Phrase it as you might. The adult is the one making the decisions. The children's excitement and desire is only one of the things the adult takes into consideration when buying a toy. That's a big deal for the parents, but much less so for the grandparents, uncles, aunts, etc. Obviously they want to make the kid happy, but they are distanced enough that they will probably not know what the kid actually considers the hot things. That's why when you were young you had many toys, but not always the ones you really wanted to have.