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Holiday Shopping Quiz

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How many people are on your shopping list this holiday season? Most people will give between six and ten gifts at Christmas, but 11% of people will buy more than twenty gifts this year. What’s the most popular gift? A gift card, closely followed by clothing and accessories, with books and media-related gifts (computers, tablets, phones) finishing a distant third.1

Take our quiz below and see how much you know about holiday shopping. And if you find yourself in a holiday shopping crowd and you are questioning the true meaning of Christmas-please remember one of our favorite scripture quotes, “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” Isaiah 9:6-7

 

Holiday Shopping Quiz

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What percentage of TOTAL retail spending in 2023 will happen between the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas?

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What percentage of U.S. consumers plan to celebrate on Christmas day?³

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Although fake Christmas trees have seen an uptick in popularity, some believe that nothing beats the real thing. How many real trees are sold every year?⁴

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Online shopping is convenient and can offer a variety of products you may not be able to find at your local shops. What percentage of holiday shoppers prefer to shop online?⁵

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Some people are well-organized when it comes to holiday shopping, while others tend to wait until the last minute to buy gifts. What percentage of gift-spending occurs the final week before Christmas?⁵

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In 2022, an American Greeting Survey found that nearly everybody loves getting a holiday card. But we live in a digital world, so not every holiday card has a stamp. What percentage of holiday cards were digital in 2022?⁶

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¹  EnterpriseAppsToday.com, May 19th 2023.

²  Blog.gitnuz.com, August 2nd 2023.

³  Numerator.com, 2023.

⁴  USAToday.com, December 26th 2022.

⁵  Zippia.com, December 20th 2022.

⁶  Finance.Yahoo.com, November 29th 2022.

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