Don’t Sweat the Father’s Day Gift: Cash is What American Men Want

niceuser — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 13:45:20 +0000

If you’ve left it late for Father’s Day this year, we’re about to make your day. Don’t worry about shipping deadlines or desperately trying to find something you can get delivered last minute. According to the findings of a recent study, cash is the single most popular choice of gift for men in the USA.

Dealdrop polled 3,001 people in the USA to ask them, “when receiving a gift, which of the following would you rather have.”

Given a choice of cash, gift cards, a surprise gift, a specific item requested or something else entirely, cash topped the list!

The USA’s preferred gifts:

And cash is a more prevalent preference amongst men

If we segment by gender here and look just at the men, cash is the top gift by quite some way with a huge 34% stating the money is what they’d rather have, followed by a surprise (29%).

If Dad is in the 35 to 44 age bracket, there’s a 40% chance his preference is the money anyhow, according to the DealDrop survey. Men in this age group were the most likely group to opt for the dollars!

But maybe pass on the gift cards…

The study also found that you might want to skip the gift card option.

While a gift card is the preferred choice of just 16% of men. And there’s a decent chance any gift card might end up on eBay anyway!

In December 2020, the study found, there were over 40,000 searches in Google USA implying a user wanting to offload an unwanted gift card.

So if you left it last minute, don’t sweat it. It’s a pretty safe bet that money in a card is going to be pretty well received.

Notes to Editors

We surveyed 3,001 people in the USA using Google Surveys between 18th March and 14th April

For search popularity figures, we conducted a keyword analysis using KWFinder. We started with a list of the top 100 retailers in the USA and, based on their brand keyword search data from kwfinder.com, narrowed this down to the top 50 by search popularity

If you’d like to see any more data from this piece or request any further comment, please contact hello@dealdrop.com

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Expert Shares Tips for Helping Children Overcome the Loss of a Pet

niceuser — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 13:24:04 +0000

CHICAGO, US, 31st July 2023 – Recent grief statistics have revealed that 46% of people across the world have experienced the death of a pet. For many, the loss of a beloved animal can be their first experience of bereavement.

Grief experts at Medium Britta have shared their five top tips on helping children to overcome the loss of a pet.

1. Talk Openly About What Happened

By the age of 8 or 9, most children understand the finality of death. So having an honest and frank discussion with children is likely a sensible approach. Below this age, parents will have beliefs or an agreement about what they tell their children in the event of a bereavement

2. Involve the Child in What Happens Next with Their Pet

It is advised to involve children, if they are old enough, in discussions around whether they should be buried or cremated and where the ashes should be spread.

3. Discuss Creating Some sort of Memorial

Planting a tree in the garden or having a small plaque put onto a tree is a great way to remember a pet. Printing a favourite photo and framing it in the house is an option. Children may also like to create a scrapbook. Children may have their own ideas on how they would like to remember their pet.

4. Be Patient

The loss of a pet can be incredibly difficult, but for children in particular, especially if it’s their first experience of grief, it can be incredibly challenging. It can take weeks or even months for a child to feel ok about what has happened and parents are urged to be patient with them.

5. Continue to Talk Openly

It’s really important for children to know that even though the loss of a pet hurts, they will always have the memories made with that pet. Talking about happy memories with the pet can be helpful after the initial shock of the loss has subsided.

The timing of finding a new pet can be difficult, particularly when children are involved.

A spokesperson for mediumbritta.com said: “There’s never a perfect time here. It’s not a simple answer. Allow enough time to pass so the shock has subsided and so your child doesn’t feel the new pet is a replacement for the lost pet.

“Explain that you can never replace your old pet, but that you have so much love to give to pets that there may come a time to welcome a new one. Ultimately, involve your children in the decision both in terms of what type of pet and the timing.”

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