Money Moral Dilemma: Is it OK to spend my baby's vouchers on myself?

happyinflorida

Yes, perfectly ok - you work your socks off looking after baby including getting up all hours and lack of sleep, you deserve new PJs and treat yourself to something nice as well )

Laura212006

I agree and have also logged in and commented for the same reasons

onwards&upwards

Laura212006 wrote: »

I agree and have also logged in and commented for the same reasons

You agree with what?

Spendless

Erinome wrote: »

I can see the temptation, but what are you going to tell the gift giver when you see them or send them a thank you note?

Thank you for your gift vouchers?

.................................................................................................

I was once in this sort of position. I was bought M&S gift vouchers for one of my children's births. The gift giver gave them because she thought M&S good quality (she said this to me). I found them an expensive shop and could never find anything that I thought 'worth it' for the baby. The result was 2 years on I still had the vouchers unused. I ended up spending them in their food department taking the view that over the years I'd bought baby more than the equivalent £20 that I could have spent at M&S using the vouchers.

Erinome

Spendless wrote: »

Thank you for your gift vouchers?

"You're very welcome, hope you got something nice for baby, I thought vouchers were better than me buying something as I wasn't sure what size baby was / what he needs "

" Oh.. er.. "

Spendless

Erinome wrote: »

"You're very welcome, hope you got something nice for baby, I thought vouchers were better than me buying something as I wasn't sure what size baby was / what he needs "

" Oh.. er.. "

I wasn't aware thank you notes became two way correspondance? And if in person, yes it was very kind of you.

POPPYOSCAR

Of course it is ok.

The best present a baby can have is a happy and relaxed mother.

onwards&upwards

Spendless wrote: »

I wasn't aware thank you notes became two way correspondance? And if in person, yes it was very kind of you.

It’s quite common when you receive gift vouchers to make what you spent them on part of the thank you though.

Pollycat

onwards&upwards wrote: »

It’s quite common when you receive gift vouchers to make what you spent them on part of the thank you though.

I give my sister and my niece and nephew (both teenagers) money for Christmas and birthdays.
They always let me know what they've spent the money on.

Threebabes

Get yourself your pjs, im sure baby wont mind.