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[quote=Anonymous]We buy those things on an as-needed basis throughout the year.

For my kids, a bike is utilitarian. When they started middle school, they biked everywhere with friends. And they biked to school. The bikes weren't given as gifts, and they were bought when the need arose.

Same with a laptop. When they started having more homework and it was too logistically annoying to have the three of them fighting over our home desktop, we bought laptops. *shrug* Not a gift, something utilitarian that they needed and we supplied when the need arose.

My kids don't have gaming systems. Just not something they've ever expressed an interest in.

Also most people aren't rigid. It seems like you're envisioning this rigid "WE DON'T BUY GIFTS OVER $100!!! NEVER EVER!!! FAMILY RULE THAT MUST NEVER BE BROKEN!"" - I don't know anyone like that. *Usually* we don't do big ticket items for Christmas, it's not even an intentional "rule", that's just how we've always "rolled." But one year my daughter -- who loves baking -- asked for a KitchenAid mixer. So we got her it. It's really not that deep.[/quote]

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