Do you buy what your child wants even if you think it's crap?

[ThoughtfulPenny]

As the title says really.
My four year old wants the elsa snow shooting sleeve for Xmas. It's £30 so won't break the bank and it's the only thing she's repeatedly mentioned. However, it looks crap, the reviews are all crap and I think it's going to be a total waste of money BUT I don't want her to feel that father Xmas didn't bring her the one thing she wanted...
WWYD?

I do buy things I don't like though - DD loves monster high and I got her one of those new frightmare horse things, it's rubbish but I know it will be adored like her other dolls, so a tenner is fine for that.

Last year DD was desperate for the chocolate coin maker so her aunt bought it for DDs birthday. I tried showing DD the reviews etc none of it worked. We spent 2 hours making two coins. DD loved it, I hated it.

It depends what it is and why they want it. Plastic tat up to the price of £30-£40 yes, if I can afford it. Overpriced tech, that's priced at £100 more than a better model just because it's pink and glittery or has an apple on it, no.

This year DS (11) list is all 'crap'. All Xbox games and such with a few books and clothes to improve it a little.
His birthday is just after Christmas and he will be getting a laptop, hopefully in the sales so it makes sense to wait.

Another one who was denied a Mr Frosty and still wants one secretly even though I know o would be disappointed! I 'm 45! Buy them what they want within reason! Dd never got the real live penguin she wanted for years but she seems to have no resentment towards Santa explaining that the bath was too warm for it and the princess type bath things she lived would be bad for the penguin..,

Another one who pined for a mr frosty but didn't get one
If I can afford to buy something I deem crap that my dc have asked for I will try to get them it.

Yes! My Dd is desperate for "golden heelies". These shoes are probably too bling for 50 cent. I feel I need to also but her an oversized shell suit and some Elizabeth Duke jewelery. However, I, too, was denied mr frosty as a child and so I have succumbed to the awful, over priced, wheeled shoes of gold.

I always wanted a Girl's World. The year I got it I was so happy. For about an hour. Then my brother conscripted it into the army, cut all its hair off and covered the face in boot polish :(

I wanted an Etch-a Sketch and a Tressy doll for years and never got either. (I eventually gave up on the Tressy idea and asked for Barbie - I got a Sindy).

The doggy doo game is so funny !We were literally crying while playing it. I would definately buy it

it was Tippy Tumbles in my day, she was quite grim IIRC

Was lurking and have not RTFT but thought I would tell you that Father Amazon Christmas can still bring you that Mr Frosty to heal your emotional scars... www.amazon.co.uk/Hasbro-5023117028052-Mr-Frosty/dp/B00005NK20

Haha! I read somewhere that the world could be divided into those who had a Mr frosty and those who didn't! I didn't buy the crap within reason. I'm still resenting buying a curvy that my 11 year old played with on Xmas day only! £60 down the drain £30 doesn't seem too bad. I'm getting my 12 year old a £30 giant beany boo even though her room is stuffed to the gills with teddies..sigh!

*furby

I'm also scarred by lack of Mr Frosty and I went on about it so much that my Mum bought me one when I was at University and it was crap! You can't move the blades with actual ice. It did look cool in our student house though.

Yes, as long as it's not millions of pounds.
Quite often it's the grandparents that buy the rubbish!!

MrsBungle, my niece has those Heelys and they're actually quite nice. Not as tacky as they look in the photo.

I do try buy my DC what they've asked for. When DS3 was 4 he asked for a towel ring. He was pleased as punch when he got one. It is on his bedroom wall and he keeps his dressing gown on it.

That's good to know lemony. I've not taken them out of the box yet to look at them, I was bracing myself!

It's amazing how many of us wanted Mr Frosty and our mean parents would not buy one...another one here! Thankfully so far DD has always asked for sensible

Who wants to join my Mr Frosty Support Group?

I would buy myself one but I know it'll be a load of crap!!

My 3yo DS really needed a green combine harvester. I can't pretend to understand the joy of harvesting the carpet, but i found him a lovely Bruner one.

My 5yo DD has been asking for an ironing board and iron. I haven't got one because they all look so crap and too small for her. She told me it doesn't matter if it's too small for her, because she'll be able to use it when's 97 and has shrunk.

I feel bad though. I think I'm need to get the ironing set.