Families and friends from all over the world give presents to one another at Christmas. And whether “he” is referred to as Santa (United Sates), Father Christmas (UK), Pere Noel (France) or St. Nicholas (Greece) many children all over the world are anxiously awaiting his delivery of christmas presents under their tree.
Here are some interesting Christmas statistics according to Venere Travel:
- 1 in 10 – The number of the presents received that will be broken by the New Year
- 7 in 10 – The number of dogs that get Christmas gifts from their owners
- 33 – The average amount spent per person on last-minute purchases
- 25 – The percentage time spent in queues when Christmas shopping
- 832 – The number of homes Santa visits every second to deliver all his presents
- 5340 – Average number of times Visa Cards are used every minute during Christmas tim
For many of the gift giver’s, this is a stressful time to come up with ideas and find the time to shop. For you last minute shoppers who may be dashing around from store to store or website to website we have some holiday gift ideas for you! On “Black Friday” we posted our 2nd Annual Holiday Podcast show that discussed many great Assistive Technology gift ideas. If you are like most people who didn’t get your shopping all completed back in November and are still trying to finish your list, we present you the gift of holiday gift idea suggestions from our staff to help you compile that last minute list. For all these great gift giving ideas you can listen to our podcast here.
We hope our suggestions will give you some great ideas to finish up and allow you to start to enjoying the holiday season. For those of you who are at the end of your rope with the commercialism of the holiday. We leave you with a few quotes to hopefully help your perspective or give you a little chuckle.
“As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded by December’s bad weather, it is good to be reminded that there are people in our lives who are worth this aggravation, and people to whom we are worth the same.” – Donald E. Westlake, crime fiction writer
“Three phrases that sum up Christmas are: Peace on Earth, Goodwill to Men, and Batteries not Included”. – English Proverb
Happy Shopping!
