Holidays Yesterday to Today

Spending Holiday YESTERDAY TO TODAY According to a recent TNS Omnibus study by CashNetUSA, 1 in 4 people are worried about having enough money for holiday gifts this year,1. It's not easy paying for holiday gifts – especially when you see what things used to cost way back when. You'll be amazed when you look back at the prices of yesteryear versus today. Popular Holiday Gipts OVER THE PAST FEW DECADES? $586 BILLION 4.1% EXPECTED GROWTH OF HOLIDAY SALES IN 2012 EXPECTED RETAIL SALES DURING NOVEMBER AND $749.51 O 2012- ??? DECEMBER 20123 THE AVERAGE HOLIDAY SHOPPER EXPECTED TO SPEND ON GIFTS, DÉCOR, GREETING CARDS AND MORE THIS YEAR? UP ONLY SLIGHTLY FROM $17.99 THE $740.57 SPENT IN 2011. O 2011 "STEVE JOBS" BY WALTER ISAACSON AVERAGE Holiday Shopping BUDGET • O 2010 - $499-$699 IPAD O 2009 $139 NOOK EREADER $23.48 $28.13 $75.13 $421.82 GIFTS FOR COWORKERS GIFTS FOR OTHERS (eg. pets and community members) GIFTS FOR FRIENDS GIFTS FOR FAMILY MEMBERS O 2007 $299 $19 55 FLOWERS $100.76 $28.66 $51.99 ITOUCH FOOD & CANDY GREETING CARDS DECORATIONS $499 HOW MUCH DO CONSUMERS THINK O 2006 - PLAYSTATION 3 TOTAL SPENDING ON HOLIDAY DÉCOR WILL REACH $6.9 BILLION. THEY'LL SPEND THIS HOLIDAY?5 $770 O 2005 $299 XBOX 360 How much have consumers expected to spend around the holidays óver the years? O.... .... $90 O 2004- ROBOSAPIENS $817 $826 $770 $1000 $730 $690 $714 $616 O 2003. 008 $35 *600 $857 $866 $794 $734 $763 $764 BEYBLADES $400 $638 O 2002 $200 $0 $10 1. IH. OL. 60. 80. Z0. 90. 90. b0. 80. Z0. LO. 00. 66. O 2001- BRATZ DOLLS COSTS Then and Now ...*.. $99 O 2000 RAZOR SCOOTERS GIFTS clothing 2000s * 1930s % $10 O 1999 - POKÉMON Women's Winter Coat Women's Leather Purse Women's Sweater. $28.00 $2.25 $150 $70-$800 $30 $35 O 1998 FURBIES Men's Overcoat Men's Dress Shirt Men's Wool Sueater $200 $60 $55 $18.50 $1 $15 O 1997 TAMAGOTCHI GIFTS toys 1930s 2000s- $29 o 1996 TICKLE ME ELMO $3.95 -$8.95 Sled that Steers Ping Pong Table Mechanical Toys Doll $60 - $110 $150 - $300 $15 $23.50 -$37.50 3 FOR $0.59 $1.95 O 1995 - $14-35 BEANIE BABIES O 1994 12 Days of $25 MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS .................. O 1993 Christmas $25 O 1992 BARNEY TALKING DOLL According to the 29th annual survey by PNC CPI, this years price tag for the "Twelve Days of Christmas" is 107,300.24 – 43,898 more than the original 1986 survey. $3 O 1991 POGS 1986 2012 1 PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE $44.95 $204.99 $15 2 TURTLE DOVES $50 $125 O 1990 TEENAGE MUTANT 3 FRENCH HEN $15 $165 NINJA TURTLES 4 CALLING BIRDS $285 $519.9% 5 GOLD RINGS $275 $750 $89 O 1989 GAMEBOY 6 GEESE-A-LAYING $150 $210 7 SWANS-A-SWIMMING $7,000 7,000 8 MAIDS-A-MILKING $26.80 $58 9 LADIES DANCING $1,602 6,294.03 10 LORDS-A-LEAPING $1,780 4,766.70 11 PIPERS PIPING $814.32 $2,562 DRUMMERS DRUMMING $88212 $2,775,50 TOTAL $63,402.2 $107,300.24 CaghNetUSA. EMoney's an the way SOURCES "TNS Omnibus study by CashNetUSA." CashNetUSA. N.p., 1 Sept. 2012. Web. 12 November 2012, cwww.CashNetUSA.com/>. "A timeline of the top-selling holiday giftsever." Yahool Shopping. N.p., 2 Dec. 2010. Web. 30 Nov. 2012. . Ols CARE BEARS O 1985 "NRF, shop.org expect solid growth this holiday season." National Retail Federation. N.p., 2 Oct. 2010. Web. 30 Nov. 2012. chttp://www.nrf.com/modules.php?name=Newskop=viewlivedop_id=1433>. "Shoppers to remain conservative with holiday gift budgets this year, according to NRF." National Retail Federation N.p., 17 Oct. 2010. Web. 30 Nov. 2012, . Saad, Lydia. "U.S. Christmas spending intentions on pace with 2011." Gallup.com. N.p., 21 Nov. 2010. Web. 30 Nov. 2012. chttp://www.gallup.com/poll/158847/christmas-spending-intentions-pace-2011.aspx>. O 1984- $89 o"Then and now: prices." SOM - State of Michigan. N.p, 10 Sept. 2010. Web. 30 Nov. 2012. chttp://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-54463 19268 20778-52530-,00.html>. THE TRANSFORMERS "2012 PNC Christmas price index chart." PNC. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2012. chttp://content.pncmc.com/live/pnc/microeite/CPI/index.html#media». "Stockdale, Charles B. "Amazon's most popular gifts this holiday season." Life Inc. N.p, 11 Dec. 2011. Web. 6 Dec. 2012.chttp://lifeinc.today.com/_news/2011/12/21/4565460-amazons-most-popular-gifts-this-holiday-season?liter.