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The financial nightmare that is christmas...

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  • jellyhead
    jellyhead Posts: 21,555 Forumite
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    Many years ago after Spoilt Brat Niece #1 asked 'Is that all?' when we gave her an expensive PlayStation game, we stopped it dead.

    DH's family were bought an Oxfam goat the year after that - and nothing since. :D

    :eek: Wow, my children would never even ask for a playstation game off an aunt, not even between them! My parents and in-laws might spend that much sometimes, and Santa might, but the rest of the family, no way! If they ask for ideas they are given cheap ones and I say not to buy anything extra to make it up to a certain amount. My inlaws family still do it though, they think it would be offensive to spend more on one child than another.

    How old was your niece? How rude!

    I like the oxfam gifts :T FIL got a chocolate goat with his birthday present this year but that was a freebie. They do have small gifts that you can buy, sometimes associated with the gift that you've bought.
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