Christmas gift etiquette

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If your close relatives buy gifts for your children for Christmas/Birthday do you suggest to the relative what to buy them without been prompted or do you wait for relative to ask for ideas?

Absolutely wait for them to ask.

I HATE receiving links for my nieces and nephews.

I would wait for them to ask.
I think it would be presumptuous, especially with col crisis, to assume anyone-even close family-are definitely buying a present.
Its fine to rave about little Clive loving Pepper pig or whatever, and say how much he would love a daddy pig rucksack though.

Wait for them to ask - you don't know if they have already got something!

I would wait for them to ask me

Of course you wait to be asked

We use Giftser so anyone who wants it has access to their lists and can mark off what they are buying. We use it for the adults too, makes life so much easier and massively reduces the risk of duplicates.

You wait to be asked by the present giver for ideas or suggestions. I wouldn’t dream of telling anyone suggestions on what to buy.
Although tbf I do hate being asked for ideas, I get it’s helpful for the buyers but it’s hard enough thinking of ideas for myself to buy

I make a note of present ideas for my two that I share with my DH and DM so if anyone asks any of us for suggestions, we can refer to that list. We never give links without being asked though.

I love getting a list for my nieces and nephews and try to buy them something from the list plus something of my own choosing, so that I know at least part of their gift will hit the spot.
But I always ask for the list. They never provide it first.

I also always have a list of my own available, with gifts from £3 up to £50, because I know that some people get very stressed about choosing presents and I want to make life easier for them.