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DS 10 has asked for £100 in his Go Henry account from Father Christmas

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TheLovelinessOfBaublyDemons · 04/12/2021 11:58

Can I change the name of who it's from when I transfer it?

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ThatParent · 04/12/2021 12:21

If he's old enough to be asking for that kind of money, surely he knows!
I'm a bit shocked a 10 year old is asking for cash, tbh.
Or FC doesn't do money, imagine all the people in the world asking for cash, he's not a bank...something along those lines?

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regularbutnamechangedd · 04/12/2021 12:22

I'm surprised you got to 10 without having The Talk tbh!

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SparklingLime · 04/12/2021 12:23

FC definitely doesn’t do cash gifts.

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BeaMends · 04/12/2021 12:23

Father Christmas doesn't do cash, he only does presents.

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PestoPlum · 04/12/2021 12:24

Can't he just receive the money from FC then you transfer it in?

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mamaoffourdc · 04/12/2021 12:41

Father Christmas just does stockings and definitely not cash gifts

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Sn0tnose · 04/12/2021 12:41

Father Christmas delivers gifts by sleigh. There are no banks in the North Pole, so he’s asked you to do it for him.

Are you sure he still believes? Or is he thinking that he won’t get presents if you think he doesn’t?

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starrynight21 · 04/12/2021 12:45

I'd put the money into a nice card "from Father Christmas", and then DS can put it in his account.

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SparklingLime · 04/12/2021 12:52

The thought of Father Christmas doing bank transfers has drained all remaining Christmas spirit from me.

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Hoppinggreen · 04/12/2021 12:56

We use Go Henry and relatives send the DC money for Birthdays and xmas but even though they are now 16 and 12 Santa wouldn’t do it.
In fact all major presents have always been from the person buying them, Santa only puts small things in their stocking

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StrychnineInTheSandwiches · 04/12/2021 13:00

I wouldn't have a problem with a 10 year old requesting cash rather than the gift equivalent. Good age to start learning how to manage their money. I might have a few caveats though about how it could be spent i.e not in one go in the sweet shop.

Does he still believe in Santa though, or is he maybe just humouring you?

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Jumpingintochristmas · 04/12/2021 13:03

I fully agree Father Christmas can’t do bank transfers, it’s not in the spirit of things.

Couldn’t Father Christmas bring a wrapped gift/fill stocking and you give DS money on his card?

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ClaudiusTheGod · 04/12/2021 13:10

Time for the talk I reckon

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grapewine · 04/12/2021 13:21

If he's asking for cash, he knows it won't be coming from FC.

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Beamur · 04/12/2021 13:22

@grapewine

If he's asking for cash, he knows it won't be coming from FC.

This! He's gaming the system.
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KeyboardWorriers · 04/12/2021 13:24

@SparklingLime

The thought of Father Christmas doing bank transfers has drained all remaining Christmas spirit from me.

This.
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Thegreencup · 04/12/2021 13:25

@grapewine

If he's asking for cash, he knows it won't be coming from FC.

This.

Just write on the transfer From Santa. My DM still does nonsense like this now and I'm in my 40s.
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Starcaller · 04/12/2021 13:27

Get these from Santa and the actual money comes from you.

Milk Chocolate Novelty Bank Notes (12 Supplied) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07GDPRKLY/ref=cmswwrcppapiglttfabc7AXTDMJG45Y1APYNJSMM

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NursieBernard · 04/12/2021 13:27

I would give the cash inside a puzzle box, it's what I've done in the past for my teenage children.

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Sexnotgender · 04/12/2021 13:29

@SparklingLime

The thought of Father Christmas doing bank transfers has drained all remaining Christmas spirit from me.

This.
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Kitkat151 · 04/12/2021 13:29

FC definately does not do money 🙄

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RodneyIsDave · 04/12/2021 13:40

I’d be telling him FC put £20 in and he can save the rest as he goes along

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SSOYS · 04/12/2021 13:43

I think you could do this by creating a gift link, sending it to yourself then writing the gift message as if from Santa. You can add Christmassy graphics too.

Not sure whether he’ll be able to see that it is really from you but presumably it’s just a bit of fun so you’re not giving anything away.

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bubblebath62636 · 04/12/2021 13:52

Sounds a bit cheeky! My teenager wouldn't dare ask for a specific amount of money!

But yeah FC surely doesn't do cash.

BTW I'm sure your son is lovely- not a dig!

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NeedAHoliday2021 · 04/12/2021 13:58

Op on mnet dd over 6 don’t believe in FC - I have 13 and 10 yos who still “believe”. They play the game. No idea why mn is so keen on having the talk. At 39 my parents have never had that talk. Anyway, it depends how your family does Father Christmas. Here, he brings little gifts in a stocking and big gifts are from family so money isn’t an option - more chocolate, a book, pens, dressing up jewellery, puzzle, bubble bath etc but that’s how we do it. If the big gift from FC is how you do it then go with that. Maybe do a test by sending him money for a gift for his dad and put “from mum” in the reference and see how it appears on the app?

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