Cheap birthday gift ideas for cousin?

ailuro2

leave out the bubbly. unless it's Prosecco you got cheaply on special offer.

You're skint so tell her you're cutting back this year.

Get her some bigger brand make up from poundland and put it in a make up bag.

If she says it's from £land then you'll know she's a greedy little sod and playing you for a fool.

Hopefully she'll be relieved you've come down to her level of present buying.

babysonia

Tish_P wrote: »

Perhaps in some parallel universe your cousin is posting the following message to a forum:

What shall I do about my cousin? This may sound harsh and ungrateful but the past few years she has spent an embarrassing amount on my birthday present and it makes me feel awkward and obliged to her. I have always spent only what I could afford and felt was appropriate (£10 ish) on her, but she keeps responding with £50 gifts and meals.

Cut down the amount you spend on her to a level at which you feel no resentment about what you get "in return". She's likely to be as relieved as you are.

Lol if only, i forgot to mention but the things i gift her are things she asks for either verbally or on a wish list- She wants expensive gifts thats what makes her happy.

I only feel slightly resentful because she doesnt put as much effort and thought into what she buys me back- Once she bought me a top in pink - she knows i hate the colour pink! Her excuse, i didnt know what to buy you even though she asked me to give her a wishlist which only consisted of chocolate lol :think:

babysonia

ailuro2 wrote: »

leave out the bubbly. unless it's Prosecco you got cheaply on special offer.

You're skint so tell her you're cutting back this year.

Get her some bigger brand make up from poundland and put it in a make up bag.

If she says it's from £land then you'll know she's a greedy little sod and playing you for a fool.

Hopefully she'll be relieved you've come down to her level of present buying.

Thanks, i'll do that. This year her gift list is bigger than last year and i'll defo not be able to buy anything from that- Just hope she's happy with what i get her.

j.e.j.

as the saying goes, it's up to you what you give, but it's not up to you what you get given..

It sounds like she's just not a thoughtful sort of person, and short of telling her what you'd like for your birthday I don't think there's much you can do about her cr*p present-buying, tbh.

I usually try to buy pressies for under a tenner, but without knowing your cousin's tastes it's hard to make recommendations. Books? Photo albums? Digital camera case? Boots smellies?

(Sorry folks, but onesies always remind me of Matt Lucas on Shooting Stars :rotfl: Why would an adult want to wear a babygro?!)

Okhan

You should check out (www)givetu.me. My cousin just got one of those world maps where you can scratch off the countries that you've visited from there as a gift.

jellyhead

babysonia wrote: »

Thanks for the idea's, shes looking for a onsie but shes tiny and even kids ones are big for her.

I am baking her a cake and i might get her a bottle of bubbly aswell

Kids onesies are pretty small though. My 7 year old had one last year which was age 9-10 from Primark. Asda are selling them too.

http://direct.asda.com/george/girls/nightwear/onesies/D4M3G10C11S5,default,sc.html