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Survey Finds One in Six Brits Okay with Skipping Gift Wrapping at Christmas

A survey of 2,000 British adults found 29% dislike gift wrapping and 79% struggle to buy for difficult recipients, highlighting varied holiday gift-preparation challenges.

  • A DFS-commissioned OnePoll poll of about 2,000 Christmas celebrators found one in six adults say giving unwrapped Christmas presents is acceptable.
  • Survey respondents reported 29 per cent hate wrapping gifts, and 20 per cent of Gen Z and Millennials find unwrapped presents acceptable versus 8 per cent of adults aged 61–79.
  • In its marketing push, DFS wrapped every sofa in its Derby store and ran a competition for 10 customers to win their sofa free, DFS reported.
  • More than half get sorted early to save money, with 51 per cent doing so and 27 per cent targeting Black Friday, while 12 per cent postpone shopping and 16 per cent buy until Christmas Eve.
  • With many preparing ahead of December 25th, 20 per cent have considered buying new furniture, and 24 per cent rearrange furniture for guests, according to survey responses.
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One in six adults see nothing wrong with giving Christmas presents unwrapped

One in six adults see nothing wrong with giving Christmas presents – without wrapping them.

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Daily Express broke the news in United Kingdom on Friday, November 14, 2025.
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