How Much of The $21 Billion In Unspent Gift Cards Do You Own
When you’re not sure of what to gift someone because you’re not sure about their taste or likes, you resort the the easy solution, gift cards!
Gift cards are great because they’re easy to carry with you, just in case you happen to be shopping at that store or eating at that restaurant, you can just whip it out and use!
Apparently not everyone is doing this though! People usually forget they have them and don’t use them, despite visiting that store or restaurant multiple times. Millions of them go unused each year and if you combine their values together, it’s estimated to be in the billions!
A survey found that two-thirds of Americans have at least one unspent gift card stored in a pocket of theirs, a drawer, wallet, or purse! About half mentioned they actually lose the gift card before even having the chance to use it!
There is as much as $21 billion dollars worth of unspent money in those unused and lost gift cards. In the survey done, majority of the people who were polled said their unredeemed cards were under the value of $200.
Do you have any unused gift cards? And how much are the values on them? Chances are you’re contributing to the $21 Billion dollars in unspent gift cards!
We have more on this story and others in today’s edition of A Few Things You Should Know!
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Eight Things an "Average" American Does
Average American Eats 46 Slices Of Pizza A Year
If you eat 46 slices of pizza a year, you’re definitely considered average! If you break it down, it’s about four slices a month. 75% of those polled said they eat less pizza than that, making them below average!
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Read 12 to 13 Books A Year
If you read 12 to 13 books a year, you’re considered average. Although 47% say they read more books than that! So basically half of Americans are reading more than one book a month!
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Eat 12.7 Pounds of Ice Cream
This one seems kind of hard. Yet we all know how much ice cream is loved by Americans! If you break it down, that’s about a pint of ice cream a month. When you look at it that way, it doesn’t seem that much. 91% of people said they eat less.
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Gets Only Two Pieces of Actual Mail a Month
This does not count bills, junk mail, and packages. The average person only gets two a month. 60% say they don’t get that much!
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Spend 51 Minutes Driving Per Day
If you spend 51 minutes per day driving, you’re considered average. But that also means you drive a lot because 76% of people polled said they don’t even drive that much.
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Spends About $438 a Month For Groceries
The average American spends about $438 a month on groceries. 46% said they spend more while about 54% said they spend less.
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Uses The Bathroom Seven Times A Day
This may seem a lot but if you actually count, it may be more, making you above average. 41% say they actually go MORE than that.
Watch 1,500 Hours of TV a Year
If broken down, that’s about four hours a day. The results were split on this. 45% say they watch more than that, which is believable when you binge watch shows. 55% said they watch less than that a year.
