Grandson

Sorry!! Wrong granny should be ginny (put it down to lack of sleep)

I have had a very bad night puzzling over this problem. In these days of austerity the young are very hard hit, unlike us greying generation whose 'cup runneth over' I would give him a £1000.

So it isn't just me that's been tossing and turning over this dilemma?

I think I agree with Galen and go for £1000. But just in case there is a possibility that he might blow it on something else I'd give it to him in vouchers - perhaps Paul Smith, Oliver Spencer or similar?

Galen

I would definitely go for designer gear otherwise your name will be mud.

I took him to sports direct with me today and brought the slazanger one he seems pleased with it

Oh absolutely brilliant outcome Amanda. Enjoy what's left of the holidays

Thanks for input but should I give him a cheque or cash.

CASH! In £1 coins!

Should they be new ones or dated for his birth year ?

I bought him the convorse style high tops today for £7 a full outfit for £21 pounds bargin

Well, that's a load off our minds then!

Whoopee

Well done Amanda. Good price. Everyone happy. (smile)

I am happy

As my late father would have said. "Oh dear" "Oh dear" "Oh dear"
"Oh dear" "Oh dear" "Oh dear" "This can go on for a long time you know." "Oh dear" "Oh dear" "Oh dear"

Hi Amanda, my grandson, nearly 12 lives with me and I buy good quality clothing and shoes which I try to pass on to family and friends, otherwise I Ebay the almost /new ones. He has chosen to wear the same pair of trainers and 3 Tshirts in rotation this summer. Everything else is unworn! I'm living and learning.

I apply that phrase to myself quite a lot, Solitaire, at nearly 75. It's an ongoing process isn't it? One of my DGDs is just the same. She has a real hissy fit if she can't wear one of a small range of clothes that she prefers. The other grandma spends a small fortune on lovely dresses but they mostly stay unworn. Luckily there's a baby sister who hopefully won't have this obsession with a few chosen items of clothing. I hope to go on living (in particular) and learning for some time to come.