More than half of Spaniards consider selling Christmas gifts that they do not like

More than half of Spaniards consider selling gifts that they don’t like this Christmas, according to a survey carried out by the company Wallapopwhich points out that more and more Spaniards are looking for alternatives to “avoid waste and allow another person to find usefulness and value in an item that would otherwise be forgotten in a drawer.

Thus, specifically, the data reflect that 52% of Spaniards acknowledge that they have considered selling or giving away those present who have not been to your liking.

An even more marked trend among Generation Z (those born approximately between 1997 and 2012), since 72% would be willing to resort to selling giftsknown as regiftingif the gift doesn’t fit.

Specifically, the survey figures reveal that Spaniards estimate that they could obtain an average of 87 euros selling the gifts they did not like, a figure that rises to 127 euros among young people between 25 and 34 years old, who see this practice as a “smart” way to compensate for the financial effort of the holidays or even finance other pending gifts.

Regarding the categories that year after year are repeated as the least popular among Spaniards, the Spanish company details that this 2025, decoration items will top the list of the least desired gifts, since 38% of those surveyed affirm that they are not excited about receiving this type of products. They are followed by toys (33%), kitchen robots (31%), accessories such as bags or accessories (27%) and fashion (21%), which continues to be one of the most difficult categories to get right.

A second life for those present that don’t fit

In this sense, the director of external communication at Wallapop, Cristina Gómez, has pointed out that “every Christmas they see how the number of people who bet on give a second life to those gifts that don’t quite fit“.

“He regifting has become a natural option for many, as it allows completely new products to find someone who really values ​​them, prevents them from being forgotten in a drawer and, in addition, is a small economic respite in a time of great spending“he concludes.

On the other hand, this survey reflects that the behavior of users in recent years confirms that the sale of unwanted gifts has become a post-Christmas ritual. According to data from recent years, December 28 has been the day in which the most ads have been published on Wallapopconsolidating itself as the official date to get rid of those gifts that have not fit.

In fact, the platform has named this phenomenon ‘Re-Selling Day’. Only in Spain last year, the best-selling items during this day were dresses, books and bags, categories that traditionally concentrate a good part of the gifts that do not quite convince.