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Friday, October 30

Parent Pulse

Holiday Spending Check

10 questions · 4 min · Open through Dec 15

Early results · 16 responses

Your total holiday gift budget per kid

  • $350–$49927%

No editors' prediction was recorded before this survey opened.

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  1. Do you give holiday gifts to your own kids this season?

    • Yes94%

  2. How many of your own kids are you buying for?

    • 247%
    • 4 or more33%
    • 120%

  3. Age of your youngest kid you're buying for

    • 6–847%
    • 3–520%

  4. Your total holiday gift budget per kid

    • $350–$49927%
    • Not sure27%

  5. Compared with last year, you'll spend…

    • About the same47%
    • Less40%

  6. Where will you do most of your holiday shopping?

    • Amazon93%
    • Walmart60%
    • Target53%

  7. How far along is your holiday shopping?

    • Haven't started40%
    • Have ideas, haven't bought33%
    • About halfway27%

  8. About how many gifts per kid?

    • 3–550%
    • 6–1033%

  9. Experiences or things?

    • Mostly things73%
    • About half and half27%

  10. What's at the top of your youngest kid's wish list?

    • Toys40%
    • Money or gift cards20%
    • Not sure20%
Poll of the day

Last poll's results · Early results · 7 votes

Are you spending more, less, or about the same on kids’ gifts as last year?

  • About the same71%
  • Less, things are tight14%
  • Less, we’re doing fewer, better gifts14%
See all results, including 1 more answer: Are you spending more, less, or about the same on kids’ gifts as last year?See past polls

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