Meet the Other Phone. Only the apps you allow.

Meet the Other Phone.
Only the apps you allow.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

Friend gave son v expensive gift

5 replies

Treebranch · 13/11/2022 11:11

We have a new family as friends and they gave my son an extremely expensive gift for his birthday (£120) he is only 9. Is it OK to accept, even though we will never spend so much for their son? Or should we refuse? It's a bit late, he already used it, but I'm just wondering if I should have. They're foreigners so may have felt they had to, but everyone else at the party would have spend £20 max

AIBU - I should have refused
YANBU - nah it's fine.

OP posts:
Igglepiggleslittletoe · 13/11/2022 11:32

Did you ask why they spent that much?

Notimeforaname · 13/11/2022 11:39

They gave it. You accepted. That's that.

WeepingSomnambulist · 13/11/2022 11:43

Speak to them. Just talk to them about how much it was and how you wont spend that much on a friend of your child's etc.

Obviously work it carefully and be open but be clear that you dont want gives that expensive, it is not the done thing etc.

Vikinga · 13/11/2022 11:44

I notice that my kids eastern european friends give expensive presents though not that much. Usually about 2 or 3x more than other kids. We reciprocate.

Chamomileteaplease · 13/11/2022 11:53

It's a bit late now but perhaps in conversation you could say how kind that was but that you wouldn't and can't reciprocate equally.

New posts on this thread. Refresh page
Swipe left for the next trending thread