So it was DS's 15th birthday last week. He wanted money to save up for a specific item so anyone who asked what he wanted was told this and he got about £200 in total so was very pleased. But DSIL sent him an Itunes voucher worth £10. He doesn't own an Ipod/Ipad/Ianything and has no interest in music. We had a look at the website and it seems you can buy games with it but you need an Apple device to download them to. He has a phone but it's not an Iphone. It seems strange to me that you would send a present without checking first that the person can use it, although she has form for this - she sent DD one of those wheatbags that you heat in the microwave for birthday, we don't own a microwave. So as it's her DD's birthday next month ( also 15) WIBU to just send her the voucher instead of the £10 cheque I would have sent and give my son the £10 instead ? Her DD does have an Ipod.
And how do I get same SIL to stop buying presents that kids already have - for last 2 years she has sent DD books for Xmas, but they are books which she already owns ( eg complete sets of Enid Blyton) ? I don't want her to waste her money. Books just got sent to charity. A book token would have been lovely. I always call her and ask her what her kids would like for Xmas as I don't know them very well and in the absence of any concrete info my default present is always a cheque ( they are 13 and 15).