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[quote=Anonymous]This is the third time this has happened. At Christmas she volunteered to get DS a Nintendo Switch, asked if he could have one. When Christmas arrived he opened it and it was a knock-off Chinese brand model she had found on Amazon. No, she wasn’t ripped off or confused, she confessed that she thought this would be better because for the same price, it came with a bunch of accessories and built-in games. We explained later that it had to go back because the setup was in Chinese and we couldn’t set it up for him to even use. She returned it and promised to get him a new one but then never did and she never replaced the gift. He eventually saved up and we matched so he could buy one.

DS birthday was this weekend. She had asked what he wanted in a particular price range, and we told her. When he opened his gift, it was another Chinese knock-off, and again she claimed she chose this one instead because for the same price it came with extras. It’s again not what he was expecting and the charging cord is European. It’ll have to go back too.

How can we prevent this in the future without hurting her feelings. I don’t think it’s a money issue, I think she just thinks finding a bargain is a fun thing to do. [/quote]

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