Screw The Recession! Australian Families Hit The Shops
Posted by Amber Robinson at 3:53 PM on November 20, 2008
The global economic outlook might be grim, but one in three Australians say that they don’t intend to cut back their festive spending, according to a new survey.
Commissioned by online retail site eBay, the survey polled around 1,200 people aged between 18 and 64.
Although 80 per cent of Australians said they valued spending time with family the most during the festive period, almost all said they made an effort to get “the right” Christmas present. Videogame consoles, cameras and other electronic items were seen the best value for money.
If anything, the economic outlook has forced people to spend more sensibly. 65 per cent of respondents plan to cut back on luxuries on a daily basis as well as eating out, using their car and holiday travel.
Despite that, luxuries were still the Christmas gift of choice for nearly half Australians surveyed, with just over a third saying they would only buy these items if they got a good deal on them.
Seems there’ll be a few bargain hunters out this year.
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