Parents in the UK spend some £135m on
gifts to mark their child's first Christmas,
according to a survey by the Post Office.
The study found that an average of £166
is spent per couple and that parents in
London spend the most at £328.50, while
parents in Belfast spend the least at
£63.61.
Young parents are shown to be the
biggest spenders, with 18 to 24-year-olds
buying £245 worth of gifts.
Sky News has been following a new mum
and dad from Manchester who gave birth
around the same time as the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge.
Chloe Renwick and Matt Lee-Cook's son
Sebastien was born at St Mary's hospital
in Manchester in July - a week after
Prince George was born at St Mary's
Hospital in London. Chloe and Matt have
spent around £50 on Sebastien's first
Christmas.
Mr Lee-Cook said: "(It's) less than we
will probably spend on future
Christmases. He has managed to spend a
lot of our money already.
"I don't think he's going to feel the
benefit of a material Christmas so we've
got him a few little things, a few toys,
nothing significant."
Chloe said: "It's also the incidentals; all
the things that we've bought around it.
So he's had a high chair so he can sit
with us at Christmas - that's not factored
into his Christmas budget, so I suppose
in total we've spent a lot more than that,
just not specifically for Christmas."
When it comes to gifts the most popular
present is a teddy bear, or soft toys, for a
baby's first Christmas.
Interactive, or educational baby games
came second, followed by baby clothes
and then Christmas-themed costumes.
Almost two in five parents (38%) are
planning to put money aside in a savings
account. The average contribution is
around £98.
Prince George is expected to spend his
first Christmas at the Queen's estate in
Sandringham. Traditionally the Royal
Family exchange small gifts which are
often humorous.
Source:www.m.yahoo.com/w/legobpengine/news/parents-spend-135m-babys-39-first-christmas-050743412.html?.b=index&.cf3=&.cf4=4&.cf5=Sky+News&.cf6=%2F&.ts=1387868931&.intl=gb&.lang=en-gb

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They didn't spend for the kid. The kid is much too young to even recognise exactly how they spent. I think they spent for themselves.

If that is what makes the parent happy, there is no amount too much to spend on what makes someone happy, especially, if they can afford it.

greatgod2012: If that is what makes the parent happy, there is no amount too much to spend on what makes someone happy, especially, if they can afford it.

yes dat is true but did u think a parent in Nigeria can spend dat huge money

Illuminatus: They didn't spend for the kid. The kid is much too young to even recognise exactly how they spent. I think they spent for themselves.

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And the baby will sleep thru the whole thing. Not to mention it gets dark at 4pm.

Whats d hype?