A quarter of citizens buy New Year's gifts only on the eve of the holiday

The results of the study arecited by RIA Novosti.

Basically, those who buy gifts in advance do so because there are no queues - 48%, and 39% simply do not want to postpone everything until the last day.

38% are confident that with an early purchase they will be able to choose from a wider range of products. 27% are simply not ready to spend a large amount in one go. 19% also believe that the earlier they start buying gifts, the more they will be able to save on them, since stores may raise prices before the holiday.

54% of citizens want to make a gift with their own hands. 46% do not intend to do this.

44% of respondents admitted that they almost never received useless gifts. 26% receive them occasionally and 21% regularly.

Earlier, Moscow residents called socks the worst New Year gift. They would rather receive a trip as a gift.

At the same time, 51% of Russians are not ready to spend more than 5 thousand rubles on New Year's gifts.