{"id":2738,"date":"2015-08-11T16:59:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-11T16:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=2738"},"modified":"2015-08-24T10:51:12","modified_gmt":"2015-08-24T10:51:12","slug":"christmas-unwrapped-present-offenders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/08\/11\/christmas-unwrapped-present-offenders\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Unwrapped \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Present Offenders"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve all been there, the anticipation of ripping the wrapping paper off that giant box, is it a PlayStation, an Xbox, a Blu-Ray player? Nope it\u2019s a cheap crockery set from the local discount store \u201d\u201c thanks for that.<\/p>\n

Christmas Day is stressful enough, without the added pressure of perfecting the best fake smile \u201d\u201c we all have one, and most of us can spot one a mile off.<\/p>\n

But who actually comes out on top in the bad Christmas present league table? We conducted a little research to find that very answer; so you know which carefully wrapped time bomb to look for under the tree.<\/p>\n

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Which family member buys the worst gifts?<\/h4>\n

\"Worst<\/a><\/p>\n

She can bake a mean cake and her turkey is the envy of all around, but when it comes to buying gifts, granny is still living in the old ages – 47% of people felt that Grandma\u2019s hand knitted sweaters were sooo 1945. Mum came in second with 31%, probably because the latest games console has been replaced by socks, while auntie came in third with 22%.<\/p>\n

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Who is the most difficult family member to buy for?<\/b><\/h4>\n

\"Most<\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s always the same from the \u201cI don\u2019t want anything\u201d\u009d dad (well for 55% of you anyway). Same again then dad \u201d\u201c giant Toblerone and socks. Siblings came in second with 33%, while grandparents are just so easy to buy for (only 12% of you find it tough) all those 3-for-2 smellies come in handy don\u2019t they?<\/p>\n

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What are the least popular gifts?<\/h4>\n

\"Least<\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a classic present that no one really wants \u201d\u201c the smelly box set (37% of you hate it). Chocolate came a close second with 33% – as if we aren\u2019t getting fat enough at Christmas. Finally socks were actually the least popular at 30% – they\u2019re just a tad too practical.<\/p>\n

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Person most likely to deviate from the Christmas list?<\/h4>\n

\"Deviate<\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a close call between your auntie (43%) and your mum (39%) \u201d\u201c why don\u2019t they just listen? Partners actually did quite well with only 18% never listening to a word their better half says.<\/p>\n

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Who is the stingiest gift buyer?<\/h4>\n

\"Stingiest\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Remember that time you gave Barbie a short back and sides? Well your sister is still holding a grudge, which is why 48% of you will be receiving Gareth Gates CDs from now until the end of time. Auntie isn\u2019t doing well is she with 29% feeling she\u2019s a bit of a tight-wad. Grandma\u2019s still putting her hand in her purse (only 23% of you have her down as stingy) – \u00a310 was a lot of money in her day you know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve all been there, the anticipation of ripping the wrapping paper off that giant box, is it a PlayStation, an Xbox, a Blu-Ray player? Nope it\u2019s a cheap crockery set from the local discount store \u201d\u201c thanks for that. Christmas Day is stressful enough, without the added pressure of perfecting …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[474],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2738"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2738"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3001,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2738\/revisions\/3001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}