Angel Tree gift cards/asks - dollar amount thoughts?

[Anonymous]

We did it one year through the Salvation Army when in rural Georgia for work over the holidays. We spent maybe $1K all in for a family with 2 kids? Including tablets and the Barbie dream house. Figured those could likely be resold but didn’t really care. Not my job to police other people when I’m being charitable.

[Anonymous]

OP, that comes from target and can be had for $104 on sale right now. not 199. It is expensive on amazon because someone is reselling it there. Our generation is target brand. https://www.target.com/p/our-generation-sweet-stop-ice-cream-truck-with-electronics-for-18-34-dolls-light-blue/-/A-47986277?sid=1005S&ref=tgt_adv_xsp&AFID=google_pmax_df&fndsrc=tmnv&DFA=71700000123550745&CPNG=Conversions%7Ca06Do000000Vxq3IAC%7CBranford+Ltd.%7CBattat_AO_Search_H2_2025%7CPKG-030377%7CSP-106476+%7C+ADG-1725927&adgroup=&LID=700000003266147pgs&network=x&device=c&location=9008124&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23242621630&gbraid=0AAAAAD-5dfYUuPesxhceP7VWcszym_nez&gclid=Cj0KCQiArt_JBhCTARIsADQZaylS0CyVmzCOD562JGciX3BNKoH241-uoQ2CA-7S1dz5ebQob5-7_kwaAm41EALw_wcB

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How much are you spending on your kid(s) this holiday season? It’s surely more than $199.

If you don’t trust that the kids are actually needy, then don’t participate. But I imagine you trust the organization and they actually vet the requests quite well, no?

If your concern is that a poor kid should never ask for nice things then you’re missing the spirit of Christmas.

This is a silly comment. Some organizations monitor what is asked for, others don't.

I have a teen and we don't spend more than $100-150.

[Anonymous]

I did angel tree for many years until I found out it was a total scam

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, that comes from target and can be had for $104 on sale right now. not 199. It is expensive on amazon because someone is reselling it there. Our generation is target brand. https://www.target.com/p/our-generation-sweet-stop-ice-cream-truck-with-electronics-for-18-34-dolls-light-blue/-/A-47986277?sid=1005S&ref=tgt_adv_xsp&AFID=google_pmax_df&fndsrc=tmnv&DFA=71700000123550745&CPNG=Conversions%7Ca06Do000000Vxq3IAC%7CBranford+Ltd.%7CBattat_AO_Search_H2_2025%7CPKG-030377%7CSP-106476+%7C+ADG-1725927&adgroup=&LID=700000003266147pgs&network=x&device=c&location=9008124&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23242621630&gbraid=0AAAAAD-5dfYUuPesxhceP7VWcszym_nez&gclid=Cj0KCQiArt_JBhCTARIsADQZaylS0CyVmzCOD562JGciX3BNKoH241-uoQ2CA-7S1dz5ebQob5-7_kwaAm41EALw_wcB

me again. I don't think asking for this is OOT. Similar to a barbie house. No one says you have to get it all, but one big Santa gift and other items is totally reasonable and remembering this is a wish list? Do your kids never have any big ticket items?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I did angel tree for many years until I found out it was a total scam

How so?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, that comes from target and can be had for $104 on sale right now. not 199. It is expensive on amazon because someone is reselling it there. Our generation is target brand. https://www.target.com/p/our-generation-sweet-stop-ice-cream-truck-with-electronics-for-18-34-dolls-light-blue/-/A-47986277?sid=1005S&ref=tgt_adv_xsp&AFID=google_pmax_df&fndsrc=tmnv&DFA=71700000123550745&CPNG=Conversions%7Ca06Do000000Vxq3IAC%7CBranford+Ltd.%7CBattat_AO_Search_H2_2025%7CPKG-030377%7CSP-106476+%7C+ADG-1725927&adgroup=&LID=700000003266147pgs&network=x&device=c&location=9008124&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23242621630&gbraid=0AAAAAD-5dfYUuPesxhceP7VWcszym_nez&gclid=Cj0KCQiArt_JBhCTARIsADQZaylS0CyVmzCOD562JGciX3BNKoH241-uoQ2CA-7S1dz5ebQob5-7_kwaAm41EALw_wcB

me again. I don't think asking for this is OOT. Similar to a barbie house. No one says you have to get it all, but one big Santa gift and other items is totally reasonable and remembering this is a wish list? Do your kids never have any big ticket items?

