Pete
Repete
So Boy is adjusting to our new financial arrangement. The one where I don't run out and buy him crap as soon as he decides he wants it.
So he "earns" and saves. I provide "needs" he purchases his own "wants". For example school shopping. I provided an allowance for a clothing item, say $15 for a shirt. If he got a $15 shirt good, if he wanted the $25 shirt he had to fork out the extra $10. I allowed $50 for treads, he wanted some $80 fancy treads so he peeled off $30 for the difference and handed it over to me.
This went well. First time I recall in a long time him looking at a price tag.
So now he has been saving more. He wanted some receiver gloves for football. Why I have no idea, except they look cool. he studied, he compared, he searched and finally settled on a pair of Nike, football receiver gloves, adult medium , in black. I reviewed his purchase and made sure this is what he "wanted". He retreated to reconsider and then affirmed THIS is what he wanted and it was worth the $50 total with shipping and handling (which appalled him BTW).
Order was placed. I received the cash for them. Emails were received. Tracking info was sent. Tracking has been checked every 15 minutes since last Thursday. Anticipation was so tense he has barely slept.
Today is the day......
My phone rings, it is his ringtone. A trembling dejected voice replies to my "Hello Goob" ...."They sent the wrong gloves! These are NOT Nike, football receiver gloves, adult medium, in black, they are Under Armour, Baseball, adult XXL in royal blue! What kind of morons do they have working at that place!! I waited all this time and they screwed up something this simple!!"
Now, since I have gotten him this far along into modern American consumerism, should I make him suffer and go through the process of return/exchange, wait all over again, or should I take him to Dicks in Waldorf and fix it?
So he "earns" and saves. I provide "needs" he purchases his own "wants". For example school shopping. I provided an allowance for a clothing item, say $15 for a shirt. If he got a $15 shirt good, if he wanted the $25 shirt he had to fork out the extra $10. I allowed $50 for treads, he wanted some $80 fancy treads so he peeled off $30 for the difference and handed it over to me.
This went well. First time I recall in a long time him looking at a price tag.
So now he has been saving more. He wanted some receiver gloves for football. Why I have no idea, except they look cool. he studied, he compared, he searched and finally settled on a pair of Nike, football receiver gloves, adult medium , in black. I reviewed his purchase and made sure this is what he "wanted". He retreated to reconsider and then affirmed THIS is what he wanted and it was worth the $50 total with shipping and handling (which appalled him BTW).
Order was placed. I received the cash for them. Emails were received. Tracking info was sent. Tracking has been checked every 15 minutes since last Thursday. Anticipation was so tense he has barely slept.
Today is the day......
My phone rings, it is his ringtone. A trembling dejected voice replies to my "Hello Goob" ...."They sent the wrong gloves! These are NOT Nike, football receiver gloves, adult medium, in black, they are Under Armour, Baseball, adult XXL in royal blue! What kind of morons do they have working at that place!! I waited all this time and they screwed up something this simple!!"
Now, since I have gotten him this far along into modern American consumerism, should I make him suffer and go through the process of return/exchange, wait all over again, or should I take him to Dicks in Waldorf and fix it?
