06-11-2011, 07:02 PM
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Re: Christmas presents (what to buy when they have everything)
My two are 12 and 11 year old boys and I would give them the money to get what they want (within reason of course), but the wife insists she wants to get presents for them, that rules me out so I give her the money and she buys the presents. Children at that age change their minds quickly, its much easier when they are younger.
07-11-2011, 08:17 AM
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aitch, we gave up trying to buy presents for our kids, other than the sort of stocking fillers a long tome ago.They have their own values and ideas as to what they want so we just stick 500 in each of their accounts, much easier and less stressful.
07-11-2011, 11:12 AM
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Antibrown, I add to my grandchildren's bank accounts weekly, and between their birthdays and Christmas, they all receive £100 each, £25 for birthdays and the remainder at Christmas, up till a couple of years ago, I used to try and surprise them all with something a little extra, which they would not be expecting, nothing expensive, but practical, one year I got both my son in laws, hands free blue tooth car phone kits, they were a bog off offer, for my daughters, we have a tradition going back to before they got married, of a special type of chocolate, which doesn't seem to last beyond boxing day, so still scratching my head, !!, and yesterday when I took my granddaughter to the cinema, I told her I was going to get another (smaller) Christmas tree, she was nearly in tears, but that's grandmas tree was what I was told, so back to square one with that Idea.
12-11-2011, 06:11 AM
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Every year i buy the grandkids the same they are now 8 & 9 and for the last 3 years i have bought them a dressing gown, pyjamas, slippers a book and a selection box..I dont know what else to get and i have no intention of walking round shops in a daze looking for anything extra.I bought the daughter the same last year as well..
16-11-2011, 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Westie
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I think every boy ... old or young ... likes a torch. As a man, you can never have too many torches!!
as a woman I wish someone would buy me one 
18-11-2011, 08:55 PM
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I have 3 presents to buy. 2 for my work colleagues and a secret santa pressie for one of our underwriters. He is mad on cricket so I shall get something along those lines. Then its job done apart from my beloved dogs who have a stocking and selection box to munch through
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