To risk giving DD swift tickets for birthday without having any ???

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Hi
I am probably being unreasonable 🤣🙈
DD turning 10 really wants Taylor swift tickets for her birthday.
birthday is very close to Xmas and as much as I tried I didn’t get tickets. Now my issue is the resale tickets are pricey. I would be able to buy resale tickets after Xmas financially but that would be after her birthday too.
with other kids to buy Xmas presents for and one birthday this month already paying that amount this month just isn’t going to happen.
is it too much of a risk to buy her like reveal tickets for her birthday and then find resale tickets later on ???
in guessing there will be resale tickets popping up.
I can’t get them additionally to other birthday presents because it would be completely unfair in the other children !

@NoodletheSchnoodle I had one to sell and sold it on my fb in 10 minutes (daughter of someone I know). My daughter is also going solo so I think it will sell.

Have you promised to buy tickets? If you have, you have made a silly mistake and have been unreasonable. I'm still waiting for the horse my mum promised me
Either way, tell her you have tried to purchase tickets, which you have, but they were sold out and you will try again next time Swift is on tour. We all have to learn to deal with disappointment.

Returned tickets are not always increased in price. I bought resale tickets for Peter Kaye at face value.

To me (and many others) its akin to the cabbage patch craze...a bit mental.

I see Swift as a very ordinary performer, certainly not Freddie Mercury, Prince, Michael Jackson level. They were extraordinary. Here's a poll from this year, with Queen the #1 act Brits would want to see live, MJ at #4, Swift down at #17:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11996865/Rock-band-Queen-tops-time-list-artists-Britons-love-live-beating-Ed-Sheeran.html

But, I and any others are not her target market. For those who are it's very much worth it.

OP- I know a lady selling some for Wembley, I could put you in touch with her?

I know its a bit rubbish in place of an actual concert, but check out cinema showings! Our local had it on recently, my sister took her 16yr old and they both said it was great! You could make a day or evening of it with her fave meal, maybe a nail appointment or something?
Obviously you can still try and get real tickets but this would be a nice birthday treat without making any promises you don't know you can keep yet x

Can you just explain they’re beyond silly expensive and see if you can find it in the cinemas and make a big fuss of that trip. Plus a bit of genuine merch? I know it’s not the same- but sort of close. Spending silly money on concert tickets isn’t a great life lesson, but them learning that they need to tell you if they hear about something quickly so you stand a chance of normal price tickets is a better one.

good luck!

Don’t do it! Far too risky!

Honestly? No. If you have to do it, I’d be honest with her - say you’ll TRY to get her them and if you can’t then you’ll get her something else after her birthday.

But…. and I’ll probably get stick for this… if you genuinely can’t afford £1200 on a present now, then you can’t afford it after Christmas either. That’s a very large sum to pay out on something like concert tickets if you don’t already have lots of spare cash in the bank. To me that’s not a great financial decision 😬 your choice though of course.

Yea, don’t do it.

My advice is do not promise them without buying them.

But I also will say that if you think this is something you can do financially afterwards then I would consider doing it anyway.
As a once in a lifetime treat.
The kids do not need to know how much the tickets cost and you can promise them all that they will also get their chance at their treat too.

I dont subscribe to the idea of having to spend equal amounts all the time on our children.
My son loves Lego. Expensive Lego. My daughter loves pens and colouring.
I cannot spend equal on them for bday and Xmas and expect them to feel like they are getting a fair deal.

Instead I make up the difference between their perception. And as my children get older it's more important they understand the value of the gift in terms of how important it is to them and less the cost in pounds and pence.

I'm taking my 4 Yr old on a mummy retreat. It's not expensive but she will relish the 121 time. Will my son perhaps feel a bit upset? Maybe but he won't give up his star wars Lego 🤣

Please consider if you have other ways to help your other kids understand what you are giving your daughter by getting these tickets outside of traditional gifting and maybe talk to them about the things they would love to experience and how you can achieve that.

Also consider Taylor swift is likely to be touring for the next 30 years and this is not the only chance your daughter will get. It's easy as a parent to forget that our kids have many more opportunities to tick these things off.

I wouldn’t gift a ticket you don’t physically have. Have you tied contacting Wembley to see if they have any hospitality packages left if you’re willing to spend that amount on tickets, especially if a health condition is involved? Or you could try luxury concierge companies such as Flag in the Sand?

Don't do it, and that is regardless of any opinion about Taylor Swift.