buying girls toys for boys and boys toys for girls.

going2die_rich

MonkeySaving? wrote:

You may think it's disgusting however we can have an opinion... spending 1.2k on a rocking horse for a 2 year old is sheer madness and goes against all the ethics of this site. I can also afford to buy a 1.2k rocking horse, in fact i can easily afford to buy 100 of them at that price... whether i do that or not is my perogative. I won't spend that much as i don't want my child to become a spoilt brat....in fact this year mine has received an £80 bike plus helmet, and a £50 budget for xmas presents. I think thats quite sufficient given her age. (7)

Same way my opinion could be that you are being very tight with your money not spending more. I hope you aren't spending more than that on your christmas nights out and clothes and drinks for them occassions.

I don't think people that don't know the person should comment on what they do or don't spend on their children.

The family could be well off and be high income earners so they want to splash out on their child. Maybe it's a combined present from other family members chipping in. Yes they could have borrowed to pay for it or went without something else for it.

BUT it's their xmas and their money. I am sure the parents are capable of deciding on how much to spend on their children since they know their finances and upbringing of the children.

I'd personally love to be able to buy such expensive gifts without a second thought and I wouldn't be making them into spoilet brats buy doing so. Their are plenty of spoilet brats that come from not so rich households, it's to do with how you bring them up, not how much you spend on them.