Used pyjamas anyone? UK's worst Christmas presents unwrapped

It wouldn't beryllium Christmas without astatine slightest 1 acquisition truthful misguided we question whether our loved ones cognize america astatine all.

Now a survey by Which? has revealed the astir disappointing Christmas presents received successful the UK, with utilized pyjamas and rotten effect among the underwhelming gifts reported.

The user radical surveyed much than 2,000 members of the nationalist successful January 2025 astir their gifts past Christmas, and besides asked them astir the worst gifts they had ever received.

The second question led to answers similar the utilized PJs, a rotten coconut and pineapple, marmite-scented deodorant and a Tottenham Hotspur publication for a Chelsea fan.

One responsive said their girl had talented them a chopper ride, contempt them having vertigo and a fearfulness of flying.

Generally, Which? recovered that astir 1 successful 5 radical had received an unwanted oregon unsuitable acquisition for Christmas 2024.

Asked what they did with the unwanted gift, 33% said they kept it and would usage it and 15% said they would support it but wouldn't usage it.

34% admitted they got escaped of the acquisition - 12% gave it to a person oregon household member, 11% gave it to a foundation store and 8% sold it connected an online marketplace.

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Which? said astir fractional of those who tried to instrumentality their acquisition said they experienced an issue.

Lisa Webb, user instrumentality expert, said: "It's hard to deliberation of a much disappointing contiguous than utilized pyjamas oregon rotten effect but our probe shows that a 5th of america person been near wondering what to bash with an unwanted gift.

"It's ever worthy getting a acquisition receipt truthful your loved 1 has the enactment to instrumentality their acquisition if needed.

"Sometimes, for online orders, lone the purchaser tin petition a refund oregon exchange. But if the point was marked arsenic a acquisition erstwhile ordered, the retailer's returns argumentation whitethorn alteration a recipient to instrumentality oregon speech it."