present buying - couples and singles etc

[joko]

every year on my birthday and for xmas i get a gift from both my brother an his wife between them, and a present form my sis and her fella between them...yet i am expected to get them something for each of them separately on their birthdays... 8 presents

i dont really mind of course but it just occurred to me that this seems a bit unfair

what is the done thing here? at xmas i suppose you could give one gift between them but not on birthdays....

why do single people, have to pay double an couples half..?

as i say im not that arsed, as im happy to buy them gifts...but it just occurred to me, bcause i havent that much money to spare...so do you just buy cheaper gifts?.

what do you all do?

thanks

[roslyn251254]

You are lucky - my birthday's xmas day so i get combined presents or none at all for my birthday!!!

[joko]

haha aye well thats the other prob,my birthday is he 17th of dec so i sometimes get dual pressies too!

just seem soo unfair!! bah !! haha

[tinkerbell23]

my mums is xmas day too and we are TOLD haha to not combine prezzies...every year we get birthday paper and cards and a cake...and banners... got to be seperate...quite right i say...xx

[looobylooo]

lol i have the same thing happening with me joko!
i dont have that much money either to splash around, so i just get a combined christmas present for them for christmas and a nice but cheaper present for their birthdays.
its a swizz innit?! lol

[hc4361]

Christmas babies should have their celebration birthdays on a date of their choice, as long as it is the same date every year.
Like the queen.

[Seadragon]

It depends if you receive expensive presents from them then I suppose its ok otherwise if you are beginning to feel a present inequality then I suppose go for chocolates on their birthdays and a present at Christmas?

[ummmm]

Cheap present and a couple of scratch cards. A few years back I put scratch cards in xmas cards and they all won more than I would have spent on them anyway.

[bednobs]

it's crap isn't it! Not just singles either -
Anyway, in our family we buy for the children (nephews) AND the parents (sis-in law and brother-in-law) which i think is a total swizz because we only get 1 present from them, and we have bought them 4!

[shelby45]

It's my sons birthday today and have ALWAYS ensured that he has a birthday and a xmas pressie. Other members of the family buy a joint b.day/xmas and yes, i think this unfair. As for your family, i would most definately make sure they have a joint xmas and separate birthday. I know your not 'arsed' either way but something small/cheap is all it takes in my book!

[bundleone]

You have to draw the line somewhere, this year we are only buying for the children, we have 18 grandchildren between us,