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. Shops in the US and around the world will begin huge sales. Millions of people will go shopping.
Last year, Americans spent a total of $9bn in one day.
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Black Friday is very popular because it is only one month before Christmas. People use the sales 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. We do not care about them enough. They become less special.
Some families have made a new rule: the three gift rule. It means that each person only gets three gifts. 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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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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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.