# CAF research shows more than half give away unwanted Christmas gifts

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/12/29/caf-research-shows-half-give-away-unwanted-christmas-gifts/
- Published: 2017-12-29T08:00:57+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**More than half of people surveyed by the Charities Aid Foundation give away unwanted
Christmas presents, either to charity or to someone else, with 51% of these saying
that giving them to a charity made them feel happy.**

 

The CAF study was carried out online by YouGov and surveyed 1,005 people at the 
end of November. It found that 58% had given festive gifts away, with items including:

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 * A Scottie dog cookie container
 * A slow cooker
 * Slippers that you heat up in the microwave
 * Cleaning cloths
 * A globe
 * An ironing board
 * An indoor fountain
 * Candle wick scissors
 * A 12 inch plush animatronic Spider-Man that sang Itsy-Bitsy Spider
 * A book about dogs for someone without a dog

 

In addition, the survey found that more than three-quarters of people (78%) feel
that Christmas in the UK has become too materialistic, and that 44% of people agreed
that they had “too much stuff”.

 

 Sir John Low, Chief Executive of CAF, said:

 

> “Everyone loves getting presents at Christmas but it’s also a time when we think
> about making a new start in the new year. As we count the pile of presents that
> we’ve enjoyed receiving from family and friends, we can also think of ways to 
> help those less fortunate.
> “Donating items to charity that we’ll never use is a great way of raising much-
> needed funds for a good cause.”

 * **[Trust remains stable while 2017 donations hit £10.3 billion, says CAF report](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/03/20/trust-remains-stable-while-2017-donations-hit-10-3bn-says-caf-report/)**(
   20 March 2018)
 * **[Donations in Scotland rose to more than £1 billion in 2017](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/06/15/donations-scotland-rose-1bn-2017/)**(
   15 June 2018)
 * **[Fundraising toolkit published by Charities Aid Foundation](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/09/05/fundraising-fundamentals-toolkit-published-charities-aid-foundation/)**(
   5 September 2018)

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