How lucky to be able to buy a grandkid something he/she wants.
MY grandson is such a great kid and does not ask often for things because his Mum is battling on her own to keep "the wolf from the door".
Harry has been saving pocket money and his Mum put money to his but it was way short of the rather big money needed for the special phone the kids have these days, which does SO much more than just make phone calls :)
Peter and I are in the position to be able to buy him the phone he wanted with all his heart, and the picture we have of him holding his new phone with a grin from ear to ear is priceless..
I know how you feel Phyl when you get an ecstatic thank you. My 14 year old granddaughter has been doing Circus Gymnastics since tiny and wanted very much to see Cirque de Soleil. Tickets are pretty expensive but a phone around the other grandparents, uncles and Aunts to buy 2 tickets for her to be taken by her father for his birthday present too resulted in an a beautiful thank you to us all saying it was a special night she would never forget.