A survey of Giftster shoppers confirms a conservative spending pattern is in store for the holiday season and shopping is starting early once again.
In a recent survey of Giftster members, 92% reported they plan to spend the same or less than they did last year on holiday shopping.
Giftster, a popular online family wish list maker service – used by over a million members – recently conducted a member survey the week of September 20, 2022 on holiday shopping spending plans for this year. 36% of the 1,872 surveyed reported they plan to spend less this holiday season. 57% plan to spend the same as last year. 7% plan on spending more than in 2021.
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Company founder Ron Reimann stated, “Our members tend to be a leading indicator of trends in shopping intent because they are more organized than most and are part of families with gift-giving traditions. It looks like this shopping season will continue the annual trend of an early start but with little to no growth in expected spending compared to last year.”
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Families use online wish list sharing services like giftster.com to give and get gifts that matter – and hope to spend money on gifts really needed or wanted as prices on many goods remain inflated. Online wish lists make it easier for families to stick to a shopping budget.