Please don’t ever buy my kids..?

[Kibble19]

Lighthearted, before anyone gets upset about people being ungrateful.

What gifts would you stick on the banned list?

For me, it’s the classic glitter and slime-based toys. Special mention to toys with 4000 loose parts too.

Cheaper rip off versions of things like transformers or Lego. They’re not as good and if my children want a specific figure or whatever, then it’s a waste of money.

Low quality felt tips and crayons. The felts run out quickly and the crayons break easily.

I think that some people in general prefer giving large amounts of crap rather than something smaller of better quality that the recipient actually wants. These people get a real dopamine hit at the sight of a big pile of wrapped presents ready to be given and their motivations are actually quite selfish.

Sodding Love to Shop vouchers which inevitably seem to never work in the shops that are supposed to accept them, leading to an embarrassing faff and either a disappointed child or me having to pay in cash for whatever we'd planned to buy with them.
This has happened so many times my heart sinks when one comes out of a card now, just give them cash or ask what they'd like if you want them to pick their own gift.

Anything sand related

Bunchems. Whoever thought these woukd be a good idea for children needs to think again

Anything with batteries

Any doll who has to have her hair in a permanent pony tail because she's only got a ring of hair around the edge of her head and not full coverage! 😡

Those sticky, rubbery frogs/lizards/whatever that you fling at a wall and they are supposed to slowly flip down, but in reality, kids get covered in filthy, germy, hand sweat, rub on your face and stick to the cat.

A recorder. Fuck that noise. Literally.

brilliant!

When I suggest something I mean for them to buy just that 1 thing they don't need a pile. But they'll buy the cheap crappy version and a load of other crap so they get more.

Why not just… tell her? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Recorder or a whistle.

I like craft stuff. Keeps her busy for ages.

We have a whole selection of these kind of toys- the hooting owl is adorable, the screechy penguin less so, but funny. I bought them at a Christmas Market eons ago- like 15 years ago- & they're still perfect. My teen DC still occasionally play around with them!

A single thing out of a collectable set, particularly when the only purpose of the things is collecting the whole set.

I hate this. So, after 3DC (older teens) I hone my gift buying. I'm proudly known by my nieces as the best gift buyer- they now all have children & I ask, listen & buy well. Even if I'm just asked for 'something to wear" or 'books' I research & get good quality, practical clothing, or well- chosen educational or funny books. Otherwise I'm just wasting money.

Some would leave a stain on the wall as well.

NERF GUNS! They give me the absolute rage

I'm a teacher and my colleague once gave them out as a prize on the first day of school. This was about 3 years ago and there is still a slimy little lizard stuck to the wall about 15 feet up in her tall classroom 😂

Oooh, I forgot to mention that my revenge on the twat friend who gave my three year old twins recorders for their birthday was to buy her three year old a Sound of Music yodeling goat six weeks later. Game, set and match.

DH's job........

Anything that marks - whether it’s skin, furniture, carpets, walls or clothes….

No, I don’t want the mess, the hassle of preparing the living room so they can play with it, or clean up afterwards. I have enough washing to do with twins so don’t want to add extra to it.

Oh, and I wish school wouldn’t give them paint to play with outside - I’m bloody sick of having to wash their winter coats because they’ve paint all over them!

Toy guns
including nurf guns as the pellets get everywhere
lolly pops- chocking hazard
joke shop tat
fake temporary tattoos

Play dough, musical instruments 😅😅 (my mum bought my toddler a percussion set for Christmas. I’m yet to forgive her 😆)

God it makes me a bit sad reading this! Yes my soul sinks a bit when my 4 year old opens the friendship making kid with 1000 tiny beads but she loves it and it brings her so much joy! Along with the slime, playdough, and plastic tat so I’ll endure it for the decade or so that they are little.

Where can one purchase the goat? Asking for a friend, of course 😂