Expensive ideas for granddaughter

surfboard2

Personally i'd just go with the joules suggestion if that's what she wants. There should be some good sales after Christmas, so she'd be able to make use of the vouchers then.

If you really don't want to go down that route, then just give cash. I also believe there are vouchers called "Love2Shop" (something like that) that can be used in a wide range of shops. Not sure what shops they cover though...

maman

Newly_retired wrote: »

Trouble with these forums, people pick up on the finer details, instead of just responding to the actual question!
Any specific vouchers please which will provide choice of venue for purchase of girls' clothes?

I hadn't realised you didn't want to discuss it. Sorry.

Newly_retired

I guess my main reluctance is her size. At 11 and quite thin, she is still in children's wear, but with long arms, many items are just too small. They need to be tried on really.
Hence wanting to widen the range, with the possibility of using shops not just online.
Anyway, decision made. Thanks for the useful comments.
Must get off the internet now. Wasted too much time on here!

spugzbunny

Why don't you get a voucher for somewhere like House of Fraser or John Lewis?

They have the big 'posh' brands as well as the cheaper, more age appropriate brands.

Incidently, the little joules stuff (for kids) is gorgeous!!!

shegirl

Newly_retired wrote: »

I guess my main reluctance is her size. At 11 and quite thin, she is still in children's wear, but with long arms, many items are just too small. They need to be tried on really.
Hence wanting to widen the range, with the possibility of using shops not just online.
Anyway, decision made. Thanks for the useful comments.
Must get off the internet now. Wasted too much time on here!

So many kids clothes are too small.

That suggests trying womens sizes

Any

I had the same opinion from start as others - perhaps your idea of suitable brand names and her idea are different.
Until you said Joules is one of them.
For 11 yr old????? Yes, he just picked first name that came into his head, quite possibly because these have been requested in past, it is not really teenager shop is it?

However I also picked up on the actual question - gifr card for number of venues, so it can be spent there if it really is the requirement, but also elsewhere if it wasn't such a specific requirement.

In past we got prepaid mastercard kind of voucher.. you charge it with cash and it can be used just like a card for payments of anything online or in store I think.
Anywhere that accepts Mastercard.

onlyroz

Don't many department stores (e.g. Debenhams, House of Fraser) have sub-sections with branded stuff? Otherwise, if you're not going to buy an actual physical present, I don't see the problem with giving cash.

FatVonD

The Post Office do a gift card that can be used at lots of high street stores, your grand daughter will probably be delighted, what 11 year old would want to be dressed from Joules?

Idiophreak

Presents are great - they're the time you get things that aren't particularly sensible, or practical, but that you really want.

If some of these swanky clothes will make her feel special for a couple of months, it doesn't really matter if they don't fit her for that long - she'll have had what she wanted.

Odds on, if you get her vouchers, she'll spend it on something similar anyway, so at least having the actual thing she could wear it and feel special over Christmas....

Acc72

I don't understand - what answer were you hoping for from your son ?

If you have a budget in mind, either buy vouchers that she will find useful or just give her the money and she can then buy whatever she wants.

Alternatively, you could use the same amount of money to buy vouchers that she would not like.