To ask if you ever asked for a gift from Santa that you never got?

[chunkyjumper]

Mine was Mr Frosty. Far too messy! My mum bought it for my 21st birthday as I'd gone on about it so much

I got Mr Frosty but never got the original playdoh barber set. To be fair my lists were always surprises please so not exactly helpful

forgot to add theg gave me a plastic one instead. they also like to remind me I was indignant about it and said next year I'll ask santa for a baby sister and probably get a doll!

A Secret Keepers toy I got a stupid (in my 10 year old opinion) doll in a gingham dress instead

@NoFucksImAQueen my dd asked for a 'real life bunny' a few years ago. After much debate we decided that we would get her one. Went to see Santa at the garden centre who told her (quite outraged) that there was no way Santa was bringing a live animal! She was gutted. But we'd already bought the bunny so her face was a picture on Christmas morning!

Mr Frosty here too.

Also I wanted a Sindy one year and I got a fucking Girls’ World (head you put make up on). My mother took the blusher off me, I think it was a creme blusher and she didn’t want it getting on the cream carpets. So basically it was a head I could put eyeshadow on.

There was a knob on her neck that you could twist and her hair would grow. My 5 yo self did not fathom the limitations of this so I was pretty disappointed when more hair didn’t just “grow” after I styled a nice short haircut with the kitchen scissors.

Apologies to anyone reading this tale of woe for the third or fourth time on MN. I should probably get over this now that I am 42.

I did eventually get a Sindy.

@MayFayner you've just reminded me of a doll I had that's hair grew if you turned the arm! Think the hair changed colour with water too! Can't remember what it was called!

Another for Mr Frosty 🤣

@chunkyjumper - thank you :) yes all is good! Actually I have a lovely family of my own now (very 'D'H and wonderful DC), but this time of year always reminds me of little me, in my bedroom wishing only that my mum would be happy and my siblings would be happy. I couldn't have given a stuff what actual presents santa bought. I'd have swapped every and any toy for a happier household! Every year on Christmas Eve I prayed to santa and god (!) for a happy mum, and was always disappointed on Christmas Day (she's still not happy!) My children are so so lucky that they can actually enjoy Christmas and ask santa for toys! (Even if he can't always quite get them exactly what they want!!!) I just always get a bit sad reminiscing, but also v grateful and happy for what I currently have :)

I had a mr frosty we put playdough into it and broke it on Boxing Day mum was really angry

A real live baby! Unsurprisingly really.

Barnamint my sister had the big yellow teapot! It's been played with by lots of kids (my mum was a childminder) and is still going strong now- it's one of the first things my kids get out when they go to DM and DF house. It's probably 30 years old at least!

I wanted Mr Frosty too. So of course that’s the first thing I think of when gifting to my friends / family’s kids

a turtle. they wrote me a letter saying they were hibernating so santa couldn't get one

That is soooo sweet

IFeelSick :(

I wanted=a puppy
I got = a goldfish

A Girls World. Asked for one several years in a row, but never got one

Cabbage patch doll

Literally the only thing I ever wanted was a pony/horse. From about age 5. Never got one. I do share one now though :)

Every Christmas I asked for a dog
One year I got a transformer and was so pissed off my parents told me Santa wasn't real. I was 8. This is why no matter how many 'I question their critical thinking' mumsnet opinions there are I will not confirm this to my own kids.
Incidentally my dd has asked for a slush puppie maker which at £59 is a definite no no and I think I have basically bought off amazon a posh mr frostie instead- let's hope it's vaguely successful !?!

@Thirtyrock39 is it the slush puppy one? We looked at that last year but daughter changed her mind. I'm sure it will be great x

My friend had this doll whose hair could get cut- didn’t change colour though.

@BarnamintBaileys I came on to say Big Yellow Teapot! I'm 37 now and still not over it 😭

@Isadora2007 nope not it... but that's a creepy doll!!!!!

A Dalmatian puppy.
I had a Mr Frosty and it was crap.

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