Thinking charitably (and what is a gift exchange if not charitable), the other family may have picked out the secondhand gift ...

Traditionally, second-hand Christmas gifts have held a certain level of stigma they didn't deserve – but attitudes are shifting, it's not only become acceptable, but it's now considered cool.

Most of the one in four respondents who plan to give second-hand gifts said they would tell the recipient, with the most popular items revealed as books, toys, jewellery and clothes. Reducing ...

Bursting with customers one afternoon the week before Christmas, a second-hand charity shop in London's Marylebone High Street looked even busier than the upscale retailers surrounding it.

She sets a budget of £80 each while shopping for her children, aged six and four, and said they were very aware the gifts were second-hand and felt proud to be involved. "They learn about ...

Growing up, they would shop at thrift stores and garage sales with their respective parents, which is why the two women are embracing giving away second-hand gifts this holiday season.

Popular in Britain for personal shopping, charity stores and online second-hand retailers are seeing an unlikely surge in interest for Christmas gifts, a time of year often criticised for ...

Popular in Britain for personal shopping, charity stores and online second-hand retailers are seeing an unlikely surge in interest for Christmas gifts, a time of year often criticised for promoting ...