Men fall behind Women when it comes to Christmas
With Christmas only a few short weeks away how prepared are you? Survey results suggest that if you are a woman you will already be prepared but if you are a man you’ll have done absolutely nothing.
A UK Halifax building society survey has shown that women tend to be far better prepared for Christmas and for beating the economic downturn than men. Around one in three (30%) or women who save for Christmas have said that they started saving earlier this year compared with only 15% of men. Nearl half of the women surveyed (48%) said that they had written a Christmas gift list but only 15% of men said they had done the same.
Although there have been reports in the press that the economic downturn is over many of those interviewed have said that they would be spending less this year than last. Around half of the women interviewed (47%) and a third of the men (30%) have said that they were planning to spend less on gifts this year compared with last. A large proportion of the men interviewed (75%) said that they would be changing their buying habits by taking advantage of pre-Christmas sales.
Many more are doing their Christmas shopping online this year with around 28% of women and 43% or men saying they would be doing some or all of their gift shopping online. Lots of parents leave the purchase of large, main gift items for their children until last. This avoids having to find secure hiding places away from prying eyes.
The best advice for shoppers this Christmas is to shop around for some bargains, both in the shops and online. Many stores are offering some outstanding pre-Christmas bargains with discounts as high as 25%. There are also lots of online discount codes that offer significant savings.
Whatever you do be sure to have a wonderful, restful and enjoyable Christmas.
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