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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 18 year old wants a pair of $495 Frye Boots for Christmas.

She wants for very little (and asks for even less).  
She had her 18th birthday over a month ago and we got her a sweater and a pair of boots ($150).  The boots went back because they looked terrible (I completely agreed--they were bad). We haven't replaced them-she's been busy with school and hasn't asked for a replacement to this birthday gift that didn't work out.

We usually spend about $300 for Christmas and my parents give us $200 or so to buy a gift from them.  She doesn't get gifts from other family members. 
She also has her own money from working a full time summer job at a restaurant (she probably has 3.5K).

My first response is "uh, no!" (mostly on principle)  But I don't know.  I could buy them and have her chip in or just buy them as her one Christmas gift from parents and grandparents.  They're the kind of boots that a few Influencers have found in thrift stores because Frye has been making the exact same style for 20 years (so they're classic and have staying power----and yes, it would be great to find them at a thrift store but she doesn't have the time for this and the stores with a random pair in them are generally in the midwest). [/quote]

I'm also aghast at the amount, but would tend to buy them for her for these reasons based on what you wrote.

-Other posters have described these as boots that will last decades, so not a frivolous purchase.
-She's 18 so probably done growing and can use these in her adult life.
-You already tried buying her cheaper boots and they weren't good.
-It's been over a month since her birthday and she hasn't bugged you about a replacement present, so she's not materialistic.
-She doesn't ask for much, so this seems important to her.
-She works, and has saved a good chunk of it, so she's not am irresponsible spender.
-You "owe her" $150 from the birthday present you returned and usually spend $300 for Christmas, which is almost $495, so I would just buy these as her Christmas present from you and still get her something from her grandparents.[/quote]

Another one in agreement and I don't really splurge on stuff like that for myself.  I wouldn't justify it the same way for a younger kid whose feet might not be done growing.  I would emphasize that these need to be taken care of properly so that they CAN last for decades and I'd consider throwing in some boot shapers to encourage good care.  [/quote]

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