Hundreds of people have already tried to cash in on unwanted Christmas gifts, taking to an online trade forum to rid themselves of bizarre presents such as a beetroot, a toothpaste dispenser and a broken children’s toy.
More than 700 items were listed on New Zealand’s TradeMe website by Tuesday morning, but with millions of people expected to return at least one present they don’t want, the number will increase, according to the NZ Herald.
An abundance of high-end clothing and jewellery, including a $1,500 silver cuff from Tiffany & Co, are up for auction on the website, but it is the strange gifts that have caught bidders’ attentions.
Hundreds of people have already tried to cash in on unwanted Christmas gifts, taking to a New Zealand trade forum to get rid of bizarre presents such as a beetroot (pictured) and a toothpaste dispenser
More than 700 items were listed on New Zealand’s TradeMe website by Tuesday morning, but with millions of people expected to return at least one present they don’t want, the number will increase
An abundance of high-end clothing and jewellery, including a $1,500 silver cuff from Tiffany & Co, are up for auction on the website as well
A dish rack, a beetroot given by a man to his wife, a toothpaste dispenser, a red light-saber, pest repellent, a latex eraser and a faulty dancing baby doll are among the most bizarre Christmas presents on sale.
‘When it comes to gift giving, sometimes we nail the perfect present and other times we cause some very awkward silence,’ Trademe spokesman Logan Mudge said.
‘Last year we had over 550,000 unwanted gifts searches as Kiwis hunted out a bargain, we expect to see just as many shoppers this year too,’ he said.
More than three million ungrateful Australians are expected to return or exchange unwanted gifts.
Almost everyone receives at least one present they didn’t want, as more than 21 million gifts were not so well received last year, a new Gumtree research has found.
The survey, conducted by Galaxy, found a staggering 83 per cent of Australians are expected to sell their unwanted gifts online.
‘Unwanted Christmas gifts aren’t such a bad thing,’ Gumtree spokesperson Kirsty Dunn said.
‘They can easily be sold online to make some extra cash to spend over silly season or to help recoup the cost of Christmas.
‘We typically see a surge in listings on Gumtree post-Christmas, so people should get online and treat themselves to find the gift they really wanted for Christmas.’
Surprisingly, those closest to you are most likely to get it wrong as the research finds friends (32 per cent) and parents (27 per cent) were the main culprits of unwanted gifting.
Christmas may be over but more than three million ungrateful Australians are expected to cash in on unwanted gifts (stock image)
Almost everyone receives at least one present they didn’t want, as more than 21 million gifts were not so well received last year, a new Gumtree research has found (stock image)
Some of the country’s top unwanted items included a bar fridge (left) and a barbecue (right)
One in four women were hoping for jewellery last year but did not receive any while millennials preferred to have received a technology item such as a computer or laptop, iPad or tablet, a smartphone or a smartwatch.
The most popular items not received were clothing 16 per cent, jewellery 14 per cent, home accessories 13 per cent, headphones or speakers 11 per cent.
Some of the country’s top unwanted items included iPhone 6S, barbecue, bar fridge, exercise bike and Xbox 360 games.
Re-gifting is also a growing trend in Australia, with more than 10 million Australians (71 per cent) saying they have re-gifted an unwanted item. Women (75 per cent) are more likely to re-gift an unwanted present than men (67 per cent).
‘Gumtree is also the perfect place to find exactly what you want,’ Ms Dunn said.
‘Savvy shoppers can dodge the Boxing day sales madness and shop within their own community for considerably less.’