Amazon wish list - yes or no????

We must reduce waste. Amazon wish lists help us to do that.

...but let's tell our prospective gift givers about our favourite charities too.

We all have Amazon wish lists (in the family) Bo it not only makes it easy but we all get things that we want.I don’t constantly look at my list just update it from time to time so never notice when anything vanishes from view.I have quite a lot on there in all sorts of depts and the price varies from
£8.99 up to £35 but would never put anything more expensive than that on it.Happy hunting.?

My family do this and I always comply. It is much easier than going to a shop anyway (we dont live near any shops except food shops). If you select an item you can afford (even if you don't know what it is) just click on it, then put it in the 'basket' and pay. No-one knows who has bought it -thats the point really. She will see its disappeared from the list that's all _ this avoids duplication. You can ask for it to be delivered to you so you can gift wrap and deliver it yourself, or ask them to gift wrap it and send a message from you and they will deliver it straight there. Obviously you pay extra to gift wrap (usually they just pop it an an attractive draw string bag) but then you dont have to spend any extra money on posting it on.
On the other hand DH hates me using Amazon! But if I buy a 'surprise' present I'm in agonies of worry in case they dont like it, already have one etc. This removes the worry and hassle.

If you can't afford the suggested gifts, boheminan, have a quiet word with your DD and find out her attitude to a surprise gift.

It could be that after clicking on the link, one still doesn't understand what the gift is - I'm thinking electronic items - but one could just buy it anyway.

Maybe if the recipient then told you why they were thrilled to get that item, it would make up for not getting to choose something yourself.

Thanks for your guidance. I am stubborn and stall at being instructed what gift to buy, but do see the sense of buying something that will be appreciated. Has anyone else bought anything wish-listed? I feel unhappy with the idea of having what I have bought being publically ticked off the list. It still all feels so clinical somehow

I’ll admit I’m a fussy bugger.
I hate receiving presents that I then donate straight to the charity shop. Obviously, I thank the giver but inwardly sigh. As we live abroad I can’t take the gift back to the shop and it seems such a waste of effort on the part of the gifter.
Last year before Christmas, when he was asked for gift ideas, I told my DH to suggest Amazon vouchers.
Honour is maintained on both sides. ?

I didn't know this about Amazon wish lists. If you put something on it and you don't buy it right away, they sometimes reduce the price to encourage you to buy.
It has happened to me on a few occasions.

In our family birthday/Christmas lists have always been the norm. However they have never been binding and I do not think anyone ever gets everything on it, or knows what they will get until the day. So the element of surprise is preserved.

There are times when you know of something the Listee wants and has not listed because they had forgotten or didn't think anyone could get, Other times one sees something that the listee would definitely love but never thought of. My Kindle was an unlisted surprise, but I have been wedded to it since I was given it.

Quite separately, I wouldn't buy anything from Amazon unless I had to. Not until they pay fair taxes. I would take details of the product and buy it elsewhere.

I know this isn't something we were brought up with....but at the end of the day. these wish lists ensure that the person gets something they want, and you don't waste your money on something they don't want. I get the feeling that you really are being a bit stubborn - insisting that you don't know what the items are for instance . Click on the item and I'm sure you'll get a description / picture etc. Select something that you can afford and go for it ! Maybe you'll like it once you try. Good luck !

As someone who has never had a special birthday in my life, I love that the young ones (and older people too) make a big deal out of their special day. mine was always "too near Christmas" etc.

As Oopsadaisy said, I think I would go with something your DD really wants bohemian . Sad if your present (however well chosen by you) was discarded.

What puzzles me is how did any birthday with 0 on the end become special? I spent my 40th starting a new job and told no one, family of course knew but it was just another birthday.
That said, I think I'd just go with the flow Bohemian, perhaps find something on the list that's reasonably priced.

It seems a shame to spend out on a special 40th gift, if it isn’t something that your DD wants.
If it’s for anything less than £20 I’d say go into town and choose something, but any more than that and it would be a shame for it to end up in a Charity Shop.
Hate to say it, but maybe your taste isn’t the same now as your DDs?