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To not know what to do

27 replies

WhitePhantom · 25/12/2017 00:13

A present we ordered online for dd hasn't arrived - something she really wanted. Our own fault, didn't order early enough to be guaranteed Christmas delivery. It'll probably arrive on the 27th or 28th. I've thought of plan A and plan B.

Plan A is to 'find' it down beside the couch where santa leaves the pressies and be amazed at how it fell down there and none of us noticed it till a few days later.

Plan B is for santa to leave a note saying the elves left it behind or dropped or something and he'll arrange for it to arrive soon, and it'll just appear one day.

Thoughts? We don't want to hold onto it till her birthday (months away), want her to have it for Christmas, from santa.

(Getting next year sorted in October!!)

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ilovepixie · 25/12/2017 00:14

How old is she?

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WhitePhantom · 25/12/2017 00:16

Almost 10

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Littlelambpeep · 25/12/2017 00:17

Plan A

Rudolph85 · 25/12/2017 00:18

I like plan B. I would have found that quite funny as a kid and she'll have it to look forward to.

TheMamaYo · 25/12/2017 00:22

Plan B for sure.

hungryhippo90 · 25/12/2017 00:28

What about forging a note-it could e fallen off his sleigh?

wonderingagain21 · 25/12/2017 00:38

When a santa present was faulty 2 years ago, a replacement magically just appeared a few days later in the fireplace. My DD was 9 and loved her special delivery.

ilovepixie · 25/12/2017 01:00

Plan b

chinam · 25/12/2017 01:01

My daughter got an apology note from Santa a few years ago because one of her presents fell off the sleigh and got damaged. He dispatched a replacement a few days later. I think she got more enjoyment from showing people her letter than she did from the present.

Snowman41 · 25/12/2017 01:16

Can't you just give her the item without involving Santa? Surely it's easier just to say 'I got you this'

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WhitePhantom · 25/12/2017 01:27

Thanks all, letter done. Snowman, she put it in her santa letter, so it would look a bit strange if we got it for her.

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WhitePhantom · 25/12/2017 01:27

It was her main present, top of her santa list. Bad bad parents 😭

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AdoraBell · 25/12/2017 01:37

Plan B, it fell off the sleigh.

Fffion · 25/12/2017 01:53

Tell her you ordered it too late and it hasn’t arrived yet.

Basecamp21 · 25/12/2017 06:34

At 10 I doubt she still believes in Santa so if you go with plan b she will know it just hadn't arrived and you have tried to soften the blow with a bit of fun. I'm sure she will appreciate that.

Wineasaurous · 25/12/2017 06:35

@Fffion I hope someone is getting you some
Christmas spirit this year.

WickedLazy · 25/12/2017 06:46

With B, at least she knows the pressie is en route and will arrive soon. With A, she may think "Santa" has forgotten her main pressie, and might be a bit put out (and what if it takes longer than expected to arrive? Will make it harder to "find").

BrutusMcDogface · 25/12/2017 06:51

Does she definitely still believe?

BrutusMcDogface · 25/12/2017 06:51

(Just out of interest!)

LazyDailyMailJournos · 25/12/2017 07:01

Plan B definitely.

I had a letter from Father Christmas one year apologising for a late present - it made my Christmas as I was more excited about getting a letter! I remember my DM being really happy about it because I think I was at that age where I was teetering on not believing, but my letter sealed the deal for another year. They got away with it because she got my big sister's boyfriend to write it, so that I wouldn't recognise the writing Grin

cherrycola2004 · 25/12/2017 07:07

Plan B Smile

LolitaLempicka · 25/12/2017 07:15

She's 10! My kids are grown and we all still play along with the father Christmas madness. But at 10 she knows! I wouldn't suddenly 'find' it a few days later, that does just seem like you forgot to buy it. Just make a big joke out of it with the 'elves'.

TalkinBoutWhat · 25/12/2017 09:16

10? As in just turned 10 or she will soon turn 11? Because I wouldn't be letting her had off to secondary school still believing in Santa or tooth fairy etc.

While it's lovely having your child 'believe' I pity the poor child who gets mercilessly ribbed at school because they are naive enough to still believe.

scrabbler3 · 25/12/2017 09:41

I'd have been delighted by a letter from FC I think. It would have mitigated any disappointment.

MadamPatti · 25/12/2017 10:41

We once found one on the roof (right by the roof light!) where it had fallen off Santa’s sleigh. Both A or B sound ok.