A mum has questioned whether her brother and sister-in-law are "cheeky" after seeing their gift suggestions for her nephew's birthday.
The woman asked the couple for present ideas for her nephew's birthday but was taken aback when all of their suggestions were over £35.
She took to parenting forum Mumsnet to ask whether she was being "stingy" or whether the couple were being "cheeky" with their gift suggestions.
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The woman wrote: "My brother married my sister-in-law. We've never clicked but we don't have a bad relationship either. We don't see each other very often as we don't live close.
"They have son, my nephew, who is about to turn 3 next week. I asked them what sort of things they want for his birthday and they gave me a list of items, all of them £35+. Is normal or is this a bit cheeky?
"I know it is my fault for asking in the first place, but I assumed we'd get a bit of a range. I don't know my nephew is into at the moment, so I didn't want to get something he wouldn't like or need."
She continued: "They don't know our financial situation but we are tight with money (aren't we all?), my husband had to recently take a paycut and I am not a high earner so now I feel like I am forced to spend at least £30 on a present.
"Am I being unreasonable here or am I being just really stingy?"
Before long, dozens of fellow Mumsnet users had chimed in with their thoughts, and there was a range of opinions on the matter.
One said: "£35 is a lot for a 3yo. You don't need suggestions from them for a 3yo, just get him something in the £10 range, or a few things like colouring books and pens, a reading book etc."
"Yeah I wouldn’t spend that on my nieces/nephews," agreed a second.
"I think it would have been more tasteful to give you a list of things up and down the ££ scale than only stuff £35+," argued a third.
A fourth commented: "I think it's a lot for a small child. Either buy him a few books or a gift card and leave it at that."
However, others disagreed, with one stating: "I would happily pay £35 for my nephews birthday present, and possibly a bit more. What kind of price did you have in mind?
"If you can’t afford that then can you look at the list they gave you and see if you can find a similar item a little bit cheaper?"
A second echoed: "I think £30ish is ‘gift’ amount. It’s what I’d spend on a secret Santa, for example."
"£30ish on a birthday gift for a nephew isn’t unreasonable IMO," another said.
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