Pestering kids add £435 to shopping bill

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chcolate on shelves near a checkout
chcolate on shelves near a checkout

UK parents spend an un-planned £435 a year as because their kids pester them for treats on shopping trips.

British kids have perfected the art of 'pester power' at two years and seven months old, with one in ten children under the age of one already having mastered spotting what they want and doing whatever it takes to get it.

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