The Christmas Presents Bill ???

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How does it work in your house ?

My partner and I have 2 children, joint account, mortgage and everything else that goes with being in fantastic relationship together so you could say we are very settled.

Every Christmas we have the same issue when it comes to buying presents for the wider family. Her take on things is we each use our own money to purchase gifts for our own side of the family. So she buys her Mum and Dad etc and I buy for my Mum and Dad etc.

The only slight issue is her family is made up of 4 others and mine 22 others.

So the question is how do you do it in your household and what do you feel is a fair split?
Buy all the presents for all friends and families and split the bill 50/50 or continue to spend individually on each associated family member ?
Looking forward to seeing what the general consensus is. Thanks.

Don't buy for everyone, that's bonkers! I was one of four and we knew and accepted most relatives would buy us a game or similar to share.

And as an adult if siblings are buying for my children then I don't expect them to buy for me as well. It just gets excessive otherwise.

I do the same and have lots to buy for in my family, my partner has 6 to buy for. Can you not buy smaller presents/set a lower budget? For family members my side I have a limit of £10 per person, sometimes I find real bargains and can get away with spending £5 per child, Argos always has offers on or I find clothes in the sale for them. For grandparents I buy a bottle of m&s wine £5 but looks more expensive. Aunties get a box of biscuits £2/£3

We split equally even though his family is bigger, but marginally. So on my side it’s just my parents and my brother/sister in law. On his side, we don’t buy for sisters/brothers in law, but we buy for his mum, dad, stepmum, 3 kids and then his cousins kid (as they buy for our kid).

I think if it’s so disproportionate you either need to cut down who you buy for or split equally

BEWARE: Be very careful ordering your kids toys from THE ENTERTAINER toy company. As i have been told by a dozen or more people that they are going BUST... I as well as Alot of other mums have ordered and payed for kids toys. Delivery date been and gone.. customer service is one excuse after another... NO monet back either.. disgusting that they are STILL taking people's money for toys they are unlikely to see. It's ruined my childs xmas as I don't have spare money to replace. Fuming..

I dont think it is going bust judging by this headline

www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2019/03/the-entertainer-records-31-surge-in-profit/

Maybe they just have shit customer service