McBenny
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Post by McBenny on Dec 3, 2019 9:32:15 GMT -6
I bought these controller handles more for me and MH. The kids were fine. I paid 7.99 on Amazon or Game Stop.
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Post by readyornot on Dec 3, 2019 9:38:54 GMT -6
Well. I hope you are ALL :::waves hands wildly::: happy with yourselves. I just bought my kids a Switch, which I had no intentions of buying, because of this thread.
Now which one of you is going to come over & show me how to operate the damned thing?!?
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Post by Rusty Red on Dec 3, 2019 9:53:41 GMT -6
I'm guessing DS will end up with one for his birthday next August. Santa has already maxed out the Christmas budget.
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Post by readyornot on Dec 3, 2019 11:02:48 GMT -6
I'm guessing DS will end up with one for his birthday next August. Santa has already maxed out the Christmas budget. Santa was seriously struggling with what to get the kids this year, so hopefully I'll feel better....once I get over the sticker shock....
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Cher
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Post by Cher on Dec 3, 2019 18:58:01 GMT -6
DS has no clue what the switch is. He just saw a picture of it next to a Pokemon game and decided it was cool. Another reason I'd like to avoid it...wait until he's actually seen one in real life and thinks it looks fun. We got my kid one for his birthday, so...yours will see it IRL soon 😬 Are you bringing it? My kid doesn’t know what it is yet but if your kid has it, he will. Wondering if I should save myself the headache and give it as a big Christmas gift.
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brux
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Post by brux on Dec 3, 2019 19:10:39 GMT -6
We got my kid one for his birthday, so...yours will see it IRL soon 😬 Are you bringing it? My kid doesn’t know what it is yet but if your kid has it, he will. Wondering if I should save myself the headache and give it as a big Christmas gift. let him see it and want it and then you can have him earn it with chores or something in the spring!
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Cher
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Post by Cher on Dec 3, 2019 20:14:28 GMT -6
Are you bringing it? My kid doesn’t know what it is yet but if your kid has it, he will. Wondering if I should save myself the headache and give it as a big Christmas gift. let him see it and want it and then you can have him earn it with chores or something in the spring! Fuck that. Kid has a November bday and then Christmas. He has 2 months of the years for all his toy dreams to come true.
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AmyG
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Post by AmyG on Dec 3, 2019 20:20:45 GMT -6
let him see it and want it and then you can have him earn it with chores or something in the spring! Fuck that. Kid has a November bday and then Christmas. He has 2 months of the years for all his toy dreams to come true. Does seem like kinda a big thing to wait to give at Easter lol.
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AmyG
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Post by AmyG on Dec 3, 2019 20:29:09 GMT -6
I wouldnt give the switch to a young kid less than like 10 probably. Cause when they are younger theres lots of other easy toy things to give that will make them happy.
I'd save it for when they really want it specifically when they are older preteens/teens and your choices are no more toys. So this electronic thing or that one?
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Post by Cher on Dec 3, 2019 20:38:42 GMT -6
Fuck that. Kid has a November bday and then Christmas. He has 2 months of the years for all his toy dreams to come true. Does seem like kinda a big thing to wait to give at Easter lol. My H vetoed it. He hates how my kid zombie’s out on games/iPad. So he said let’s revisit when he really wants it. Easter 2027.
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brux
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Post by brux on Dec 3, 2019 21:00:24 GMT -6
I wouldnt give the switch to a young kid less than like 10 probably. Cause when they are younger theres lots of other easy toy things to give that will make them happy. I'd save it for when they really want it specifically when they are older preteens/teens and your choices are no more toys. So this electronic thing or that one? I feel you on this. That was kind of my iPad thoughts. I've learned now it's not a replacement, but DS has such limited free time as it is right now. I don't need him to have another option that is staring at a screen when he's perfectly content to play catch with himself for hours.
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brux
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Post by brux on Dec 3, 2019 21:01:20 GMT -6
let him see it and want it and then you can have him earn it with chores or something in the spring! Fuck that. Kid has a November bday and then Christmas. He has 2 months of the years for all his toy dreams to come true. Same with DS, but in the opposite direction of bday 6 weeks after xmas. I keep thinking I should make a big deal out of half birthdays as an excuse to refresh toys and fun things mid-summer.
