To buy dd first birthday presents of the carboot ?

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Dp days I'm being a skint-flint.

We had a walk round one today and I got dd some smashing toys for a few quid that would cost a fortune brand new. I've give them a wash and they have come up great.

So I came up with the idea of just getting her birthday toys off the carboot.

Dp wants shiny new ones for his PFB

We're not struggling for cash but she won't know the difference! Were also having a family trip to the zoo on the day so it's not as if were penny pinching for the whole of it.

I also have a dd who is 18 and when they do realise the value of toys/gifts it's a fecking dear do! Might as well save money while we can!

Or am I bring tight?

YANBU, your post sums it up perfectly. Hope your dd has a lovely birthday.

Nope, you're being sensible. Babies play with their toys for moments before they outgrow them, which is why there is so much amazing stuff at car boot sales. Go for it. Not only are you saving yourself a fortune, you are also doing the planet a favour.

Not at all, lots of ds (3) Christmas presents came off the carboot and he was just as thrilled with them, as if they had been new. I'm enjoying saving the pennies whilst I can.

DS2 is having a huge crate of DS1s duplo for christmas

So I would say YANBU.

In all fairness ds2 will have a few new bits but as he will be 15 months I'm not fussed.

YANBU,you are being sensible! As I recall, our DD's favourite things to play with at that age were spoons and bowls anyway!

YANBU. Less landfill and the baby will be happy whatever.

A bsoluty agree with what you have done. When my 2 eldest were little they used to say"who did this usex to belong to ?"

Ds3 came along when 1 and 2 were 8 and 10. His first few years of presents came out of the attic

See, I knew I was right!

Thank you ladies!

do it. That old joke about them liking the box is true as mines still playing with her Christmas box from a large toy. I can't put it in the recycling she loves it. So maybe find a nice big box too to fill with tissue paper put the toys in and wrap up?

YANBU in the slightest. Saying that tho, I did all DDs shopping for Xmas over several months in b n m bargains. Totalled it all up and I'd spent less than £100 and basically bought a truckload. I'm still raving about it now... Obviously.

Car boots sound great. I need to go to one

I get my son loads of his presents from the carboot and he's 9. Garden stuff, d i y stuff, tent, etc etc. he gets loads of fab stuff that i,d never otherwise get him or afford.

I get my dc second hand toys as presents. They get better quality and more 'expensive' toys than they would if we bought new. It's just a shame we can't give second hand toys to other dc as presents.

You'd be a bloody fool if you didnt!

When kids are very small they often get through toys quite quickly as they grow and develop, so you can get some real bargains!

Happyland goes for a premium at our local Nearly New kids shop and they have a waiting list for Lego!

YY do it while you can get away with it. I wish I could get DS1 some bits off the car boot for his 15th birthday coming up.

DS' birthday is 9 days before Christmas. I spent £15 in Wilkinsons to split between his birthday and Christmas. I and DP have very generous families/friends who had already bagsied everything he could ever want.

In the end I gave it all to him on Christmas morning as the amount he got on his birthday was obscene. So in essence he didn't get a first birthday present.

He gets spoiled rotten the rest of the time though

Not at all.

YANBU.

Not at all. Your DH is not looking at the long view. Why teach kids that we live in a disposable society that we always get new.

It won't be long until its iPads Xbox and probably hover bmx's (and I'm pretty sure they won't come cheap ) save your money for one of those.

Anyway birthdays for under 2's are more for the benefit of the parents your baby has no clue it's a special day the main thing one year olds are interested in is fitting their foot in their mouth and opening cupboards

We didn't buy DD anything for her 1st birthday. We knew she'd get spoilt by everyone else and like you say, they don't know any different at that age.
If your DP really wants to spend more money, put it in an account for her to spend when she's old enough, or you to spend on her as and when she wants new crayons etc.

DS2 is getting some of DS1s toys that have been stashed away. I've got him a few new things, a couple of tunnels to replace the ones that DS1 had for his first birthday that had worn out and a couple of books. He's too young to care, both DS's will love them, and that's plenty to contribute to the floor. He's having a party, mainly because DS1 will love it, and hasn't had one of his own yet.