How Much Does Finding the Perfect Gift Cost You?

How Much Does Finding the PERFECT GIFT COST YOU? 9 in 10 Americans will celebrate the holidays this winter, and nearly all of them intend to give gifts. Let's find out U how much they're spending on presents this year. OVER The average American devotes nearly a day to buying, wrapping, and returning presents during the holiday season. 15 hours gift shopping 3.5 hours waiting to check out hours wrapping gifts hour on returns Total time spent: 22.5 hours Who Gets the Gifts? $536.85 $271 $167 Amount shoppers plan to spend per person Amount parents spend Average consumer's holiday gift budget for 2013 per child |-$13.71 less than 2012 5-year low 96% Shop for family Shop for coworkers Spend $431.26 Spend $76.01 71% 57% Shop for friends Shop for self Spend $101.25 Spend $227.28 Speaking of parents... Childless Shoppers VS Parents Shoppers without kids give more.. Shoppers with kids give more. Y 32% 17% Specialty alcoholic beverages Power tools 38% 22% Services (such as spa treatments, massages...) Perfume Л. 63% 50% Gourmet foods Toys When Do You Shop? According to the National Retail Federation... >4% 41.2% Late December Before Halloween 16% 38.8% Early December In November 50% More men than women wait until December to start gift shopping TOP Holiday Shopping Destinations 5 Most-Wanted Gift Categories 64.7% Discount Stores 59.4% Gift Cards 56.3% Department Stores 51.2% Clothing 51.5% Online 43.4% Media (Books, Video Games, Movies...) 51.1% Supermarkets 36.1% Consumer Electronics 35.1% Clothing Stores 23.3% Jewelry How much will you be spending this holiday season? SOURCES: http://www.consumerreports.org/cra/news/2010/11/americans-spend-42-hours-each-on-holiday-shopping-and-parlyinglindex.htm http://www.shap.org/research/originalleholiday-2013-pre-haliday-consumer-retailer-study http://retailmenot.mediaroom.com/2013-10-02-RetailMeNot-com-Issues-Holiday-2013-Special-Report-on-Growing-Deal-Envy-in-the-United-States http://www.today.com/moms/yes-we-spoil-our-kids-á-000-moms-come-clean-1C7397939?franchiseSlug=momsmain http://www.forbesconsulting.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/shopping-graph-603.jpg http://www.shop.org/research/originaleholiday-2013-pre-holiday-consumer-retailer-study