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I will do my best to find each gift second-hand but if I can't, it will be bought new. But I'd estimate around 80 percent of my gifts are second-hand. Stock image of woman shopping.

Perhaps then, this Christmas is the time to move away from the tradition of splurging on new, box-fresh presents and give your loved ones the gift of the past.

In an Oxfam survey last year, 33 percent were going to buy second-hand gifts for Christmas, up from 25 percent in 2021. "This shift is evident on Vinted", Adam Jay, Vinted's marketplace CEO, told AFP.

Practical gifts with fun personalizations are another strong idea for this year. LightFieldStudios 7 great ideas for thoughtful gift giving this Christmas, according to an expert ...

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