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Books top the list for children while sportswear is the fastest growing choice for teens. Christmas may be a time for giving, but not everyone is grateful for the gifts they receive. But most young people simply threw them away. US consumer website finder. The Global Plastic Action Partnership GPAP is a collaboration between businesses, international donors, national and local governments, community groups and world-class experts seeking meaningful actions to beat plastic pollution.
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Read more in our impact story. Christmas is when Americans spend time with family and friends, right? US customer advocacy group Consumer Reports says Americans spend an average of 15 hours gift shopping — women average 20 hours and men, notorious for leaving gift buying to the last minute, spend 10 hours. Another three-and-a-half hours are taken up with queuing to pay. Gift wrapping takes three hours. Once Christmas is over, US consumers spend an average of one hour returning unwanted presents to stores.
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The first — and arguably only rule — for gift-giving this holiday season is to avoid the kind of spending that sinks you more into debt. What that number is ultimately depends on your personal finances and preferences.
Here, experts weigh in on some helpful guiding principles to keep us within the bounds of our budget. Sure, we meant to save up for holiday gifts earlier in the year. But that medical expense and broken laptop interfered with those kind of fantasies. Now, the key is to check in with your bank balance and upcoming expenses to understand what you can afford to spend on gifts before shopping with abandon.
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