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Originally Posted by lilyka  as for McDs. if you have to eat there, would your kids go for non-happy meal food? if nothing else it avoids the toy. You can still get juice etc with a regular combo meal and the whopper junior meal , or the two cheese burger meal are both about the same price as a happy meal. Thats what we have started doing when we have fast food. if nothing else it eliminates the toy. If they have good toys (like the madam Alexander dolls or real hot wheels) they will get the meal but otherwise . .. . we take a no toy option. you get more food too . . .
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Orrrr, you could be like me and tell them to take the toy out of the meal. I always have to repeat it a couple times, because I think a lot of people don't understand that a person wouldn't want a toy when they could have one for free.
"Yes. I said, NO TOY please."
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re: family overbuying, I would try one last ditch at a heart to heart with them about why you want less stuff, and include in the discussion about how you will be donating the excess stuff whether it's brand new or not. Then, follow through. I bet a few tiems of them seeing brand new toys being sent elsewhere will cure them. There are so many other great ways to do special things for people, you can give them ideas and let them do those instead.
I'm so glad that my family understands where we're coming from. I don't envy those here who have families that don't get it.
