A COLOURING book, some cheap bracelets, toys - some of the items you'd typically gift a young kid. But one parent has shared their shock after being forced to fork out for a designer perfume to attend the birthday party of a seven-year-old. According to the outraged mum, who shared the story on WhatsNew2Day , the beauty buy was, in fact, the cheapest item on the extensive gift list.
Looking through the posh gift catalogue, it also included a Barbie DreamHouse for an eye-watering £250, a Barbie camper van for over £50, as well as a designer handbag and a £200 gift experience. ''My first emotion was shock, before anger set in,'' wrote the mother whose daughter goes to the same school as the birthday girl. ''There was a QR code on the cute cardboard invitation, which I had to scan to confirm my attendance.
''So far, so normal for children’s parties these days. But when I clicked “send”, I was automatically taken to another page called thingstogetme.com.
'' At first, the parent confessed, they assumed ''it was an advertisement or a joke''. Unfortunately, she soon realised that it was neither - but rather ''an act of breathtaking audacity'' that left them beyond stunned and furious. Although the mum, who works as a teacher , was concerned about the impact such lavish presents could have ''on a class, creating jealousy, resentment, and an obsession with consumerism'', she was aware that others thought ''differently''.
This was proved once again ten months later when she rec.
