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Question

Pretend you have a 11 year old daughter. Pretend you bought her a Pink Nintendo DS.
But then, a while later, your daughter gets interested in the Nintendo DS lite when she sees it in the shop. So she sells her DS, and with the money she earned, she buys a Nintendo DS lite (white).

But then, after 6 months, she gets interested in the PINK DS lite. She begs you to buy it, but you say no. So she wants to sell her white DS lite and with the money, buy the pink DS lite.

What would you say to her? Will you be angry, mad, exasperated, etc.? Will you think your daughter is greedy? Will you let your daughter sell her white DS lite and buy the pink one? Why or why not??


Thanks for answering!!

Answer 1

no, i would not allow you to put all that energy into replacing something merely because of the color. surely there are other important things in your life and more items to splurge your money on.

Answer 2

Not greedy. all she wants is the Best DS their is to buy. Kids always get excited about the newest and coolest toy, BUT tell her that this is the LAST time she trades in for a better one, AND give her a choice. She can trade in for the Pink DS lite , but she will have to stick with it from now on,or cash in the white DS lite and wait untill a newer and better one comes out.
That's what I would do and if she takes choice 1, but wants the newer one tell her she had a choice.

Answer 3

I don't concider that being greedy. But I would teach her to be happy about what she has and I would teach her a lesson but not allowing her to change it just because of the color. I understand how she would change it to the lite from the original but in a few months when they come out with a new color is she going to want to change it again. It's not a even exchange, so money does get wasted. She is young so it's easier now to teach her to be happy for what she has because alot of other kids don't even have Ds's. Also, they make these stickers that peel off that are decorations. She might be interested in that.
That would be alot cheapier than changing it completely. Good luck

Answer 4

I'd say MAKE UP YOUR DAMN MIND! :) But seriously, I guess I'd be a little impressed that she at least was enterprising enough to sell the other one and buy the new one. She's using her head instead of asking the parent for more money or just wasting the old one. I would let her sell it and get whatever she can for it but I would NOT give her any extra money to buy the pink one because it's her own fault for being sooooo incredibly fickle.

Answer 5

If she is using her own money plus what she gets for trading in or selling her system, she is just learning about how the world works. That's OK as long as it doesn't take too much time to do. We used to have a deal - only one major system in the house at one time, so to get a new system, the old one had to be sold on ebay or half.com or where ever, and the funds put toward the new system. It worked well. The question really comes down to what is it that is really bothering you about her behavior? Is she bugging you constantly or whining? Then deal with that issue, and set limits on how often she can upgrade and how it gets done.

Answer 6

Mine is getting a DS lite for Christmas. If she has a complaint about the color, she can give it to someone who'll be more grateful to have such an extravagent item. I'm laid-back in many ways, but ungratefulness is a huge 'button' for me, I don't put up with it. Pink, white, red, black, they all play the same and there are thousands of kids who would kill to have one no matter what color it is.

I can understand to a certain extend the exchange from the DS to the DS lite, although I wouldn't have helped my daughter trade up personally. But to change colors is unreasonable to me, and I wouldn't put up with it. Good luck, whatever you choose.

Answer 7

Just tell her to wait 6 months and if she is still interested in it, she can buy it with the money she earns. Trust me in 6 months she will want something else. So then, when she asks for something else in 6 months, tell her to wait 6 months, think about what she wants, that styles and colors will change, and you want her to have the best one of what ever it is that she wants. Then just keep repeating the process until she is asking for a car

Answer 8

Instead of allowing her to sell the one she has (I assume you cover overage considering a used DS Lite would be sold cheaper then what a new one is worth) show her the covers that can be bought! Not only can she can get pink (two different shades) she can get other ones and mismatch on her mood and it's MUCH cheaper then buying another DS.

http://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Lite-Premium-Silicone-Cover/dp/B000ID41OU

http://www.amazon.com/PREMIUM-SILICONE-PROTECTOR-NINTENDO-PACKING/dp/B000WHUNRQ/ref=pd_sbs_a_img_4

It even comes and pink (and other colours!) and is much cheaper then allowing her another DS, even if she does sell the one she has. Good luck!

Answer 9

I dont know about greedy but thoughtless yes you spent your money to buy her a nice gift and then she sells it because of the color if she wants a differant color tell her to earn the money and then she can buy it for herself and maybe then she will apprieciate it more and she can donate her old one to a local church or where ever they help families who cant afford to buy anything for christmas I bet the child who receives it will have great apprieciation for it no matter what color it is just the fact that santa didnt miss them means alot they are happy to get what they recieved with no complaints.

Answer 10

If she's using her own money to get the pink instead i'd probably let her, but 1st i'd probably ask her if she had a friend who wanted to swap a pink for a white..
She's not greedy as she is not expecting to have it bought for her

Answer 11

No, I wouldn't buy it or let my child do it. Actually, I would be upset that my child would be that shallow. The color doesn't matter. If you really want it to be pink, then paint it or cover it in stickers. I would be frustrated, and actually a little hurt if my child sold a gift I had given them--especially one that that really wanted and asked for. Stop obsessing over it and enjoy what you have.