No, it doesn't work. Being a practical sort of bloke, all the time I was in the Army, I'd ask DCOS and Co for boot polish and razors for Christmas being as that's what I NEEDED. Did I get boot polish and razors? NO. I got light up bow ties, chocolate reindeer droppings and other such utter ballyhoo that was neither use nor ornament and served only to fill the bin up on December 26th (not that I'm an ungrateful sod, but come on folks, I'd rather have nowt that that stuff).
Then of course when I made a throwaway comment about my Gran getting me Rupert Bear comics when I was 3, that became my theme and everything I got was to do with him (no model kits to my recollection!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!).
Poppy was the only one who got it right; she'd take me into (the late) Model Zone (RIP) and ask me to go and select the kits I was interested in by pulling them out of the stack a little way then go and buy something else from another shop while she picked and bought something from my choices.