My kids didn’t get big ticket items from us. We had a Barbie Dream House that was a hand me down from my nieces who are 10 years older. We are what most people would describe as affluent but to be and stay affluent you don’t spend $200 on one toy!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP, that comes from target and can be had for $104 on sale right now. not 199. It is expensive on amazon because someone is reselling it there. Our generation is target brand. https://www.target.com/p/our-generation-sweet-stop-ice-cream-truck-with-electronics-for-18-34-dolls-light-blue/-/A-47986277?sid=1005S&ref=tgt_adv_xsp&AFID=google_pmax_df&fndsrc=tmnv&DFA=71700000123550745&CPNG=Conversions%7Ca06Do000000Vxq3IAC%7CBranford+Ltd.%7CBattat_AO_Search_H2_2025%7CPKG-030377%7CSP-106476+%7C+ADG-1725927&adgroup=&LID=700000003266147pgs&network=x&device=c&location=9008124&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23242621630&gbraid=0AAAAAD-5dfYUuPesxhceP7VWcszym_nez&gclid=Cj0KCQiArt_JBhCTARIsADQZaylS0CyVmzCOD562JGciX3BNKoH241-uoQ2CA-7S1dz5ebQob5-7_kwaAm41EALw_wcB

me again. I don't think asking for this is OOT. Similar to a barbie house. No one says you have to get it all, but one big Santa gift and other items is totally reasonable and remembering this is a wish list? Do your kids never have any big ticket items?

My kids didn’t get big ticket items from us. We had a Barbie Dream House that was a hand me down from my nieces who are 10 years older. We are what most people would describe as affluent but to be and stay affluent you don’t spend $200 on one toy!

once again, it is $104 at target right now. And it is a wish list, and OP can return the ticket and donate $ to a charity of their choice.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP, that comes from target and can be had for $104 on sale right now. not 199. It is expensive on amazon because someone is reselling it there. Our generation is target brand. https://www.target.com/p/our-generation-sweet-stop-ice-cream-truck-with-electronics-for-18-34-dolls-light-blue/-/A-47986277?sid=1005S&ref=tgt_adv_xsp&AFID=google_pmax_df&fndsrc=tmnv&DFA=71700000123550745&CPNG=Conversions%7Ca06Do000000Vxq3IAC%7CBranford+Ltd.%7CBattat_AO_Search_H2_2025%7CPKG-030377%7CSP-106476+%7C+ADG-1725927&adgroup=&LID=700000003266147pgs&network=x&device=c&location=9008124&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23242621630&gbraid=0AAAAAD-5dfYUuPesxhceP7VWcszym_nez&gclid=Cj0KCQiArt_JBhCTARIsADQZaylS0CyVmzCOD562JGciX3BNKoH241-uoQ2CA-7S1dz5ebQob5-7_kwaAm41EALw_wcB

me again. I don't think asking for this is OOT. Similar to a barbie house. No one says you have to get it all, but one big Santa gift and other items is totally reasonable and remembering this is a wish list? Do your kids never have any big ticket items?

My kids didn’t get big ticket items from us. We had a Barbie Dream House that was a hand me down from my nieces who are 10 years older. We are what most people would describe as affluent but to be and stay affluent you don’t spend $200 on one toy!

