One in Four Indian Homes Receive Unwanted Gifts
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In this hustle bustle of a festive season, you probably find yourself with a ton of gifts that are of no use to you and apparently, you’re not alone.
According to a
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The average incidence rate of receiving an unwanted gift is at 26% in 2016 – up from 16% in 2014 as per the same study. This means that approximately one in four people received a gift item last year that they didn’t end up liking or using.
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Indians are also increasingly re-gifting these unwanted gifts with As many as 24% of the surveyed households said that they re-gift their unwanted gifts (up from 20% last year).
Most of us were more brutal; 14% admitted to throwing their unwanted gift items away and 7% said they sell them while 5% claimed that they give it away as a part of charity adding to their goodwill.
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Some other insights on our 'gifts' are:
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The Most Unwanted Gifts
Clothing, food items, and kitchen appliances topped the list for the most gifted items that were unwanted.
Most Stocked Unwanted Gifts
Among the unwanted gifts, bed linen, electronics, and personal items were the most stocked.
The number of Unwanted Gifts Per Household:
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The report concludes that on an average every Indian household stocks approximately 4 food items, 3 gift vouchers, 3 clothing items, 2 kitchen appliances, and 2 toys as unwanted gifts.
The Most Re-Gifted Items
The top most items that are re-gifted by Indian households are clothes which as a category has risen from 5% in 2014-15 to 33% in 2015-16. Clothes are followed by gift vouchers in which 1 in 3 is re-gifted. Overall, the most re-gifted categories are electronics and show pieces, which households have received at least 2 of each in the last year.
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