Birthday gift ideas for an 11 year old ?! Help!

stir_crazy

Troutwrestler wrote: »

We live in scotland, in a reasonable area, but there are plenty of girls in my daughters school who have their hair and nails done... Totally normal here

There are a lot of teenagers in my area (Aberdeen) who do have a lot of the items that you have mentioned that your DD has. It seems most of the kids here have iphones or blackberries. My neice went through a phase of only wearing Hollister clothes

Troutwrestler

tea_lover wrote: »

Why stop there though? If you've gone that far you may as well get a gold unicorn that poops rubies. Just don't expect any gratitude for it.

If you could buy one...I'd probably have bought it by now

cte1111

Troutwrestler wrote: »

Why's he weeping...he didn't pay for it..I did :rotfl:

Your income support and other benefits paid for it you mean. I really wish I hadn't just read this on your other threads. TBH I was only looking them up to see why you were posting on MSE when you were obviously so well off.

stepon250

maybe it's a bit young for her, but my nephew got a nintendo ds and was really happy with it. Just a thought.

Troutwrestler

cte1111 wrote: »

Your income support and other benefits paid for it you mean. I really wish I hadn't just read this on your other threads. TBH I was only looking them up to see why you were posting on MSE when you were obviously so well off.

And?! I am disabled and can't work. My daughter has a severe disability. Trust me...I would give back the money for both of our health.

But I doub't that will stop u having a pop/stalking

Abbafan1972

Honestly, words fail me!

tea_lover

Troutwrestler wrote: »

And?! I am disabled and can't work. My daughter has a severe disability. Trust me...I would give back the money for both of our health.

But I doub't that will stop u having a pop.

Surely the money is supposed to be for things like a roof over your head and food... you know, essentials? Not creating a spoiled brat.

balletshoes

stir_crazy wrote: »

There are a lot of teenagers in my area (Aberdeen) who do have a lot of the items that you have mentioned that your DD has. It seems most of the kids here have iphones or blackberries. My neice went through a phase of only wearing Hollister clothes

the OPs girl isn't a teenager - she's 10.

victory

Troutwrestler wrote: »

Well so far I have booked a hotel stay for her and I. A nice meal in a restaurant she has always wanted to go to. Hopefully the zoo keeper experience, I have bought her a watch, new bag and new ugg boots. And I'm paying for her room to be redecorated and re carpeted( although I don't class that as birthday really..but it's eating into the budget). I will buy a few guides bits as fillers and open her a new bank account too.

Perhaps I will leave it at that and see how she reacts.

Thanks for all the suggestions

You are going to loose droves of us now, I for one am off to post in a thread that is not taking the mickey out of the lot of us who are struggling to make ends meet:eek:

Troutwrestler

tea_lover wrote: »

Surely the money is supposed to be for things like a roof over your head and food... you know, essentials? Not creating a spoiled brat.

Well looking around, I have a very nice roof over my head....plenty of food in my cupboards, no debt and can still"create a spoilt brat" so it stretches to both it would seem