What a miserable lot. If you’re affluent, you have millions in investments making money for you (far more than $200/day) - and you’re sweating over $200? Are you sure you’re affluent?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, that comes from target and can be had for $104 on sale right now. not 199. It is expensive on amazon because someone is reselling it there. Our generation is target brand. https://www.target.com/p/our-generation-sweet-stop-ice-cream-truck-with-electronics-for-18-34-dolls-light-blue/-/A-47986277?sid=1005S&ref=tgt_adv_xsp&AFID=google_pmax_df&fndsrc=tmnv&DFA=71700000123550745&CPNG=Conversions%7Ca06Do000000Vxq3IAC%7CBranford+Ltd.%7CBattat_AO_Search_H2_2025%7CPKG-030377%7CSP-106476+%7C+ADG-1725927&adgroup=&LID=700000003266147pgs&network=x&device=c&location=9008124&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23242621630&gbraid=0AAAAAD-5dfYUuPesxhceP7VWcszym_nez&gclid=Cj0KCQiArt_JBhCTARIsADQZaylS0CyVmzCOD562JGciX3BNKoH241-uoQ2CA-7S1dz5ebQob5-7_kwaAm41EALw_wcB

me again. I don't think asking for this is OOT. Similar to a barbie house. No one says you have to get it all, but one big Santa gift and other items is totally reasonable and remembering this is a wish list? Do your kids never have any big ticket items?

My kids didn’t get big ticket items from us. We had a Barbie Dream House that was a hand me down from my nieces who are 10 years older. We are what most people would describe as affluent but to be and stay affluent you don’t spend $200 on one toy!

once again, it is $104 at target right now. And it is a wish list, and OP can return the ticket and donate $ to a charity of their choice.

Glad someone pointed this out! Amazon is great, but never just look on Amazon for exactly this reason if searching for a particular branded item.

Also, Our Generation is actually the cheaper version of American Girl. This kid is actually asking for the store brand and not the designer item. I wouldn’t mind the request at all, because it clearly came from a kid and is not designed for resale.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, that comes from target and can be had for $104 on sale right now. not 199. It is expensive on amazon because someone is reselling it there. Our generation is target brand. https://www.target.com/p/our-generation-sweet-stop-ice-cream-truck-with-electronics-for-18-34-dolls-light-blue/-/A-47986277?sid=1005S&ref=tgt_adv_xsp&AFID=google_pmax_df&fndsrc=tmnv&DFA=71700000123550745&CPNG=Conversions%7Ca06Do000000Vxq3IAC%7CBranford+Ltd.%7CBattat_AO_Search_H2_2025%7CPKG-030377%7CSP-106476+%7C+ADG-1725927&adgroup=&LID=700000003266147pgs&network=x&device=c&location=9008124&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23242621630&gbraid=0AAAAAD-5dfYUuPesxhceP7VWcszym_nez&gclid=Cj0KCQiArt_JBhCTARIsADQZaylS0CyVmzCOD562JGciX3BNKoH241-uoQ2CA-7S1dz5ebQob5-7_kwaAm41EALw_wcB

me again. I don't think asking for this is OOT. Similar to a barbie house. No one says you have to get it all, but one big Santa gift and other items is totally reasonable and remembering this is a wish list? Do your kids never have any big ticket items?

My kids didn’t get big ticket items from us. We had a Barbie Dream House that was a hand me down from my nieces who are 10 years older. We are what most people would describe as affluent but to be and stay affluent you don’t spend $200 on one toy!

That’s not true. You don’t have to be cheap in order to maintain what you describe as your affluence. That old excuse has been around forever.

If I was a young mother with a very low income and my child wanted a dream house I would look on Facebook, I would check every local used store including Savers until I found an affordable one. If I was in my 30s with a high income and my child wanted a dream house I would order from a store. It’s all depends on what you can afford.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP, that comes from target and can be had for $104 on sale right now. not 199. It is expensive on amazon because someone is reselling it there. Our generation is target brand. https://www.target.com/p/our-generation-sweet-stop-ice-cream-truck-with-electronics-for-18-34-dolls-light-blue/-/A-47986277?sid=1005S&ref=tgt_adv_xsp&AFID=google_pmax_df&fndsrc=tmnv&DFA=71700000123550745&CPNG=Conversions%7Ca06Do000000Vxq3IAC%7CBranford+Ltd.%7CBattat_AO_Search_H2_2025%7CPKG-030377%7CSP-106476+%7C+ADG-1725927&adgroup=&LID=700000003266147pgs&network=x&device=c&location=9008124&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23242621630&gbraid=0AAAAAD-5dfYUuPesxhceP7VWcszym_nez&gclid=Cj0KCQiArt_JBhCTARIsADQZaylS0CyVmzCOD562JGciX3BNKoH241-uoQ2CA-7S1dz5ebQob5-7_kwaAm41EALw_wcB

me again. I don't think asking for this is OOT. Similar to a barbie house. No one says you have to get it all, but one big Santa gift and other items is totally reasonable and remembering this is a wish list? Do your kids never have any big ticket items?

