A recent survey says about 23 percent of the entire Australian population re-gifts unwanted Christmas presents, probably in search of something they would find more useful or attractive.
ING Direct asked 1,015 households in a survey about their likelihood of re-gifting a gift they received, and the results show that more people within Generation Y, and those which have children in the household are more likely to re-gift.
According to a report by ABC News, the results of the survey show that about 17 percent of households in Western Australia re-gift presents they receive in Christmas if they don't like it. Meanwhile, households in New South Wales have higher probability of re-gifting, with 27 percent families admitting to the deed.
In the same survey, it was found out that women are more likely to 'fakingly' love gifts rather than men.
Cultural sociologist Barbara Evers from Murdoch University said that it is due to women's quality of staying away from conflict as much as possible, especially among friends and relatives.
In spite 'not loving' the gift, most females think that the giver of the gift has spent time and effort looking for a good gift, and that directly telling them that they don't like the gift would 'hurt their feelings'.