To think my parents are mean with presents?

[gotweman]

Thought I’d do a reverse....

I’m 20 and at university. For my birthday, my parents promised me a new pair of glasses which will cost about £100. Other than that, I got £20 to buy me and my mates some pizza. I got a £1 card through the post too. This is all I got. For my parents we spend about £60 for their birthdays, and considering that we are only able to work for around 8 weeks a year due to university work/commitments it is a not unsubstantiatial chunk. My boyfriend’s parents spent about £200 on me, and my boyfriend about £300.

My parents are professionals with no mortgage and take several cheap holidays abroad every year. They have an income
of around £100k.

Were they mean, or am I being grabby and unreasonable?

Actually her last birthday present to me was £11!

I wouldn’t expect my student DC’s to spend £60 on me, a £10 token gift would be fine...

Anyway, that aside I do think you’re being entitled. £120 is more than enough for a 20th birthday! If you didn’t want the glasses, you should’ve just asked for the cash instead. Be more grateful.

My MIL is tight with presents too cleo. She has no mortgage and earns a substantial amount but buys everything from the charity shop. I don’t mean good quality stuff either, I mean absolute tat, some of it was dirty and broken. I threw the majority away. It was her first Grandchild’s first Christmas and she bought him a few dirty toys from the charity shop ffs... That’s tight.