Australians receive about 20 million 'useless' gifts
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December 27, 2009, Sunday
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HOW many unwanted gifts did you get under the Christmas tree? If you're Australian, the number is likely to be more than one, amounting to a nationwide total of about 20 million "useless" presents, according to a survey.
The survey, commissioned by online marketplace eBay, found that although Australians spent A$8.5 billion (US$7.5 billion) buying gifts this Christmas, at least A$1 billion worth of these presents will either be left to gather dust in a cupboard, binned, regifted, exchanged or sold.
Examples of unwanted gifts ranged from underwear, socks, bath products and inappropriately sexual items.
Other unwanted presents included a tandoori spice rub for chicken given to a vegetarian and a dog bowl for a dogless recipient and cellulite cream, an eBay statement said.
The eBay survey of more than 1,200 people also found that more women than men received unwanted gifts this year, while those aged between 18 and 24 years got the most unwanted presents, which they were likely to throw out or stash in a closet.
An earlier survey showed that more than 825,000 gifts will go straight into the garbage bin in Australia this Christmas because their recipients just hated them.
The survey, commissioned by online marketplace eBay, found that although Australians spent A$8.5 billion (US$7.5 billion) buying gifts this Christmas, at least A$1 billion worth of these presents will either be left to gather dust in a cupboard, binned, regifted, exchanged or sold.
Examples of unwanted gifts ranged from underwear, socks, bath products and inappropriately sexual items.
Other unwanted presents included a tandoori spice rub for chicken given to a vegetarian and a dog bowl for a dogless recipient and cellulite cream, an eBay statement said.
The eBay survey of more than 1,200 people also found that more women than men received unwanted gifts this year, while those aged between 18 and 24 years got the most unwanted presents, which they were likely to throw out or stash in a closet.
An earlier survey showed that more than 825,000 gifts will go straight into the garbage bin in Australia this Christmas because their recipients just hated them.
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