to think this is a rip off and be a little cross with dh (trivial)

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So dh took two of the dc on a day out. Ds2 didn't want to come so I stayed home.
He came home with gifts for all 3 dc including a colouring page set. 4 sheets of a4 paper with pictures taken from the park to colour in for £2.50. I would have expected a pack of crayons with it at least.
aibu to think this is a huge rip off.
know it is trivial but it has just got me me cross as dh is inclined to complain about what I spend on groceries etc.

Would he have known that was all that was in it before he bought it?

Maybe he didn't want to not buy something for ds2 and there wasn't much choice?

Yes he knew and tbf it was something ds2 enjoyed but there would have been other options.

If ds2 had wanted to go, how much would it have cost for him to go as well?

We have season tickets so no extra cost involved. (Well apart from an ice cream perhaps)The 2 dc who went actually got more gifts than ds2. One of the gifts was fine but this one seemed like a huge rip off.

You are going to pay a premium if its from a specific place like a park gift shop or stand. He could have nipped into a pound shop instead but wanted something from the place they visited.

Tbh most items in the gift shop are at a premium but this to me seems way more expensive.

It was a pre election report telegraph online. Guess we will get more details tomorrow.

Not sure what happened there. I was posting on another thread.

You sound a bit miserable tbh - it's not like he was wasting money on himself, he bought a gift for his children.

You are being a bit mean, your DH wanted to please the kids.

It's £2:50
He tried to do a nice thing.

I would not mind him spending more but £2.50 for 4 a4 pieces of paper is a rip off. They woul cost maybe 20p to print at home.

£2.50 ?

you are criticising for £2.50 ?

my H probably wouldn't have even thought to bring a gift home for the non attending child

actually, I just noticed you put "trivial" in your title

fair enough then

but £2.50 isn't worth pulling a face for

if DH remembered he would come back with a massively overpriced soft toy for about 30 quid

He spent more than £2.50 per child. The rest of the gifts were fine. Just though £2.50 was a rip for that item and was a poor choice but I guess I must be tight. Or maybe I should have worded it would you pay £2.50 for 4 printed pieces of paper?

Chill woman!!! FFS, it was only 2.50. Not worth fussing about.

Would be worse if he didn't get anything for child that stayed behind.

I've probably paid more than £2.50 for a card at some point and that's just a piece of paper.

Did it bring your son £2.50 worth of happiness? I'd just go with it, if it did. Save yourself the stress :)

Most people would pay £1.50 for a cup of tea out when you could make it for say 10p at home. You're paying for the whole experience, staffing, running costs etc. not just 4 pieces of paper. Btw if your DS2 didn't want to go on the trip then why should he get the same amount spent on him as the others? If he chooses to opt out of the trip so that you can't all enjoy a family day out together then fine but he can't expect to get all the "perks" of presents with no participation on his part. I think it's nice your DH still got him something.