Dag Holtan only buys used Christmas presents. Photo: Hans-Olav Landsverk / news At the second-hand shop in Ålesund, Dag Holten studies a glass carafe carefully for a stamp. He is looking for designer glass and knows that there are many treasures to be found. – I have already bought a lot of Christmas presents here. Everyone I give a gift to gets used, says Holten. He has already secured two collectibles for his sister-in-law and knows that she will be happy. OK with second-hand gifts More than half of Norwegians, 52 per cent, had been satisfied or very satisfied with receiving second-hand gifts for Christmas. A new survey carried out by Norstat for news suggests so. To the same question last year, 45 percent answered the same. Would you be happy to receive used Christmas gifts? ? Yes, sure! ? Ugh, no, then I would have been disappointed ? Christmas presents are a bit of nonsense anyway ? Show result Not everyone is excited The survey also shows that those who earn the least are the least opposed to getting something used under the tree this year. In households with less than 300,000 in income, 61 per cent were satisfied or very satisfied with receiving used gifts. 9 percent had become dissatisfied or very dissatisfied. Of those who live in households with over 1.2 million in income, 15 per cent had been dissatisfied with used gifts and 48 per cent had been happy about it. Max Mordal (9) and Leo Bolme (11) want peace on earth, an end to poverty and a telephone for Christmas. Photo: Webjørn S. Espeland / news – Let go of the “bullshit” Young Max Mordal and Leo Bolme sell for the Fræna scout club in Elnesvågen. They are almost surprisingly positive about receiving used gifts. – I think used is very good. I use a lot of reuse, says Max (9). He is supported by Leo (11), who says that he wants a phone for Christmas. – Could you imagine an iPhone 3 from 2009 then? – Maybe not iPhone, but Samsung would have done well! says the eleven-year-old and adds: – Is it so dangerous if the gift is used? No, it isn’t. Then don’t let me use up our nature on “bullshit”. Hanne Blindheim has nothing against getting used gifts. Often what you can buy is used, almost like new, he believes. Photo: Hans-Olav Landsverk / news – Used is almost new Hanne Blindheim is shopping at the Moa shopping center in Ålesund. Today she buys new, but she has given away used gifts in the past. You can easily find him on websites such as Finn.no, Tise or hall groups on Facebook. – Most everything on the second-hand market is perfectly fine. Maybe it was used once or twice or wasn’t open at all, says Blindheim. She has nothing against getting used presents under the Christmas tree herself. Non-odorous clothes Linn Therese Dimmen has just started a shop in Ålesund where customers rent a stand for their clothes, which she sells. Photo: Malin Kjellstadli Korsnes / news Linn Therese Dimmen has just started a second-hand shop with clothes and interiors in Ålesund. All age groups visit the shop, but she finds that young people in particular have understood that it is trendy to buy used. – The young people show the way. They know we have to buy used, but older people are coming after us, says Dimmen. She also believes that people have changed their view of what a second-hand purchase is. There are no goods that would otherwise have gone in the bin and there are no smelly clothes.
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Half of Norwegians had been satisfied with getting used Christmas presents – news Møre og Romsdal – Local news, TV and radio
