Predicament.

As previously mention by Hugin, we are trying to amass some money in order to buy ourselves a digital camera, under the guise of a birthday prezzie. We have managed to scrape together enough, to almost be able to purchase either this one, or this one*. The only thing is we are a couple of diniero short, in regards to the taxes and some peripherals, i.e. a bigger memory card as 32 mg just ain’t enough. My quandary lies in this. I don’t know if I should commit the birthday faux pas of asking people who are planning on buying a birthday present to simply contribute to our camera fund, [not that I am expecting presents and not the any one should feel obliged to get me any. Yes y’all know who you are]. Or if I should just leave it be and figure out a way to manage on our own, or postpone the purchase by a couple of months. What would you do? How do you ask bring up the subject, in a tactful manner?

*Though I think we are pretty much set on the G3.