Background: I generally get a fair bit of charity shop toys, my family are well off (as in well off in desirable part of London mortgage free with top earner jobs, it’s not a saving thing)
My mum tries to be savvy at Xmas by getting quite a few charity shop toys. We end up with way more bulk than is needed in our cluttered house, plus they’re a bit random/ tatty and as they’re getting a little older the kids are less keen on them. We have a shit ton of stuff like second hand orchard games, and I’m not even keen on them- bits just get lost and a few I’ve just taken straight to out charity shop. I often get charity shop stuff, I’m not against it, but I don’t need 10-15 cardboard tartly boxes in my house at once!The kids tend not to use them now, but the things like want get used.
Aibu to ask for something firmly next year for each child of a similar value? Eg a Lego set they want? I’ve been brought up to always say thank, as are my kids, but it’s getting silly when we just in a few weeks give boxes back to a charity shop! My kids would prefer one gift they desired, than a pile of stuff. I think she follows my lead as I like charity shop bargains, but she gets it wrong as it’s only a bargain if the kids want it. This will be just tons of second hand games that don’t really interest them, for example yesterday one was a magic cauldron orchard game but the heat activated reveal card bits don’t work anymore. Another is a cartoon character game they liked years ago