![]() Now.Īnyone who's had to sort the aftermath of a children's birthday party knows that they can be inherently wasteful exercises and, if David Attenborough’s documentaries have taught us anything, there’s no time to lose in cutting the waste we produce. A wishlist will give your overworked aunt or cash-strapped cousin one less thing to worry about. But finding that perfect present doesn’t have to be another thing to stress about. ![]() It’s been a particularly tough and anxious year for parents, with pressures coming from all angles. Online shopping has become the way forward for busy families and, in our current locked-down circumstances, it’s becoming more necessary than ever. Gift-giving has never been easy.īut throw in a global pandemic, and WFH, and nipping to the shops after work has become even more difficult. Some might see this as presumptive, but I’d argue now is the time to change how we give gifts, and here are seven reasons why it’s rude not to make an online wishlist when there's a new baby, a birthday or Christmas on the horizon. If we’re serious about reducing this huge amount of waste, it’s time we challenge the stigma around asking for specific gifts. READ MORE: 21 Gifts Every New Parent Will Be Thrilled With… And That You Might Not Have Thought Ofĭepressingly, an estimated £5 billion-worth of unwanted presents are given during just the festive season, and more than half us will receive at least one unwanted gift. ![]() Next.co.uk giftlist free#If it works for weddings, I thought why shouldn’t it work for new babies, birthdays and Christmas? That’s why I co-founded Little Wishlist – a free giftlist registry that helps everyone get the gifts they want and need. We were so grateful for all the love our friends and family showed our babies, but dismayed at how many gifts were duplicated or weren’t used.įor years, couples have sent their loved ones a wedding giftlist ahead of their big day. But nothing could have prepared me for the astonishing amount of baby paraphernalia we accumulated in the first few weeks and months. For more parenting stories, (non judgmental) advice, tips and memes, check out Grazia's new parenting community on Instagram, I became a mum for the first time I went through so many eye-opening (and eye-watering) moments. ![]()
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