Gift recycling the key to a cheaper Christmas
Unless you're one of those well-organised folk who have their Christmas presents wrapped and ready to go already, the chances are you've been faced with car park nightmares, seemingly endless queues and a sizeable dent in your pocket in the run-up to the festive season.
But many cash-strapped Brits have taken to gift recycling - a practice which could cut down on all of the above.
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In a survey of 3,000 women by Birchbox, nearly 50 per cent admitted they would be passing on unwanted gifts as presents this year, freeing up a little extra cash for their rest of their Christmas shopping.
Understandable when you consider that the poll also revealed the average spend this year will be £556, a budget designed to cover present-buying for ten people.
With all the rushing around that comes with the Chrimbo build-up though, many of us haven't got time to put a great deal of thought into our gifts.
Of those polled, 47 per cent said they would give cash this year, and 81 per cent insisted buying the same present for multiple friends or relatives was perfectly acceptable.
%VIRTUAL-AFCSponserAds%And while only one in four women wanted to receive beauty-related items, 56 per cent were planning on handing out beauty gifts to other women this year.
There's one thing we won't scrimp on, however, and that's wrapping paper. While many will be giving hand-me-down presents, 64 per cent believe it is rude to recycle wrapping paper.
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