What do you think of this birthday gift alternative?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So - we did something like this with my then-8YO step-DD when we went to Disney and it was awful (we've made similar mistakes on following vacations, too, so we haven't learned our lesson apparently). We told her she had $X to spend and she blew it all within the first few hours of being at the park. Cue the tears when her "budget" was gone and she saw something new that she "didn't even know they had!" and then she "didn't want and hated" everything she had already picked out (I vividly remember her throwing a bubble wand thing on the ground and me having to walk away). It's especially hard when pretty much every store exits through a store! She's not a brat, either, she just had no idea how to handle all the decisions.

What I would try is say she can pick, say, 2 things each day, or something along those lines. Break it up so things stay fresh and it's exciting each day.

Why not teach her how to shop like a big girl--I like to see what all my options are, then I return to what I REALLY want and buy that. Let her shop, and whatever she remembers wanting at the end of the day she gets.

I see your point, but it's not always easy to go back and get something later at Disney. Different parks = different merchandise. I made the mistake of making my dd wait for something she really wanted because I swore we were seeing the same thing in every shop and I figured she'd find a hundred other things she liked more in the meantime. Nope, and by the end of the day we couldn't backtrack to that shop. Ordinary shopping, sure - wait and see. Disney shopping - unless you have unlimited admission or visit all the time, it can be now or never.

At least growing up, if you were staying at disney property, you could arrange to have the item delivered to your room (if you remembered where it was). Not sure if they still do this but it would be super dumb of them not to!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So - we did something like this with my then-8YO step-DD when we went to Disney and it was awful (we've made similar mistakes on following vacations, too, so we haven't learned our lesson apparently). We told her she had $X to spend and she blew it all within the first few hours of being at the park. Cue the tears when her "budget" was gone and she saw something new that she "didn't even know they had!" and then she "didn't want and hated" everything she had already picked out (I vividly remember her throwing a bubble wand thing on the ground and me having to walk away). It's especially hard when pretty much every store exits through a store! She's not a brat, either, she just had no idea how to handle all the decisions.

What I would try is say she can pick, say, 2 things each day, or something along those lines. Break it up so things stay fresh and it's exciting each day.

Why not teach her how to shop like a big girl--I like to see what all my options are, then I return to what I REALLY want and buy that. Let her shop, and whatever she remembers wanting at the end of the day she gets.

I see your point, but it's not always easy to go back and get something later at Disney. Different parks = different merchandise. I made the mistake of making my dd wait for something she really wanted because I swore we were seeing the same thing in every shop and I figured she'd find a hundred other things she liked more in the meantime. Nope, and by the end of the day we couldn't backtrack to that shop. Ordinary shopping, sure - wait and see. Disney shopping - unless you have unlimited admission or visit all the time, it can be now or never.

Take a picture of your child holding the item and a second picture of the tag. We did this and then if our child decided that was the item he wanted we had all of the information needed to either order online or ask at your Disney hotel and they should be able to help you order it directly. Most of the time our kids were just happy with the pictures.

[Anonymous]

Fine if you do that. My SIl suggested all her family give her money so she could purchase gifts for her kids at Disney (boys have similar bdays) and say aunt and uncle gave this to you!! Such BS and clearly the kids didn’t care who gave them Disney crap.