Gift Coordination
One thing that is quite helpful in some regards, but makes me uneasy at times is when people ask what they should get LatteGirl for Christmas. On the one hand I am appreciative that they ask, because unlike some people (*cough* mother-in-law *cough*) who have a tendency to buy things that drive me insane. On the other hand, it makes me a bit uncomfortable trying to answer it properly, without feeling stupid.
How do you properly answer that? Do you provide a list of items for them to choose from? And if so, how do you go about finding out what they decide to do? I mean, how many “lists” can you provide with distinctly different items to avoid overlap? And then what about items you want to make sure you want to get, you need to know what they are going to do, so you can plan accordingly. If you go the other way and tell them an item, how do you decide what to tell them? I don’t want to push somebody into a position for a gift that is more expensive than they intended to spend.
Something so simple, and in actuality probably quite helpful, so it prevents having to return items, or having LatteGirl disappointed when somebody gave her a third copy of the same toy that year, on the other hand, and yet one that drives me insane in coordinating. How do you handle your gift coordination?
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My mother will send a check or a gift card. That way she doesn’t have to ship anything across two states and the kids can pick out what they want (or I go get it and wrap it from Grammy).
Other side of the family - they ask, I give a list, they never buy off it really. I highly suggest gift cards for them. The kids realize they’re not really fun to open up, but 1) they can pick out what they want and 2) it’s more bang for your buck with after Christmas sales. (Not only that, it’s a chance for Kasia to put it toward her bike. Why ask for a bike for Christmas when you won’t be able to ride it for another six months? So she saves up the gift cards for her birthday if what she’s wanting is a summer type item.)