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Giving (used) gifts this Christmas 🎁

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Giving (used) gifts this Christmas 🎁

You may have heard of the term “re-gifting”, made famous in Seinfeld.

It’s when you give someone else a gift you’ve received as a gift.

It used to be consider a “no-no” but times are changing.

PR Newswire reports that 82% of people are open to receiving secondhand or used holiday gifts, up 11% from last year.

And 76% of people wouldn’t have a problem GIVING one!

The “stigma” around giving previously-owned gifts has lessened mostly due to affordability but also practicality and sustainability.

Some people also want things that are no longer available “new.”

So what used items are people gifting?

Electronics is the most common, followed by sporting goods and home improvement items.

People are also giving secondhand books, media like Blu-rays and vinyl records, toys and games, jewelry, ceramics and ornaments, video games, arts and crafts, and bags and purses.

Apparel did NOT make the list…we’re more likely to donate or sell that.

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