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10.12.2015
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30% of participants of the game to save money, says research.
Options include handmade gifts and combined prices.
Application helps draw on secret friend (Photo: Playback EPTV)
Secret Santa is an option some people to save on Christmas presents (Photo: Playback EPTV)
Among the people who participate in secret friend to play at Christmas time, 30.6% say they will get in the game, whether between co-workers, friends or family, with the justification to save money, according to research Protection Service Credit (SPC Brazil) and the National Confederation of Shopkeepers (CNDL).
"The secret friend, or hidden friend, as it is also known, is a great opportunity to circumvent the effects of the economic crisis and save without giving up the act of giving, since it is common to set a limit to the amount to be spent," says financial educator SPC Brazil, José Vignoli.
"In addition, the collective socializing solve the obligation of having to give several people since each charge is only one participant and, in the end, no one is without this."
The traditional and best-known secret friend model works with a draw among a group of people and each must buy a gift for the person who took whose identity is revealed only on the day of gift-giving. But there are different options that can be a good choice for those who want to save.
See below 7 Secret Santa styles to spend less on Christmas presents:
Symbolic value
To join the fun, the group stipulates the maximum price that may be present, with a nominal value of up to R $ 10, for example. Members need to use creativity as a gift without blowing the combined cost.
Process of making the pie of the candidates (Photo: Glauco Araśjo / G1)
Friends can exchange dishes on Christmas joke (Photo: Glauco Araśjo / G1)
Dishes and treats
One option for secret friend is to exchange chocolates and other delicacies. Valley including pies, cookies and cakes made by the person.
This combined
The idea is that the group matches what will be the gift that everyone will receive: calendars, books, CDs or DVDs, bottles, mugs, slippers, jewelry and ties, or any other item that people want. The important thing is that everyone wins the same utensil, albeit in different models.
Duet karaoke
This option is for groups of friends or family who love to sing. The exchange can take place at home or in a karaoke, and the idea is that each choose a song to sing with her secret friend.
Newsstand friend, pharmacy, supermarket ...
Before drawing, the Group combines in what kind of establishment the gift should be purchased. If the hit is newsstand, for example, should all buy gifts just in this kind of trade.
Maria produces in a studio, which is in the comfort of your own home (Photo: Playback / TEM TV)
Do it yourself
After giving away the secret friend, each person must make the gift which will offer - may be a handmade item, such as decorated ornaments or utensils, to some special dish for those who like to cook. For those who do not have many talents manual, it resort to simple items at craft stores.
Messaging
Instead of objects, the secret friends can gift with messages, letters, notes or exciting or funny stories.
Source: G1
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