AIBU to buy ( well sort of ) DD 7 a 100.00 necklace ?

[Whattheactual20201]

So DD 7 is absolutely desperate for this necklace from a local jewellery shop ( she saw it when I was looking for something else ) I ignored it and carried in thinking she would forget about it BUT She didn’t she has consistently asked for it.
“Mummy I will be careful, I will look after it “ 🤣
Anyway I have finished her xmas shop etc and I didn’t buy her it.
I however been given money from both sets of grandparents For both DC to get them something which comes to 150.00.
Do I buy her it despite the fact I think it’s ridiculous for a necklace for a 7 year old but the one thing she really wants ?

I think its cute and that you should buy it unless there is something else she needs / wants that you would spend the money on. Grandparents would otherwise buy her something which also may not last or be used forever whether a game, an expensive electronic toy, clothes, furniture for her bedroom.. also maybe ask your parents what they think? A beautiful box to store it in is a great idea too.

I have a 7 yo and he understands the value of
Money quite well which translates into what needs proper looking after etc.
So yes.

Op I think it’s lovely. I’m 41 and I’d wear it but I love Disney. It reminds me of childhood time spent with my Gran.

I would definitely buy it. What an amazing and magical memory for your daughter to have - the very thing she wished the most for, bought by her Gramps. That alone is worth more than money can buy!

Update it’s - bought it was down to 80.00 so I impulsively also ordered her first pandora charm bracelet 🙈🤣 that took a turn

Dam 20 percent off 🤣

Not a posh expensive necklace, but when I was 7, my grandma bought me a real bridal 'diamond' tiara because I wanted to be a princess. I just loved the fact thst she understood that a plastic or child's one would not have done and I cherished it.
I still have it 52 years later and it reminds me of someone who loved me and never dismissed my ideas.
If the necklace is fairly timeless, buy it for her from her grandparents. It's a lovely idea.

Well done, OP. It's not to my taste, but it's the one that your dd had set her heart on, so I think you made the right choice. What else would you have spent the money on anyway, other than a pile of toys that she would grow out of anyway.

I have a couple of necklaces that my dad bought for me when I was a kid, as gifts when he was travelling for work. They are not the kind of thing that I'd actually wear, but I treasured them then and I treasure them now. Hopefully, the necklace will be a nice memory for dd from her grandparents.

I remember when my son was little buying expensive toys that got played with once and then were left to languish in the cupboard. At least this is jewellery that will hold some value.

she's very likely to grow out of liking it.

Let's hope her younger sister likes it too!

@unlikelytobe the trouble her younger sister had already caused when not born yet I wouldn’t be surprised if she ends up coming out a boy 🤣

[quote Whattheactual20201]@mynameisnotmichaelcaine yeh see another point is I would label it from her grandparents and my DF is sadly terminally ill so I’m thinking in might be a nice gift from them ?
They can’t go to the shops which is why they sent us money this year.
Maybe I could use the other 50 to buy a nice jewellery box so she has somewhere safe ( not the whole 50 )[/quote]
That removes any doubt I would do exactly that.

Can you buy a similar keepsake for any siblings?

Thanks for you opinions and for at time’s making me a laugh - I really needed that this morning !

I would buy it for her 100% yes .It is what she truly desires.I love Jewellery personally and always have .My SD bought me a lovely little amethyst ring when he and My DM got married ,I loved it .I think keep for best and she will be really thrilled .

I would buy it. I have my DD an expensive ring but attached conditions - she only wears it at home or when she's out with me, not when she's out with her friends.

I'm so glad you got it for her. I don't think it's very Disney at all - if I didn't know, I wouldn't have guessed what it was. The look on her face when she opens it will be magical.

Honestly if I ever go missing I've told DH to put a post on here. I'll be home by teatime.

Buy it quick before it sells out OP. Happy Christmas.

@Miip

Honestly if I ever go missing I've told DH to put a post on here. I'll be home by teatime.

Buy it quick before it sells out OP. Happy Christmas.

😂😂😂🤣

Glad you got it in the end .I think it will make one little girl very very happy on Christmas Morning!

Good call in buying it, Op. She'll be so happy!

Hooray! She will be thrilled.

I remember as a child the most thrilling thing was when you loved something and someone bought it for you!

@Miip I am telling you they are all in the wrong jobs 🤣

I see you have bought it now. I was going to say, I would buy it but keep it for special occasions at that price. My DD at that age broke every necklace she had.

Why not. I had a delicate necklace as a christening gift and later a necklace from an elderly relative. Mum kept then in her jewellery box and I was allowed to wear one ir another in slecial occasions until I was old enough to look after them properly. Im now rather old and atill have them both

Oh I'm so pleased!!

That's a massively special memory - both the realisation when she opens it and also the momento from Grandad.

When she grows out of it, make sure you keep it for her. I would be really touched now if Mum gave me that back (I'm 40) and would then hand it on to my daughter.