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Sir Spot of Borg Gold Member Offline WE ARE BORG Posts: 26589 Australia	Xmas Shopping Dec 7^th, 2021 at 9:30am Well I went to buy some lollies for the kids i have to get gifts for and i cant believe the prices! WTH are lolly prices so high? How much pocket money do kids get these days? Spot
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Re: Xmas Shopping
Reply #1 - Dec 7^th, 2021 at 9:40am

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Dec 7^th, 2021 at 9:30am:

Well I went to buy some lollies for the kids i have to get gifts for and i cant believe the prices! WTH are lolly prices so high? How much pocket money do kids get these days?

Spot

Younger kids love gold coins. They seem to love $1 and $2 coins because they shine. (If they're really young like about 2 to 3 they will prefer the bigger $1 coin lol).

Older kids love a fresh $50 note inside their Xmas cards. That way they can spend it on whatever they want.

NB Our kids get more money when their birthday comes round (a grand each .... straight into their bank account).

IF your question relates to GRAND children then I'm afraid I have no idea because I don't have any.

If I did I'd probably give them a few scratchies each depending on number of grandkids and how much money I had allocated for them. Kids love to scratch to see if they've won a prize.

Be careful though....some kids hate not winning anything lol.

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Valkie Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 16282 Central Coast Gender:	Re: Xmas Shopping Reply #2 - Dec 7^th, 2021 at 11:22am All my kids are grown, the youngest is 28. My grandchildren range from 8 to 21. For most, a gift card is the best gift, they like buying what they want. The youngest is into fossils So we got him a couple for Xmas, not cheap, but will be appreciated.
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Gordon Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 21867 Gordon Gender:	Re: Xmas Shopping Reply #3 - Dec 7^th, 2021 at 2:03pm Daughter gets cash from rellies, I'll probably buy her someone surf related, extra fins or something. 4 year old boy, he asked Santa for a jet-powered remote control dino copter drone.
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Lisa Jones Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 39047 Sydney Gender:	Re: Xmas Shopping Reply #4 - Dec 7^th, 2021 at 3:11pm Gordon wrote on Dec 7^th, 2021 at 2:03pm: Daughter gets cash from rellies, I'll probably buy her someone surf related, extra fins or something. 4 year old boy, he asked Santa for a jet-powered remote control dino copter drone. 😂🤣😆 How much would that cost? And where would you get that from?
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Reply #5 - Dec 7^th, 2021 at 4:15pm

Lisa Jones wrote on Dec 7^th, 2021 at 3:11pm:

Gordon wrote on Dec 7^th, 2021 at 2:03pm:

Daughter gets cash from rellies, I'll probably buy her someone surf related, extra fins or something.

4 year old boy, he asked Santa for a jet-powered remote control dino copter drone. Grin

😂🤣😆

How much would that cost? And where would you get that from?

Drones are from about $80 on ebay !

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Re: Xmas Shopping
Reply #6 - Dec 7^th, 2021 at 4:24pm

Redmond Neck wrote on Dec 7^th, 2021 at 4:15pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Dec 7^th, 2021 at 3:11pm:

Gordon wrote on Dec 7^th, 2021 at 2:03pm:

Daughter gets cash from rellies, I'll probably buy her someone surf related, extra fins or something.

4 year old boy, he asked Santa for a jet-powered remote control dino copter drone. Grin

😂🤣😆

How much would that cost? And where would you get that from?

Drones are from about $80 on ebay !

Thanks 👍

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Re: Xmas Shopping
Reply #7 - Dec 7^th, 2021 at 4:36pm

Lisa Jones wrote on Dec 7^th, 2021 at 3:11pm:

Gordon wrote on Dec 7^th, 2021 at 2:03pm:

Daughter gets cash from rellies, I'll probably buy her someone surf related, extra fins or something.

4 year old boy, he asked Santa for a jet-powered remote control dino copter drone. Grin

😂🤣😆

How much would that cost? And where would you get that from?

Prob need to call Elon Musk!

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Re: Xmas Shopping
Reply #8 - Dec 7^th, 2021 at 4:37pm

Redmond Neck wrote on Dec 7^th, 2021 at 4:15pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Dec 7^th, 2021 at 3:11pm:

Gordon wrote on Dec 7^th, 2021 at 2:03pm:

Daughter gets cash from rellies, I'll probably buy her someone surf related, extra fins or something.

4 year old boy, he asked Santa for a jet-powered remote control dino copter drone. Grin

😂🤣😆

How much would that cost? And where would you get that from?

Drones are from about $80 on ebay !

Prob last less than a week.

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Re: Xmas Shopping
Reply #9 - Dec 7^th, 2021 at 4:51pm

Gordon wrote on Dec 7^th, 2021 at 4:37pm:

Redmond Neck wrote on Dec 7^th, 2021 at 4:15pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Dec 7^th, 2021 at 3:11pm:

Gordon wrote on Dec 7^th, 2021 at 2:03pm:

Daughter gets cash from rellies, I'll probably buy her someone surf related, extra fins or something.

4 year old boy, he asked Santa for a jet-powered remote control dino copter drone. Grin

😂🤣😆

How much would that cost? And where would you get that from?

Drones are from about $80 on ebay !

Prob last less than a week.

Just asked my eldest and he reckons you're looking at over $500 for anything half decent.

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Lisa Jones Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 39047 Sydney Gender:	Re: Xmas Shopping Reply #10 - Dec 7^th, 2021 at 4:55pm https://www.jbhifi.com.au/collections/drones-robotics/drones He also mentioned JB HiFi. Edit : Dear God there's one there for over 4K. I shouldn't have asked him. He probably thinks he's getting one now 😩
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Re: Xmas Shopping
Reply #11 - Dec 7^th, 2021 at 5:54pm

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Dec 7^th, 2021 at 9:30am:

Well I went to buy some lollies for the kids i have to get gifts for and i cant believe the prices! WTH are lolly prices so high? How much pocket money do kids get these days?

Spot

I bought a couple bags of chocolate during my groceries, yesterday. A milkybar assortments bag for $3.50. And some other confectionary for $3. Compared to when I was a child, this is a bargain price.

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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 56840 Gender:	Re: Xmas Shopping Reply #12 - Dec 7^th, 2021 at 5:58pm I love walking through Shopping Centres and saying the odd "Bah Humbug!" occassionally like a bird cry - as I often get others repeating the same words from afar.
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Frank Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 59011 Gender:	Re: Xmas Shopping Reply #13 - Dec 7^th, 2021 at 9:45pm Jasin wrote on Dec 7^th, 2021 at 5:58pm: I love walking through Shopping Centres and saying the odd "Bah Humbug!" occassionally like a bird cry - as I often get others repeating the same words from afar. I would be surprised if you didn't...
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Frank Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 59011 Gender:	Re: Xmas Shopping Reply #14 - Dec 7^th, 2021 at 9:46pm Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Dec 7^th, 2021 at 9:30am: Well I went to buy some lollies for the kids i have to get gifts for and i cant believe the prices! WTH are lolly prices so high? How much pocket money do kids get these days? Spot A man in aspic for 50 years.
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