# How do you convince your parents to buy you a yoyo? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [December 1, 2012, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-convince-your-parents-to-buy-you-a-yoyo/45964 "2012-12-01T20:16:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2012, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-convince-your-parents-to-buy-you-a-yoyo/45964/1 "2012-12-01T20:16:39Z")
I wanted to hear how you guys convince your parents to buy you new throws _this is meant to be creative, please don’t judge on how people convince their parents_ I either: Buy them myself Beg(last resort) Get good grades, behave, help around the house Wait for Christmas and my birthday ---
**Author:** ![Xore237](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ac8455/32.png) [@Xore237](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Xore237)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2012, 8:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-convince-your-parents-to-buy-you-a-yoyo/45964/2 "2012-12-01T20:57:54Z")
Beg ---
**Author:** ![offstring-stewart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/offstring-stewart/32/940_2.png) [@offstring-stewart](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/offstring-stewart)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-convince-your-parents-to-buy-you-a-yoyo/45964/3 "2012-12-01T21:02:03Z")
Do my chores and extras, like wash the cars, OR Save up, then ask for some yoyos on my Bday and Christmas or Hanukkah. it helps being Jewish…It really does. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![GambinoGirl14](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gambinogirl14/32/1224_2.png) [@GambinoGirl14](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GambinoGirl14)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2012, 9:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-convince-your-parents-to-buy-you-a-yoyo/45964/4 "2012-12-01T21:03:48Z")
I don’t have to beg. Since my dad’s been yo-yoing way more than I have, I get his hand-me downs ---
**Author:** ![offstring-stewart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/offstring-stewart/32/940_2.png) [@offstring-stewart](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/offstring-stewart)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2012, 9:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-convince-your-parents-to-buy-you-a-yoyo/45964/5 "2012-12-01T21:07:23Z")
> [@GambinoGirl14](#): > > I don’t have to beg. Since my dad’s been yo-yoing way more than I have, I get his hand-me downs Lucky Duck… ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Yoyoguy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mr_yoyoguy/32/922_2.png) [@Mr\_Yoyoguy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mr_Yoyoguy)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-convince-your-parents-to-buy-you-a-yoyo/45964/6 "2012-12-01T21:08:25Z")
I do chores, get allowance. Buy them myself. ---
**Author:** ![uramis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ba9def/32.png) [@uramis](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/uramis)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2012, 9:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-convince-your-parents-to-buy-you-a-yoyo/45964/7 "2012-12-01T21:11:34Z")
i’m think i’m too old too ask from them anymore so i buy them myself… ---
**Author:** ![YoyoGeezer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyogeezer/32/755_2.png) [@YoyoGeezer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoyoGeezer)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2012, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-convince-your-parents-to-buy-you-a-yoyo/45964/8 "2012-12-01T21:22:32Z")
My mother is 80 years old. I can not think of anything I could say to make her buy me a yoyo. ;D Seriously, I think it is hard to convince a non-yoyo player to spend $150 on a CLYW. So do not try. Ask for money as gifts and for extra work around the house. Then, buy your own. Tell your parents that your are trying to get $ for a specific yoyo. They will be more likely to help out when they see work being done to achieve a tangible goal. ---
**Author:** ![kuyaChristian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kuyaChristian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kuyaChristian)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2012, 9:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-convince-your-parents-to-buy-you-a-yoyo/45964/9 "2012-12-01T21:31:27Z")
I don’t. I buy my own stuff…even when I started. Save up. Pick up all the pennies and quarters you see on the floor. [Check the school cafeteria and vending machines] ---
**Author:** ![daniel0731ex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/45deac/32.png) [@daniel0731ex](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/daniel0731ex)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2012, 9:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-convince-your-parents-to-buy-you-a-yoyo/45964/10 "2012-12-01T21:36:57Z")
Ask. ---
**Author:** ![Mctron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mctron/32/1188_2.png) [@Mctron](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mctron)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 1:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-convince-your-parents-to-buy-you-a-yoyo/45964/11 "2012-12-02T01:46:13Z")
the whole it is better than video games argument is what I use. My parents hate video games ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 1:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-convince-your-parents-to-buy-you-a-yoyo/45964/12 "2012-12-02T01:53:39Z")
From my own jaundiced parent’s point of view, if you asked for one more than $50 you’d be hard pressed to get more than a curt “No.” from me. Depending on your age, I probably wouldn’t let you spend more than that of your own money for that matter. ---
**Author:** ![crammitfrog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/crammitfrog/32/1114_2.png) [@crammitfrog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/crammitfrog)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-convince-your-parents-to-buy-you-a-yoyo/45964/13 "2012-12-02T01:55:01Z")
I’m the parent now hahaha. If my baby girl asks I shall make it rain YoYos. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 2:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-convince-your-parents-to-buy-you-a-yoyo/45964/14 "2012-12-02T02:08:02Z")
Once I make up my mind, that’s it. I got my kid the Champion Editions G-Funk. He likes it. He prefers his DM2 more. No sense spending more at the moment. He goes through my cases with regularity. ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 2:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-convince-your-parents-to-buy-you-a-yoyo/45964/15 "2012-12-02T02:22:21Z")
> [@crammitfrog](#): > > I’m the parent now hahaha. If my baby girl asks I shall make it rain YoYos. Good luck to you, sir. :wink: ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 4:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-convince-your-parents-to-buy-you-a-yoyo/45964/16 "2012-12-02T04:24:46Z")
> [@crammitfrog](#): > > I’m the parent now hahaha. If my baby girl asks I shall make it rain YoYos. Me. Adopt. Now! ---
**Author:** ![jrodriguez](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jrodriguez/32/7914_2.png) [@jrodriguez](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jrodriguez)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-convince-your-parents-to-buy-you-a-yoyo/45964/17 "2012-12-02T19:51:46Z")
> [@jhb8426](#): > > From my own jaundiced parent’s point of view, if you asked for one more than $5 you’d be hard pressed to get more than a curt “No.” from me. I imagined the figure would have looked more like ↑. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![yoyo\_creep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyo_creep/32/908_2.png) [@yoyo\_creep](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo_creep)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 8:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-convince-your-parents-to-buy-you-a-yoyo/45964/18 "2012-12-02T20:14:08Z")
Well, considering that my sister (who i live with) has never gotten me a yoyo, other than the bag she let me get (which im not getting until Christmas), i get pretty good grades, i do whatever im told to do around the house, and i don’t get allowance, the fact that i haven’t gotten a new yoyo aside from trades in over a year isn’t surprising. I think id get called an idiot if i asked for a yoyo just because. ---
**Author:** ![JohnnyJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/johnnyj/32/94616_2.png) [@JohnnyJ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JohnnyJ)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-convince-your-parents-to-buy-you-a-yoyo/45964/19 "2012-12-02T20:21:59Z")
i dont ---
**Author:** ![abby1371](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/abby1371/32/1075_2.png) [@abby1371](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/abby1371)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 2:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-convince-your-parents-to-buy-you-a-yoyo/45964/20 "2012-12-03T02:26:35Z")
I convince them by giving them a list of what I want then wait for the holidays or some special event like middle school to high school graduation, Christmas, birthday, Easter you know what I mean. Then its just a waiting game, but if I’m lucky just because I’m being good or nice Aka just because… But other ways I get yoyos is through cousins and grandparents when there is a Jewish holiday! ( I’m Christian and Jewish so double the presents! ) and my last resort is saving my money up and buying it myself! Please no more comments on this -jhb8426- [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-convince-your-parents-to-buy-you-a-yoyo/45964.md?page=2)