Answer: Re-gift Christmas presents
Clues: “Give” and “Again”
BadCredit.org surveyed 3,000 people to estimate the value of America’s regifting economy. It turns out it’s pretty significant: at $11 billion for the whole country, with 43% of Americans admitting to regifting or reselling unwanted presents.
Wisconsin’s regifting economy also turns out to be substantial – 37% of Wisconsinites say they plan on profiting from gifts received this holiday season. This means that Wisconsin’s regifting/reselling economy is worth $176,660,712! The survey also found that 71% know immediately when opening a gift that they will never, ever use or wear it. Interestingly, 38% of Wisconsinites think it is morally wrong to sell or regift a present they’ve received. And nearly half have felt regret or guilt after regifting or reselling a present – maybe it was from someone special, and they felt they were defrauding them somehow.
The survey also revealed that an unfortunate 48% have been caught regifting or selling a present.
The top 10 regifting states (by percentage of regifters and size of regifting economy) are:
- Rhode Island (83%; $74,443,219)
- Nevada (59%; $154,587,138)
- New York (56%; $886,249,898)
- Arizona (54%; $324,811,122)
- Utah (53%; $147,483,264)
- Louisiana (52%; $192,416,145)
- Maryland (52; $259,508,823)
- Massachusetts (51%; $291,977,877)
- Wyoming (50%; $23,803,243)
- Georgia (45%; $407,946,082)