Christmas presents for 15 year old!

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My 15 year old son has asked £140 trainers and a £130 tracksuit
thats nearly £300 before Iv done anything else
Aibu to call them his main presents? He has all the usual ‘mains’ already then just get him some bits? I don’t know I feel mean but what would others do

That seems completely reasonable to me.

Absolutely, mine will be the same, less gifts but they’re so much more costly.

Yes, totally reasonable.

Those are two big gifts! Maybe he could choose between getting one and a few smaller bits, or just getting those?

Yep, if that’s what he wants and it’s within budget then I’d buy it for him. He’s at an age where there’s less ‘fun’ stuff that he wants. I think it’s quite normal for teenagers to want nicer clothes, cosmetics, tech as a present. It’s not mean if that’s what he wants!

Absolutely they are the main presents. I would just do a stocking after those and let him know the other presents will be from other friends/family if there are any.
At 15 they do want expensive things so need to know the limits.

At that age, my DS started getting into really expensive clothes and trainers. He was really clear with me and said I know they are expensive, tell me if it’s too much, but I’d really rather just have these two things I really want than loads of little things. I felt a bit mean on Christmas morning but he was always really happy. I would usually get a few very cheap ‘extras’ just so he had something else to unwrap.

My 15yr old's main present is expensive concert tickets! So not even anything to open but they know not to expect much else.

Thanks everyone feel abit less mean now! It’s hard when you have younger ones who can get loads for the same amount of money!

15 year olds are mature enough to understand the value of money so just be straight up with him, explain that he’s asked for very expensive gifts so it’ll be just those and then a stocking (with cheap bits like pants/socks/chocolate/smellies). I’m sure he’ll be fine with it.