Core Facts
- Does Christmas have to be on 25th December?
- If you could save £100s, would you delay Christmas to have an Alternative Christmas?
- 12 million Brits think so, considering shunning tradition to make the most of Boxing Day bargains
Next year could see the beginning of families spending an Alternative Christmas, celebrating Christmas Day on the 27th December to save money, according to research from home phone and
broadband company TalkTalk (
http://www.talktalk.co.uk/).
The survey finds that almost 12 million Brits would happily buy all their presents, decorations and food at rock-bottom prices in the Boxing Day sales, and delay their entire family Christmas celebrations until the 27th December.
Four million people said they would consider such drastic action if it saved their family as little as £100.
15 million of us are already set on waiting until the post-Christmas sales to buy our loved ones a present. In fact a whopping £1.56 billion will be spent on pressies after Christmas.
If you delay your entire Christmas Day, TalkTalk has worked out that the average family could in fact save an estimated £208 each.
Quotes
Mark Schmid, TalkTalk:
"Britons are made to pay hugely inflated prices around Christmas, but this year it seems that millions of us are prepared to buck the trend by buying presents in the sales after Christmas. Delaying the entire Christmas celebration until December 27th might seem extreme, but in these tough times it's a great way of saving money if you're prepared to hang on an extra few days!"
"At TalkTalk you won't find any Christmas price hikes - you'll get the same first-class value and service all year round. You'll also get the flexibility and transparency that Britons are demanding in the credit crunch."
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