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A Giving Machine is a specialized vending machine that allows people to donate various items to select nonprofit organizations. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The vending machines are put up in public areas throughout the world during the Christmas and holiday season by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
An estimated $3.4 billion was spent on unwanted Christmas gifts in the United States in 2017 [15] and $10.1 billion in 2024 [16].The day after Christmas is typically the busiest day for returns in countries with large Christmas gift giving traditions.
A white elephant gift exchange, [1] Yankee swap [2] or Dirty Santa [3] [nb 1] is a party game where amusing and impractical gifts are exchanged during Christmas festivities. The goal of a white elephant gift exchange is to entertain party-goers rather than to give or acquire a genuinely valuable or highly sought-after item. [3]
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In the United Kingdom, chocolate coins mimic the design of real money; they are traditionally bought around Christmas and are used to decorate the Christmas tree and to fill the stockings of children. When children visit a friend or relative they are allowed to find and take chocolates from the tree as a treat.
Alternative giving is a form of gift giving in which the giver makes a donation to a charitable organization on the gift recipient's behalf, rather than giving them an item. The idea of giving something to one person by paying another was applied by Benjamin Franklin as a "trick ... for doing a deal of good with a little money", which came to ...
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The SPUG was established in response to what the women perceived to be unnecessary Christmas-related materialism, as well as the era’s custom of employees giving gifts to bosses and higher-ups in exchange for workplace favours. [4] Frequently the gifts given were expensive, costing up to two weeks’ worth of wages. [3]