MeDeFe wrote:Money is so easy, you get it and can use it to get what you want or need. In my opinion anyone older than 12 years should only be given money, whether for birthdays or any other holidays where it's "traditional" to exchange gifts.
ditto, or you could tell your folks what you want - works for me. i hate shopping gifts for other people so i usually ask them first what they want/need few months before... i takes away the magic maybe but there are no bad surprises at least.