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Post by bunnyfungo on Dec 3, 2019 21:17:08 GMT -6
I’ll be another voice to stand firm. My SSs have a switch, so they will usually bring it with them on our weekends and the older girls (5 and 7) are only mildly interested, while the other two obviously give no fucks. It just doesn’t register on their radar of things to care about. They are way more into their tablets. Although, the oldest got a laptop for her birthday so she can play Minecraft or Sims to her hearts content. So maybe I’m a hypocrite. But I really don’t think they are missing anything.
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Post by Cher on Dec 3, 2019 21:28:36 GMT -6
Fuck that. Kid has a November bday and then Christmas. He has 2 months of the years for all his toy dreams to come true. Same with DS, but in the opposite direction of bday 6 weeks after xmas. I keep thinking I should make a big deal out of half birthdays as an excuse to refresh toys and fun things mid-summer. But then you need to stop celebrating his regular bday. I just hate the toy dump that happens every year for two months.
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brux
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Post by brux on Dec 3, 2019 21:34:46 GMT -6
Same with DS, but in the opposite direction of bday 6 weeks after xmas. I keep thinking I should make a big deal out of half birthdays as an excuse to refresh toys and fun things mid-summer. But then you need to stop celebrating his regular bday. I just hate the toy dump that happens every year for two months. im going to tell him that I got him birthday all wrong and that he’s really a Leo.
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AmyG
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Post by AmyG on Dec 3, 2019 21:51:44 GMT -6
But then you need to stop celebrating his regular bday. I just hate the toy dump that happens every year for two months. im going to tell him that I got him birthday all wrong and that he’s really a Leo. Birthday = a quiet small cake and one gift from parents. half Birthday = invite everybody, get all the gifts!!! kid won't care.
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klondike
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Post by klondike on Dec 3, 2019 21:54:27 GMT -6
By the time they are older preteens/teens, they will want an xbox or ps instead if they don't already have a game system. Teens aren't asking for a switch IME. My boys play it on road trips because they can tether it to phone wifi or we do it as a family, but it's all xbox one or pc gaming with their friends.
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Post by SweetPotato on Dec 3, 2019 22:34:37 GMT -6
I wouldnt give the switch to a young kid less than like 10 probably. Cause when they are younger theres lots of other easy toy things to give that will make them happy. I'd save it for when they really want it specifically when they are older preteens/teens and your choices are no more toys. So this electronic thing or that one? I feel you on this. That was kind of my iPad thoughts. I've learned now it's not a replacement, but DS has such limited free time as it is right now. I don't need him to have another option that is staring at a screen when he's perfectly content to play catch with himself for hours. I would be too - but I don’t live that play catch alone life 😫 He played it at the kids club where I work out and started begging for one like 8 months ago. So far I like it - we all have fun with it and it hasn’t turned into an obsession...yet. And we can definitely leave it behind if you and Cher want to keep your kids in the dark longer!
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Post by readyornot on Dec 4, 2019 5:38:58 GMT -6
Fuck that. Kid has a November bday and then Christmas. He has 2 months of the years for all his toy dreams to come true. Same with DS, but in the opposite direction of bday 6 weeks after xmas. I keep thinking I should make a big deal out of half birthdays as an excuse to refresh toys and fun things mid-summer. This is what I do for my 12/27 birthday kid.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2019 6:04:20 GMT -6
By the time they are older preteens/teens, they will want an xbox or ps instead if they don't already have a game system. Teens aren't asking for a switch IME. My boys play it on road trips because they can tether it to phone wifi or we do it as a family, but it's all xbox one or pc gaming with their friends. That just depends on the teen (or kid). It depends on what games they're into. Really the big difference is first person shooter games which are heavy on the XBox/PlayStation. DH grew up with the height of consoles as a teen and he never was into that.
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brux
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Post by brux on Dec 4, 2019 6:43:46 GMT -6
I feel you on this. That was kind of my iPad thoughts. I've learned now it's not a replacement, but DS has such limited free time as it is right now. I don't need him to have another option that is staring at a screen when he's perfectly content to play catch with himself for hours. I would be too - but I don’t live that play catch alone life 😫 He played it at the kids club where I work out and started begging for one like 8 months ago. So far I like it - we all have fun with it and it hasn’t turned into an obsession...yet. And we can definitely leave it behind if you and Cher want to keep your kids in the dark longer! oh no, don’t leave it at home! It sounds like a fun toy and that’s exactly what I want to happen before we buy it - that he sees it and understands what he’s asking for.
