because every year, every present for birthday or christmas ends up on ebay!
i actually ask them what we should get and they tell me exactly what she wants and i know children 'grow' out of things, but we are not talking baby tos here, expansive toys, to use for long time, even put away and swap so dont get bored?
But no, i spend ages chossing right thing, fining out from them ideas and then it go's on action few months later