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04/09/2015
The research, commissioned by One4all, also revealed that one in five people had signed their name on another guest's gift. A further one in 10 also told the newlywed couple that their wedding gift was on their way – even though they had yet to buy it.
The cost of a wedding gift is a concern for many of the 1,536 people polled. For example, a tenth of those admitted to overspending in an attempt to not look cheap, with £32 said to be the minimum average amount they can get away with spending.
For 14%, they said they had previously turned up to a wedding without any gift, while 7% said they would prefer not to give gifts to newlyweds.
Interestingly, however, when it comes to their own weddings, they believe that they should be given gifts costing an average of £52 – even if they are only willing to spend £46 themselves on a wedding gift for someone else.
Wedding gift lists were disliked by one in five respondents, who said they didn't like being told what to buy.
Looking at various cities within the UK, 32% of guests from Newcastle said they were uncomfortable with being asked to pick a gift from a wedding list. In Cardiff, meanwhile, 83% confessed that they had taken an item from their own home and 'recycled' it as a wedding gift.
Commenting on the findings, Aoife Davey, group marketing manager at One4all, the Post Office Gift Card, said: "It's interesting to see the extent to which selecting and buying a gift can stress people out – and also quite alarming how many people have resorted to quite cheeky tactics when the panic has set in.
"It's also clear that British adults prefer to go down the traditional route of selecting a gift for the happy couple themselves, rather than being dictated to by something like a wedding list, and that traditional types of gifts – such as homeware and useful appliances – are still the preferred to choice of many guests."
(JP)
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41% Don't Buy Newlyweds A Gift
A new survey has revealed that 41% of Britons do not buy newlyweds a gift for their big day, instead opting to 'recycle' an unwanted item from their own home instead.The research, commissioned by One4all, also revealed that one in five people had signed their name on another guest's gift. A further one in 10 also told the newlywed couple that their wedding gift was on their way – even though they had yet to buy it.
The cost of a wedding gift is a concern for many of the 1,536 people polled. For example, a tenth of those admitted to overspending in an attempt to not look cheap, with £32 said to be the minimum average amount they can get away with spending.
For 14%, they said they had previously turned up to a wedding without any gift, while 7% said they would prefer not to give gifts to newlyweds.
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Interestingly, however, when it comes to their own weddings, they believe that they should be given gifts costing an average of £52 – even if they are only willing to spend £46 themselves on a wedding gift for someone else.
Wedding gift lists were disliked by one in five respondents, who said they didn't like being told what to buy.
Looking at various cities within the UK, 32% of guests from Newcastle said they were uncomfortable with being asked to pick a gift from a wedding list. In Cardiff, meanwhile, 83% confessed that they had taken an item from their own home and 'recycled' it as a wedding gift.
Commenting on the findings, Aoife Davey, group marketing manager at One4all, the Post Office Gift Card, said: "It's interesting to see the extent to which selecting and buying a gift can stress people out – and also quite alarming how many people have resorted to quite cheeky tactics when the panic has set in.
"It's also clear that British adults prefer to go down the traditional route of selecting a gift for the happy couple themselves, rather than being dictated to by something like a wedding list, and that traditional types of gifts – such as homeware and useful appliances – are still the preferred to choice of many guests."
(JP)
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