I phone 8 for a 10 year olds Christmas prezzie ?

[keithmac]

My lad wanted an XboxOne last year, thought long and hard about it but to be fair it was the right choice imho.

During the summer he's still out with his mates but on dark winter nights he's still got something to keep him occupied (after homework, reading and scouts..).

Bollocks to what anyone else thinks, he works hard at school so deserves a few treats.

 

[John the Monkey]

I'm happy for me to make my choices, and other people to make theirs, in this case at least.

 

[MrPie]

Past generations woz stick & hoop. Last generation woz tangerine & shilling in a sock. This gen is iPhone 10. Is it progress?....well, yeah.
If you want em to have your childhood then give em tangerines.

 

[screenman]

Somebody I know quite well has just taken out a £2000 loan to get the two kids presents, that I feel is wrong, they are struggling to make ends meet now without the loan. Not all kids will get expensive presents, regardless of what they tell you

 

[nickyboy]

Somebody I know quite well has just taken out a £2000 loan to get the two kids presents, that I feel is wrong, they are struggling to make ends meet now without the loan. Not all kids will get expensive presents, regardless of what they tell you

Spending a load of cash on pressies is often due to lack of imagination on the part of the giver

#2 son was 17 last Xmas. He told me recently the pressie he most enjoyed was a "grow your own chilli plant" kit. Basically some seeds and a pot. Cost £1.50

 

[snorri]

I blame the parents.

I blame the grandparents.

 

[Crackle]

Spending a load of cash on pressies is often due to lack of imagination on the part of the giver

#2 son was 17 last Xmas. He told me recently the pressie he most enjoyed was a "grow your own chilli plant" kit. Basically some seeds and a pot. Cost £1.50

Oooh: 3 of them. That's Xmas sorted!

 

[I like Skol]

My oldest is nearly 15 and has just (in the last 2 weeks) been given a Sim card with data to put in the semi-broken smart phone his uncle gave him about 6 months ago. He's a good kid and I love him to bits because he is turning out really well

 

[Saluki]

Bloody hell. I was looking at the prices for an iPhone 6 earlier today. My 5s is getting a bit tatty and has a few issues now, mind you the recent update seems to have sorted most of it out, and thought that I couldn't afford one in a month of Sundays so hoping that my phone will do me another year or so.
How much is an iPhone 8? I don't dare look.

 

[postman]

Kids these days have so many electronic toys it’s possible to grow up without ever discovering the best toy in the world — the tin can telephone.

Moms and Dads, take note! Lots of science-types agree that kids will remember one toy you build with them years after they have forgotten the latest plastic gizmo.

 

[Saluki]

Eight hundred quid For a pressie for a flaming 10 year old
That's more than my first car, first motorbike and first horse put together.

 

[I like Skol]

Eight hundred quid For a pressie for a flaming 10 year old
That's more than my first car, first motorbike and first horse put together.

Yes but, that first horse sure was tasty

 

[Drago]

Its more than my current car, which I've been driving for a year and which has just passed its MOT with no advisories.

 

[Tim Hall]

Its your call, but no child of mine will be cooking their brain and running their eyes with a smartphone at 10.

Tin can and a stick is all they need.

Are you not a fan of smartphones then? You've never mentioned that before.

 

[swee'pea99]

Anyone who spends £800 on a present for a child is an idiot. Period.