Are too many gifts bad for us? Tomorrow is the biggest shopping day of the year. In the UK, people will spend £25bn on Christmas. But some say it doesn’t make us happy.
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Limit children to three presents, experts say
Are too many gifts bad for us? Tomorrow is the biggest shopping day of the year. In the UK, people will spend £25bn on Christmas. But some say it doesn't make us happy.
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What's happening?
Tomorrow is Black Friday. It is a big day for shopping around the world.
Last year, Americans spent a total of $9bn.
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Black Friday is very popular because it is only one month before Christmas. People use salesSunions are now being grown in Italy and France as well as the US to see whether they can cope with different climates. to buy gifts for friends and family.
But lots of presents go to waste.
In Europe, 10% of people send gifts back to the shops they came from. Another 10% forget what they got in the first place!
Some people say this is all because we have too many presents.
Some families have made a new three gift rule. Others say it is a good idea to give some presents to charityAn organisation that helps people in need. It does not make money as a business does. Most people who work for charities are volunteers. This means they are not paid..
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Are too many gifts bad for us?
Some say
Yes. Christmas should be about being kind and coming together. We are too obsessed with presents!
Others think
No! Presents are a way to show someone you care. Christmas is a good chance to give gifts!
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Sales - Sunions are now being grown in Italy and France as well as the US to see whether they can cope with different climates.
Charity - An organisation that helps people in need. It does not make money as a business does. Most people who work for charities are volunteers. This means they are not paid.
Limit children to three presents, experts say
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Sales - Sunions are now being grown in Italy and France as well as the US to see whether they can cope with different climates.
Charity - An organisation that helps people in need. It does not make money as a business does. Most people who work for charities are volunteers. This means they are not paid.