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Given car away

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Hadsuchahardday · 15/03/2018 14:39

At Xmas D Neice spoke about having driving lessons and hoping to buy a little run-a-round. My DH said she could have his car (for free) as he was looking for a new car anyway. Said car had already been passed along to him from another person in all of our extended family. DN passed test and car was given over week or so later. Next month DN turns 18 and we are both wishing we’d said the car would be her present, we really don’t want to give her anything else. How can we get round this? Do we: send card and say nothing, send card and say’hope you’re enjoying the car’ (as a hint) or send card and write something to say that the car is the present- but not sure how to phrase that. Help MNetters.

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NotSuchASmugMarriedNow1 · 15/03/2018 18:26

Can I ask why you "really don't want" to give your niece a gift on her birthday?

Hadsuchahardday · 16/03/2018 21:33

The car would have been part exchanged against the new car. Was worth £500-600. In our family adults don’t give other adults presents and even extended members ie aunts to nieces do not. Only parents to kids and vice versa within a family. We give just cards. Big birthdays 18 & 21st would involve presents (£50max). Thanks for suggestions I will get a small car related present (key charm) & bottle.

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linz0308 · 16/03/2018 21:38

stop being tight and buy her a present!

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