Not all Christmas gifts will be spot on and welcome, and part of the gifts exchanged during the holidays will end up
in the "recycling" group:
according to the Italian Codacons 1 out of 4 (25% of the total) says they are ready to get rid of them: half of the recycled gifts (about 50%) will be given to friends and relatives, while the number of consumers who will sell the gifts received on the web is growing significantly.
According to Codacons estimates
, 33% of those who recycle gifts will try to sell them through new apps
, social networks and e-commerce sites.
For
Vinted
clothing
and Wallapop are very trendy, as are Subito.it, Zalando, as well as Libraccio for books, as reported by Tiendeo.it, a company of promos and offers on digital catalogs.
17%, on the other hand, will return the gifts to the shops, replacing them with other products or
vouchers.
The latest arrival in Italy, to challenge with commercials, the successful Vinted is the Spanish
Wallapop, a platform for the purchase and sale of second hand products,
which promotes a responsible and sustainable consumption model.
Through a simple and intuitive service, the app offers the possibility of selling items in excellent condition and still fully functional, but which have not been used for some time or have remained in the gift box.
The expensive price revolutionizes the habits of Italians grappling with Christmas gifts, changing the ranking of the products most given away during the holidays. This was stated by Codacons, which carried out a survey to understand which are the most popular gifts for relatives and friends this year. In the first place of the "top ten" of Christmas gifts is the item "clothing and fashion accessories", products that represent for Italians a gift that is especially useful to give to loved ones. Toys are firmly confirmed on the podium by occupying the third position, but this year ousted by foodstuffs which rise to second place in the ranking, demonstrating how Italians are increasingly attracted to food, drinks, baskets based on "Made in Italy" products. Italy ",goods that in recent years have forcefully entered the top ten of the most purchased Christmas gifts. Books and CDs, electronics, household products, appliances, perfumes and cosmetic bags, jewels, frames, watches, with bags, belts and wallets that close the top ten of the most purchased gifts during Christmas 2021 are inevitable under the tree.
