MOOKS- when boxes come obviously branded

[anna7602]

I ordered DD's big Xmas present already because you never know when things will sell out. It's a closet for her doll clothes that she asked Santa for.

so we come home from her dance class tonight and there's the box, parked outside our front door. And it says "Target-My Generation" (the American Girl knock-off) all over it. DD can read. And she knows the approximate size of the closet, so it wasn't hard for her to figure out what was inside the box.

Frick! So now she knows AND I have to figure out what Santa is getting her. Her big present always comes from Santa, but I guess not this year!

[Deleted]

I'm going to ship Santa stuff to DH's office when the kids are older. Or to my parent's house.

[brooklyn]

My parents used to say they were hiding it from the neighbors kids, lol

[zarapipe]

Aw that sucks. I will get stuff shipped to work probably next year. Too bad it didn't tell you when you bought it that it would be in the original box. Sometimes it will let you know.

[suburbanzookeeper]

We wrapped everything in a tarp or big trash bags when my step siblings were younger while the items were stashed in closets/attic/etc.

[lilac05]

Could you adopt a family for Christmas this year, including someone her age? Then she can help you shop (for real), and anything that she accidentally sees sitting on the front porch is "for the adopted family"? (But obviously that doesn't get delivered.

[imojoebunny]

Oct 23, 2014 19:42:47 GMT -5 lilac05 said:

Could you adopt a family for Christmas this year, including someone her age? Then she can help you shop (for real), and anything that she accidentally sees sitting on the front porch is "for the adopted family"? (But obviously that doesn't get delivered.

My kid would not buy is.  She is 8.  I doubt my 5 year old would either, if the box was something he specifically ask for.  I would go with a smaller Santa gift for her this year and let the short term story be that you got the package for "x friends DD who you don't see often" because it's her birthday soon and her mom didn't want her to see it. 

[t]

My SIL ships stuff to our house and we hide it there until closer to Christmas.

We will probably do the same when DD is older. Or I have stuff shipped to my office.

[whitepicketfence]

DD1 can also read. I've been having all of our packages mailed to my parent's house. I plan to head over there on the days the older two are in school so that I can wrap everything. I'll just store everything there until the holidays.

[lilles]

I'm having stuff shipped to my parents this year for that reason. Is this the one you ordered?
www.target.com/p/our-generation-wooden-wardrobe/-/A-13407852#prodSlot=medium_1_4&term=my+generation

DD1 asked for the American Girl of the year Isabelle for Christmas. This is going to be her first AG and I think I'm going to get her an additional official AG outfit but get the rest of the accessories/clothes from My Generation at Target.