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Post by SweetPotato on Dec 4, 2019 7:05:46 GMT -6
Same with DS, but in the opposite direction of bday 6 weeks after xmas. I keep thinking I should make a big deal out of half birthdays as an excuse to refresh toys and fun things mid-summer. This is what I do for my 12/27 birthday kid. I’m 12/19 and that happened to me many times. Not really intentionally - just nobody got around to doing anything until then 🤣
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abs
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Post by abs on Dec 4, 2019 7:09:47 GMT -6
The back to back birthday/Christmas thing is REALLY hard. DD's birthday is 11/26. By the time Christmas rolls around I have zero ideas for her! This year I am completely stumped.
Now that she is older she is more into doing things instead of getting things. Next year we are doing a cruise for her birthday and will only do a small present. That should free up any ideas for Christmas!
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Post by angelashly on Dec 4, 2019 7:37:42 GMT -6
let him see it and want it and then you can have him earn it with chores or something in the spring! Fuck that. Kid has a November bday and then Christmas. He has 2 months of the years for all his toy dreams to come true. DD too and I always feel bad when really cool things come out and she has to wait
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Post by justbecause on Dec 4, 2019 7:40:25 GMT -6
I set a timer for all video games. We have a rule of no games on weekdays. If they are jerks when the time is up, they lose it for a day.
We are getting the Switch with Minecraft for my older boys (age 8 and 6) as a Christmas gift. H likes to play games so we will probably get the use out of it.
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Cher
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Post by Cher on Dec 4, 2019 9:41:22 GMT -6
I feel you on this. That was kind of my iPad thoughts. I've learned now it's not a replacement, but DS has such limited free time as it is right now. I don't need him to have another option that is staring at a screen when he's perfectly content to play catch with himself for hours. I would be too - but I don’t live that play catch alone life 😫 He played it at the kids club where I work out and started begging for one like 8 months ago. So far I like it - we all have fun with it and it hasn’t turned into an obsession...yet. And we can definitely leave it behind if you and Cher want to keep your kids in the dark longer! Nah, Bring it. He can beg for it for eleven months.
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Post by SweetPotato on Dec 4, 2019 9:58:51 GMT -6
Since we're purchasing a Switch I would also strongly recommend the carrying case. And my other pro tip is to purchase all games digitally because it's just 100000% easier to deal with having them all stored on the console versus having to keep track of game cartridges that are the size of a quarter. How do we buy them digitally? Did not know that was a thing!
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Post by readyornot on Dec 4, 2019 10:17:50 GMT -6
Since we're purchasing a Switch I would also strongly recommend the carrying case. And my other pro tip is to purchase all games digitally because it's just 100000% easier to deal with having them all stored on the console versus having to keep track of game cartridges that are the size of a quarter. Oh man, the games I bought yesterday were digital & I didn't realize it until after it was all said & done. I get what you're saying about it being easier & in the end I agree with you, but I was immediately like HTF CAN I WRAP A DIGITAL GAME BEST BUY?! That was supposed to be 2 bonus gifts under the tree🤦♀️
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Post by angelashly on Dec 4, 2019 10:24:04 GMT -6
Since we're purchasing a Switch I would also strongly recommend the carrying case. And my other pro tip is to purchase all games digitally because it's just 100000% easier to deal with having them all stored on the console versus having to keep track of game cartridges that are the size of a quarter. Oh man, the games I bought yesterday were digital & I didn't realize it until after it was all said & done. I get what you're saying about it being easier & in the end I agree with you, but I was immediately like HTF CAN I WRAP A DIGITAL GAME BEST BUY?! That was supposed to be 2 bonus gifts under the tree🤦♀️ Wrap up a picture of it? That is what we are doing with my mom's car starter.
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Post by readyornot on Dec 4, 2019 10:27:36 GMT -6
This is what I do for my 12/27 birthday kid. I’m 12/19 and that happened to me many times. Not really intentionally - just nobody got around to doing anything until then 🤣 I always have the best intentions of giving her this fun birthday, but then the day rolls around & I'm just like can we not heres some cash & I promise to make it up to you lol
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