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How much do you spend on your parents at christmas?
How much do the presents cost that you buy them etc? Or do you just get them 1 thing? Ive always tended to give them like 4/5 presents each don't know why I guess cause thats what they give me.
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Reply 1
I spend around £100 on my mum. She deserves a hell of a lot more, though!
Reply 2
Normally spend about £50 on each parent. But im spending a couple of hundred on Mum this year because I nearly lost her and I want to let her know how much I love her and how glad I am she's still here.
Reply 3
It's been increasing gradually over the past 3 years...up to £30 each last year. This year I'm skint though so it'll be more like £5 each...
Reply 4
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I only spend £20 or so on mine...
Reply 5
Usually i spend £20-30 on each of them, and i get them one really nice thing and then something lesser, like i might get my mum some nice earings and then some chocolates.
Reply 6
About £20 on each. As I do for each of my sisters aswell.
Reply 7
Reply 8
damn you lot making me feel bad.
i try to aim for like 10-15 bob each.
i try to aim for like 10-15 bob each.
Reply 9
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Depends what they want and whether I have the money. Dad's present is about £25 and mum's is £9.
Reply 10
About £5 - £10. Would be each.
Not because I don't want to spend more, because I don't have it to spend.
Not because I don't want to spend more, because I don't have it to spend.
Reply 11
I'll be spending £30 each on them this year.
Reply 12
about a tenner each? i sound really tight by the standards of this thread! though i dont really know what to buy them apart from stuff like toiletries, accessories, books and dvds, and those generally dont cost that much...
Reply 13
As much as I can afford. Usually I spend a lot more on my Mum than Dad. Probably more than usual this year because she has had a tough year so about £100. She only wants a photo in a frame (bless!) but she'll get a lot more!
I spend as much as I can afford. Usually that's around £20 or so each.
This year we're broke - it will probably be around £10 each.
I'd love to spend more on them, but I'm afraid the majority of my Christmas spending goes on my kids. But that's normal I think
This year we're broke - it will probably be around £10 each.
I'd love to spend more on them, but I'm afraid the majority of my Christmas spending goes on my kids. But that's normal I think
Reply 15
15
Between £10 and £20 each. My Dad's a pain to buy for though. 
Reply 16
I usually spend about £30 on mum and £10 on dad. You can tell which one I prefer...
I also have 3 sisters and spend about £15 on each of them.
I also have 3 sisters and spend about £15 on each of them.
Reply 17
I spend about £20 each on my parents and my brother and my sister, but it's my brothers birthday a couple of days later, so I'm spending £40 on him and giving him a combined present. I'll spend about a tenner on my two grandparents too, that's as much as I can afford though, and I'll probably be skint for quite some time afterwards. Sucks 'cause I turn 18 as well, no going out for me >.<
Reply 18
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I budget at ~£50 for each of them. I don't have any brothers of sisters and only a few other family members to buy for, so it seems a fair amount.
Reply 19
About £20 each..thats normally all i can afford. Although this year i might splash out a bit and get my mum some GHD mini's. Don't know about my dad though... Maybe 30 pairs of sock?
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