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For the moment, on the Girondin field, these figures seem to be confirmed…
For the moment, on the Girondin field, these figures seem to be confirmed. In the easy cash Bordeaux and Mérignac, private retailers did not push themselves to the gate on December 27 and 28. But the situation could be estimated. “People wait until the end of the school holidays to resell their gifts because the family will be gone. We should see a peak in the fall. In addition, there were still people on Monday, December 26. Individuals have sold us old Christmas gifts which have been replaced by new ones,” explains Sonia Kremer Genin, manager of Easy Cash Mérignac.
Taking advantage of the end-of-year festivities to publicize its brand new “opportunity”, the Leclerc of Saint-Medard-en-Jalles launched a communication campaign encouraging those “disappointed with Santa Claus” to resell their gifts to him. This Tuesday, December 27 at noon, a small handful of disappointed got rid of their presents. “We took over this brand new virtual reality headset for 30 euros from a customer. It is worth 50 euros in store. Most people think they will resell their new gifts for new. But this is not the case,” remarks Nicolas Pot, manager of the second-hand division.
Exchange rather than resell
If the “used pole” of the Leclerc of Saint-Médard-en-Jalles is therefore rather calm, the boxes dedicated to exchanges in the cultural space attract more people. “On a batch of exchanges mainly due to duplicates. Monday, December 26, I counted 150 products brought back to the cultural space for around 4,000 euros. The striking fact is that people prefer to exchange rather than be reimbursed in cash”, notes Frédéric Josse, head of the non-food sector.
“Most people think they can resell their new gifts for new. But this is not the case “
Conversely, at the Mollat bookstore, “the fact of exchanging gifts is infinitesimal, it must represent 1% of customers, even at Christmas. There are so many choices with us that it is difficult to make a duplicate. And in general, those who come to exchange their books come on December 26 because it gives them an extra present, ”explains Emmanuelle Robillard, director of the bookstore.