Mum tells her kids Santa only brings ‘pound shop’ gifts so he ‘doesn’t get the credit’

A mum has divided opinion this week after revealing she only buys her children ‘pound shop gifts’ from Santa so ‘he doesn’t get the credit’.

The mum, known only as SJ on TikTok, shared a video explaining she always tells her children that the smaller gifts bought from the pound shop like sweets and bath bombs are from Santa, while the larger more expensive gifts are from her. 

She explained: “I’ve just been to the pound shop to get some bits for the kids’ stockings. I say stockings, I always just do them a gift bag. 

“This is what Father Christmas brings because he’s not getting the credit for the big presents.”

The video, which was posted four days ago, has since racked up over 1.5 million views and over 1,000 comments, where other parents found themselves divided over her method.

Many supported the idea, with others admitting that they also tell their children that the only gifts from Santa are the smaller stocking fillers. 

One person wrote: “Lets normalise not letting Santa get credit for the bigger presets. Always said that about stockings as well.” 

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Another shared her own experience of making the mistake of telling her child all the presents were from Santa, writing: “This is actually a good idea not letting Santa take credit for the big presents, my daughter kicked off once so I said ‘right I’m taking your presents away’ and she said ‘well you didn’t get them, Santa did’.”

However, not everyone could quite wrap their heads around SJ’s ideology.

One person wrote: “Why would you not let Santa take the credit obviously eventually they’re going to know you bought them. Just don’t get it.”