to have spent £35 on 6 dinosaurs for DS's birthday?

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DH seems to think so

I bought 6 Schleich dinosaurs (he loves them, always wants to play with them when we go to Waterstones), which I'm going to put in a bucket and present to him like Harry and the Dinosaurs. He will be 5.

I thought I got them for a good price off amazon, but DH is aghast I spent that much on some plastic dinosaurs. Now I feel bad. Are Schleich dinosaurs not worth the money? They look amazing though.

That's our only present to him. In-laws got him a box of Lego and my parents a Octonauts Gup as requested by DS. That is all, although we are paying out for a party for him for 15 children, which will be expensive.
We can afford it, that's not the problem. DH just thinks £35 for 6 dinosaurs is a rip off.
AIBU to think that DS will get hours of enjoyment out of this (and also his younger sister) and it will be worth it ...

£35 for 6 dinosaurs?! Gee whizz, that's a lot.

If you can afford it, why not. I know I would

Afford it in the sense that it's not going to break the bank, we are not rolling in it! £35 for your childs birthday present is a fair value though isn't it?

DD loves Schleich. I would rather she had some of those than a load of cheap clothes and toys and books which might total £35 but not last as long. They are nicely moulded and painted and they are lovely toys. I s the real problem that you overspent? In which case why not put a little of any money DS gets for Christmas into everyday living/food for you all?

Its fine. Its my sons birthday in a few week and I've spent more than £35 but on separate gifts.

Sounds like he will love it. I have never heard of these make of dinosaurs figures. So sounds a lot to me as I've seem toy dinos for £1 each

I've been eyeing these up for my dd - are they a good size?
Also look on eBay for the resale value of schleich animals - it's an investment if anything (that's what I tell myself)

They are very good quality. We have Schleich farm animals that are 25 years old and look new.
We also have the dinosaurs now and they get played with lots.
They are great as you can always ask for extras for presents over the next few years as they cost £5-£10 ish each so ok price for adding one or two

I looked on Ebay too. Hardly any second hand ones and also they are heavy so expensive to post, plus they retain their value I think, so I just bought new.
I'm not planning to buy much at all for his christmas presents as it's close to his birthday and we are at the in-laws for a week over christmas and they buy the DCs lots of stuff anyway. Maybe a few books that's all.

Fleetwoodbigmac - I bought 3 biggish ones..around 25-28cm long and 3 small ones about half the size. Not sure they are in proportion, but I thought they were all an OK size.

Schleich are brilliant quality and well worth it. I have just started my nephew on their farm animals range, so each time we visit he will have another to add to his collection. Well worth the money in my opinion.

TK Maxx had Schleich dinosaurs the other day, keep your eyes peeled people

When I used to work in a GP surgery we had some Schleich dinosaurs and some elephants and lions and stuff on the childrens bookshelf. They were the most popular toys we ever had. All the kids loved them, all the adults asked where they were from so they could buy some.

we used to tidy them away in compromising positions overnight

My DS has a big one, it cost a tenner, so 6 for £35 sounds like a good deal.

They are expensive, but good quality.

I think they are worth it from looking them up just now. I am not familiar with actual dinosaur brands, but the ones I bought at museums and hobby shops did look more realistic than the dollar store (shop shop) ones.

I meant to say pound shop not shop shop.

Schleich is worth it - I have a huge collection, assembled since I was about 4-5 years old, they're good as new and I still love them.

Thanks choc they sound really good value then as the big ones are around £10 each and the smaller ones about £6 I think! So really you could tell your dh you've ,in fact ,saved £12! Bargain!

Wigwan- do you know how much they were in tk max? Is it worth me getting dressed to see if we've got them?

fleetwood there was a set of three for £12. So probably not worth getting dressed right now and rushing down. Their stock turns over very fast . But they had a unicorn family too for £12. Hurrah.

DS2 was obsessed with dinosaurs - and I learnt a lot about them too when he was going through this phase. The next thing you need (Christmas?) is the BBC Walking with Dinosaurs DVD.

We have just bought three Schleich dinosaurs for our three year old for Christmas. They do make you gasp a bit at the price but they look really amazing.

One question, any Schleich or dinosaur experts: are they all to scale? As in, if we had a T Rex, is the Stegosaurus the right size alongside him? The problem I am having with buying a set of dinosaurs when you have to buy them individually is that some of them have different size options, and I would prefer to get only one of each, and for them all to be correctly relative in size to the other Schleich dinosaurs.

Definitely worth it, such a good quality toy. They will last forever.

If you can afford it, and you say you can, I don't think £35 is too much to spend on a 5 year old's birthday present.

It's fine. Check out the thread elsewhere where someone is stressing over how to deny their 9-year-old a £700 ipad ...

By comparison, you have totally got a grip and a sense of proportion. Thank goodness there are still some people who think twice about the value of things. It sounds a lovely present.

£700 ipad for a 9 year old????

Bloody hell.

check it out down below "aibu to deny my dd the only thing in the world she wants for xmas" or similar

Honestly, much better for them to have a few quality Dinos than 35 quids worth of tat.

You will make a small boy very happy.

The ipad thread was what sent me to bed last night. I could not read anymore!