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But half of us will give to charity, too

- BY NADA FARHOUD Consumer Features Editor nada.farhoud@mirror.co.uk @nadafarhou­d

pick the TV viewing for Christmas Day. John Coventry, of GoFundMe, which BRITS will waste £1.4billion this commission­ed the study, said: “Us Brits Christmas on presents that will are a generous bunch. never be used, according to research. “This Christmas, alongside those

More than half of us get gifts we will perfect gifts, it might be great to put not even remove from the packaging. something aside for the charities.”

From underwear to gadgets like While the average Brit is planning foot spas, each of us will receive, to spend £113.20 on gifts for on average, three unwanted friends and family, more than presents worth £26 each. half said they were also planning

The study shows 80% prefer on giving cash to charity. to give than receive and 34% say Homeless charities came out on the best present they could have UNUSED Foot spa top with nearly half of those is someone cooking Christmas asked saying that is where they lunch for them. A kind-hearted 15% would donate, while 42% plan to help would rather loved ones donated to good causes for children and the elderly. charity than buy a gift and the same number said they would be happy to just Kim and Kanye inside the plane, pictured above KIM Kardashian and Kanye West have been blasted for hiring a Boeing 747 jumbo to fly six people – including their personal trainer. Reality star Kim, 38, shared a video tour online of the plane’s bedrooms and her husband’s “floating office”. Fans criticised the environmen­tal impact of the trip – to an unknown destinatio­n – dubbing it “obnoxious and unnecessar­y”. Jumbo jets can carry 660 passengers. A bedroom in the 747

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