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Loullahbelle

Hi, I've heard my friends mentioning they are getting gifts for after GCSE's. Are any of you receiving them or not?

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Reply 1

username1421435

Original post by Loullahbelle

Hi, I've heard my friends mentioning they are getting gifts for after GCSE's. Are any of you receiving them or not?

I went out for a celebratory meal- i didn't see the point of getting gifts, good results should be rewarding enough in their own right.

Reply 2

Edosawr

A* = £10
A = £5
B and below = £0

I like the fact that I get a gift of some sort. It shows that my family do actually appreciate all the hard work I put in, so they give me money. They don't do it to make me work, they do it as a kind gesture afterwards, though the higher the grade, the more money I get. :redface:

Reply 3

thatllbeme

Not a gift from my parents, though if my results are good enough to get me in to sixth form I'm planning on buying myself a new keyboard. :smile:

Reply 4

Loullahbelle

I like the idea that it increases as you do better- I know of people that will be getting huge gifts when for most of the school life they're majorly slacked. Oh well haha

Reply 5

Kiara918

I wasn't meant to have a gift (just a meal out with my family) and I was perfectly happy without a gift because for me, achieving good grades would be enough of a reward. However, my sister found a Shaun the Sheep figurine in the 'Shaun in the city' shop in Cribbs that she really liked so when my parents bought it for her birthday they bought the one I really liked as a results day reward. I really wasn't expecting them to do that. :colondollar:

Most people I know are getting either a small gift or nothing but I also know quite a few people who are getting a lot of money. One person in particular was promised £50 per A*, £40 per A, £30 per B, £20 per C, £10 for a D, and £5 for anything lower than a D but higher than a U.

Reply 6

zebby1999

Original post by Loullahbelle

Hi, I've heard my friends mentioning they are getting gifts for after GCSE's. Are any of you receiving them or not?

It's more of a 'Our baby's growing up' sort of thing. Regardless of my grades, I am getting a new laptop and I've already got my new phone which was supposed to come after results but it came earlier. But considering I had to wait until I was 16 for both...

Reply 7

money-for-all

Original post by Loullahbelle

Hi, I've heard my friends mentioning they are getting gifts for after GCSE's. Are any of you receiving them or not?

Nope , are you ?

Reply 8

money-for-all

Original post by Kiara918

The money they say they are going to get are probably just lies :biggrin:

Reply 9

miless090

Original post by loullahbelle

hi, i've heard my friends mentioning they are getting gifts for after gcse's. Are any of you receiving them or not?

£35 a^
£30 a*
£25 a
£20 b
£15 c

Reply 10

Loullahbelle

Original post by money-for-all

Nope , are you ?

I've requested a Chinese takeaway as we never have takeouts (last time I remember having one was two years ago- family in a health kick!) and my Nanna has treated me to some new kit I need for hockey. Anything else would be a suprise

Reply 11

User1674917

Absoloutley nothing and I didnt get anything for my AS which was BBBD lol

Reply 12

catzilla

The gift of seeing my parent being proud of me :h:

.. other than that nothing :biggrin:

Reply 13

Danny129

Sister got 11 A*s....a smile and a pat on the back was her so called 'gift' :colondollar:

Reply 14

earthworm

I got a sailing boat.

Reply 15

naftie

A* = £50
A = £25

and nothing for B and below. It was meant as an incentive for revision rather than a reward I think. Hopefully I did well! Good luck everyone(:

Reply 16

Kiara918

Original post by money-for-all

The money they say they are going to get are probably just lies :biggrin:

I know, there are quite a few who are probably lying ( I don't think I'm that gullible to believe them all :biggrin:

) However I do know people with older siblings that did receive quite a big sum of money after their results so it makes sense if they get the same sort of amount. If the person I was talking about (the one getting £50 per A* etc) had actually told me herself then I wouldn't believe that she would seriously get that but it was actually her parents who were talking about it to some other adults.

(edited 8 years ago)

Reply 17

KristaWinchester

I don't think I'm getting anything, but I would like some money towards a moped as I'm moving to a different school and need something small to get around on (and there is no way I can afford a car/lessons/insurance with the small job I have). My mum's completely against the idea but I have my provisional and enough money for my CBT.