2023-12-15 19:51:43
By Stéphane Kovacs
Published on 12/15/2023 at 6:51 p.m., Updated on 12/15/2023 at 6:51 p.m.
Sale of toys at the Emmaus store in Ivry-sur-Seine. 38% of French people are thinking of buying second-hand products to give them at Christmas. Marie-Pierre Dieterlé/Divergence
DECRYPTION – Second hand, homemade, gifts… While rising prices have become a major concern, one in two are preparing to offer less expensive gifts than in 2022.
Fewer gifts under the tree, a low New Year’s Eve budget, and no big trip planned. Will inflation dampen the magic of Christmas again this year? Not to mention that around the defrosted capon the news is likely to weigh on the topics of conversation: Israel, Ukraine, dissolution, knife attacks or euthanasia? According to a Toluna Harris Interactive survey, in partnership with the Federation of e-commerce and distance selling (Fevad), more than a third of French people approach the Christmas period in a less positive state of mind than in 2022.
But how can we instill a little enchantment in the daily lives of these citizens, more than half of whom (53%, according to a recent Ifop survey for Hostinger) say they find their life “monotonous, even boring”? If, for the Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire, “we are emerging from the inflationary crisis”, the loss of purchasing power is still felt in households. As Christmas approaches, fintech Rosaly reveals, 27% of French…
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