Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Debating??? Need HELP!


It's my fault really.  I wanted the kids to have a Play Kitchen, and I planted the seed in Owen's head.  Now, when you ask him what he wants for Christmas, he says, without hesitation, "PLAY KITCHEN."  I started the hunt a few weeks ago, found a great deal at Walmart.  Bing was offering 20% cashback, the kitchen was on sale for $149, and shipped free to store; plus, I had $60 in giftcards given to the kids from their Aunt Heidi.  When I went to show Neil, he, of course, hesitated.  By the time I got him to agree to allow his boys to have a kitchen, the darn thing was out of stock, Bing cashback was back to 5%, and I still have the gift cards.

After a little research, I found that the manufacturer of said kitchen is out of stock, meaning, no one has it in stock, and won't until the end of January.  So here's my dilemma, do I settle for something else so Owen has something at Christmas?  Or do I wait until the end of January to buy the one I liked? 


See, I really wanted a wooden one.  Both Little Tikes & KidKraft make cute ones that aren't too girly (AKA pink).  Both are out of stock.  Ikea also makes one though it is simple and lacks adequate storage.  But it would work as well and is about the same price.  Of course I can't use the Walmart gift cards there, but I could always use them for something else and still let the kids know that the Kitchen is from their Aunts, one who gave them cash and the other who gave the gift cards. 

I'm open to suggestions, because I really don't know what to do.  Will it even matter in the end?  They'll have plenty to open up on Christmas.  They might even forget about the kitchen all together.  Okay, that will never happen, but maybe I could take a picture of it and tell them that it will be here soon.  ARGH, this is so frustrating.  Normally I could care less, but this one I have to take full responsibility for.  I started it and therefore, should finish it, right?

3 comments:

Alyssa said...

I purchased through craigslist two kitchens and I am still not happy. I would like to sell the one Hannah has now and get a different one. I would wait to get the one you really want. Owen's age is a little bit easier to wait for things. Does he know? It's a semi-big purchase so I would wait. Then you get to have more presents in January once the original Christmas gifts wear off.

Jo said...

I vote wait and buy the one you really want (Little Tykes!!!). Since they'll have other gifts to open, it'll just prolong Christmas... and who doesn't love that? :)

Anonymous said...

I'd get him a bee-bee gun. Just kidding. I like the Ikea one. It's simple and the kids are so imaginative that they will add whatever it may be lacking.

-Aaron S.