Present requests...

[curiousgeorgie]

My DD asked Santa for three things, and she's getting them. Other than that she's getting quite a bit more she didn't ask for.

Now, for the last couple of days she's been besotted with a set of princess shoes she's seen in the supermarket, i said no and said she's going to ask Santa.

Would you get them?

I would, and I'd go all out with wrapping and a BIG bow and tag from santa....maybe an 'Elf delivery sack' from Poundworld

Yes.

Yes!

Get her the shoes fgs sake, why wouldn't you?

I would. If you are worried she has too much, save something back for her birthday.

of course I would get them

Can you afford them?

Can you save some of the other stuff?

I'm usually with the too much stuff means its not valued/a bit overwhelming camp, but it depends how much she wants them, and whether she would love to have them more than some of the other stuff.

And also how many other things she will want desperately in the weeks between now and Xmas

Yes if I could afford it.

We avoid this situation with bigger stuff by telling the dc that santa doesnt bring everything you ask for. He uses the lists as inspiration

Yes, I would if I could afford them.

Yes, but if she had loads already I'd keep a couple of things hidden for her birthday or Easter or something.

For me it would depend on how old she is, how much the shoes are, how far off her birthday is to keep something else back. Whether I was already overstretching the budget. Oh and whether the shoes were plastic tat high heel ones which seem to be made to never fit any child I've ever seen. I think children do need to understand that even FC can't give them everything.

Just get them, they will probably make her Christmas, and I wouldn't hold stuff back for birthdays either, chances are she's asked for things she wants now nit in 6 months etc.

When i was about four i saw a pair of glittery pink plastic shoes in a toy shop and fell in love with them. asked my mother for them about fifty times but she refused saying they were 'clarty' (fussy and common).
i am now 50 and still remember this so go and buy the bloody shoes woman

I'm a big advocate of getting her whatever she wants, and she has a lot for Christmas..

My point was that will she just keep asking for stuff 'from Santa' and shall I just keep buying it, or shall I say that Santa only replies to the first letter... She's only 3 so this is the first year she's actually asked for stuff.

I'm happy to buy the shoes, it's 3 pairs of Disney princess slippers in a box and I can afford them no problem... But it was more the idea that you can just keep asking Santa and he will get you everything you ask for

I completely see where you're coming from and I am of the school of thought that once the letter is written the letter is written and I also go with the line that it is just to give him some ideas of the sorts of things you like.

But ....I also think that at 3 if you've fallen in love with princess shoes then you should have them as a bit of Christmas magic.

If you've said no don't go back on it but could another relative buy them - or the cat or something?

Can't you tell her she cannot ask Santa for them as her letter has gone, then get them and leave a note from Santa saying his elves had been watching how good she has been and he thought she might like them as an extra....?

As long as you can afford them then definitely yes :)

My dc will ask and ask and ask for stuff in the lead up to Christmas. But, I draw the line and don't buy everything. They can't have everything, they wouldn't play with it all and half of what they ask for is just on a whim anyway. So it depends on you, your budget and if she is going to remember asking for them next week when she sees something else she really must have.

DC have a wish list for santa they know that they will def not get everything on the wish list, as it is an 'ideas' list for santa. But if he sees something he thinks they would like more they might get that instead.

DC are 8,6 and 4 and we haven't had any problems yet they write to santaeach year to give him some ideas, but NOTHING is set in stone...

I completely get where you're coming from OP and I have a 5 year old who reminded me Santa got him everything on his list last year, but I'd probably still buy them. She's only little, and one day you'll wistfully long for the days that a sparky pair of plastic shoes made her eyes light up on Christmas morning.