Female relatives to blame for worst Christmas presents
Our Aunties, Nans and Mothers are responsible for buying the worst Christmas gifts according to research revealed today by leading online bingo site - galabingo.com.
In the poll of 2,000 Brits, to celebrate the great presents from galabingo.com this Christmas of £150k jackpots, it was discovered that worst offenders in the pressie buying stakes are our female relations, with Aunts taking the overall title of ‘worst present buyer.’ Brothers scoop the responsibility from our male relations with more than one in ten purchasing unsuitable gifts.
Surprisingly, when asked ‘what was the worst Christmas present you’ve ever received?’ the poll revealed that one in four of us have faced unwrapping cheap copies of designer perfumes and cosmetics on Christmas morning. Common themes in unpopular gifts include socks, Christmas-themed jumpers and kitchen utensils - which have been received by one in ten of the nation!
Other unwanted presents include car vacuums, scarf sets, novelty items and a computer mouse.
Worst presents:
1. Fake designer perfume
2. Socks
3. Christmas jumper
4. Kitchen Utensils
5. Car Washing kits
6. Underwear
7. Second-hand clothes
8. DIY vouchers
9. Subscription to a magazine you don’t read
10. Nose hair clippers
With £150k in jackpots being given away by galabingo.com in December it seems some of the most sought-after gifts remain to be the high-value laptops, cameras and mp3 players. More sentimental presents that made the list included engagement rings and a dog.
When it came to identifying weird and whacky gifts some confessed to receiving items such as wooden pigs, a computer powered hamster and even a wooden tie! The top five most commonly received ‘strange’ gifts were homemade jewellery followed by unsuitable undies, knitted clothing, talking keyrings, mechanical pets and a blanket!
However it seems that overall we are a grateful nation, as two-thirds of us would not take an unwanted gift back after Christmas. The least grateful age group are those aged 26-30 and it seems the older we get the more pleased we are with our gifts, with the 56 and overs being the age group most unlikely to seek a refund come January.
Lesley Hall, online PR manager at galabingo.com, said: “It has been interesting to see how the nation really feels about the presents they receive at Christmas and who is responsible for buying those unwanted gifts! To help our online players have the best Christmas this year and receive a present they really want, galabingo.com is giving the best gifts and offering £150k in jackpots.”
Taking place every Friday evening (11, 18 December) at 21:00hrs, the leading online bingo site will be running a special ‘Xmas Cracker Link Game’, which will offer the following prizes:
1 line - £3k
2 lines - £7k
Full House - £20k
And what’s more, even if a players’ not lucky enough to win, if they happen to be playing in the same club as the ‘Full House’ winner, they can still share the remaining £20k prize fund, which will certainly help get the Christmas celebrations started!
But Christmas isn’t just restricted to just Friday evenings on galabingo.com. Getting into the Christmas spirit, the site is also giving away £1,300 jackpots in its 10p a ticket ‘Festive Fun Cash Link Game’, which take place on:
Monday, 14 Dec – 19:55hrs
Wednesday, 16 Dec – 19:55hrs
Sunday, 20 Dec – 19:55hrs
Monday, 21 Dec – 19:55hrs
Wednesday, 25 Dec – 19:55hrs
Sunday, 27 Dec – 19:55hrs
Monday, 28 Dec – 19:55hrs
Players will win:
1 line - £100
2 lines - £200
Full house: £500
And again, if a player isn’t lucky enough to win but happens to be playing in the same club s the ‘Full House’ winner, they will share £500.
galabingo.com pays out £65million and awards more than 500,000 winners per month.