Spending at Christmas

Christmas Spending We asked you what you'll be spending your money on this Christmas... Including gifts, parties, cards, food and drinks etc, how much do you think you'll spend this Christmas? 34% 10% 3% Plan on spending nothing at all! £100 - £300 £750 - £1500 What do you hate spending money on at Christmas? Wasted food Catering for guests you don't like The equivalent of 2m turkeys, 5m Christmas puddings and 74m mince pies are thrown out during the festive season. The average UK household's Christmas food bill is about £169. (The Guardian, 2012) (The Guardian, 2012) Top 10 gifts you'll be giving this year... 10 Something handmade Board game or toy 8. Jewellery Music CD Alcohol DVDS ADAIR ACTUALLY NIGHTMARE O1/ CAMERON ST. 10 £10 Cash £. Perfume/aftershave Books 1 Clothing 1% of you are also planning on giving plastic surgery as gifts this year! And on average this Christmas... 7.8 days Santa's Grotto will be spent at home over the Christmas period £11.20 THIS WAY per child will be spent taking your child to see Santa MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR! gocompare .com Source: Research conducted by Vision Critical in November 2013 on behalf of Gocompare.com 7. 15 4.