My kids didn’t get big ticket items from us. We had a Barbie Dream House that was a hand me down from my nieces who are 10 years older. We are what most people would describe as affluent but to be and stay affluent you don’t spend $200 on one toy!

I think you misspelled miserly

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, that comes from target and can be had for $104 on sale right now. not 199. It is expensive on amazon because someone is reselling it there. Our generation is target brand. https://www.target.com/p/our-generation-sweet-stop-ice-cream-truck-with-electronics-for-18-34-dolls-light-blue/-/A-47986277?sid=1005S&ref=tgt_adv_xsp&AFID=google_pmax_df&fndsrc=tmnv&DFA=71700000123550745&CPNG=Conversions%7Ca06Do000000Vxq3IAC%7CBranford+Ltd.%7CBattat_AO_Search_H2_2025%7CPKG-030377%7CSP-106476+%7C+ADG-1725927&adgroup=&LID=700000003266147pgs&network=x&device=c&location=9008124&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23242621630&gbraid=0AAAAAD-5dfYUuPesxhceP7VWcszym_nez&gclid=Cj0KCQiArt_JBhCTARIsADQZaylS0CyVmzCOD562JGciX3BNKoH241-uoQ2CA-7S1dz5ebQob5-7_kwaAm41EALw_wcB

me again. I don't think asking for this is OOT. Similar to a barbie house. No one says you have to get it all, but one big Santa gift and other items is totally reasonable and remembering this is a wish list? Do your kids never have any big ticket items?

My kids didn’t get big ticket items from us. We had a Barbie Dream House that was a hand me down from my nieces who are 10 years older. We are what most people would describe as affluent but to be and stay affluent you don’t spend $200 on one toy!

What a miserable lot. If you’re affluent, you have millions in investments making money for you (far more than $200/day) - and you’re sweating over $200? Are you sure you’re affluent?

I’d never spend that on a toy. Crazy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, that comes from target and can be had for $104 on sale right now. not 199. It is expensive on amazon because someone is reselling it there. Our generation is target brand. https://www.target.com/p/our-generation-sweet-stop-ice-cream-truck-with-electronics-for-18-34-dolls-light-blue/-/A-47986277?sid=1005S&ref=tgt_adv_xsp&AFID=google_pmax_df&fndsrc=tmnv&DFA=71700000123550745&CPNG=Conversions%7Ca06Do000000Vxq3IAC%7CBranford+Ltd.%7CBattat_AO_Search_H2_2025%7CPKG-030377%7CSP-106476+%7C+ADG-1725927&adgroup=&LID=700000003266147pgs&network=x&device=c&location=9008124&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23242621630&gbraid=0AAAAAD-5dfYUuPesxhceP7VWcszym_nez&gclid=Cj0KCQiArt_JBhCTARIsADQZaylS0CyVmzCOD562JGciX3BNKoH241-uoQ2CA-7S1dz5ebQob5-7_kwaAm41EALw_wcB

me again. I don't think asking for this is OOT. Similar to a barbie house. No one says you have to get it all, but one big Santa gift and other items is totally reasonable and remembering this is a wish list? Do your kids never have any big ticket items?

My kids didn’t get big ticket items from us. We had a Barbie Dream House that was a hand me down from my nieces who are 10 years older. We are what most people would describe as affluent but to be and stay affluent you don’t spend $200 on one toy!

What a miserable lot. If you’re affluent, you have millions in investments making money for you (far more than $200/day) - and you’re sweating over $200? Are you sure you’re affluent?

I’d never spend that on a toy. Crazy.

You’re spending it on your kid to give them something they want and make them happy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The angel tree gift tag I picked requested a duffel bag and a gift card to Dollar General. It was for a 14 year old boy. I spent $100 - $50 for a Nike bag and a $50 gift card.

You can get a Nike bag for $30 at the discount stores or online.