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WE'RE GETTING TO THE FINAL DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS.... WHEN MANY OF US ARE RUSHING OUT TO FIND LAST MINUTE GIFTS. — WE'RE GETTING TO THE FINAL DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS.... WHEN MANY OF US ARE RUSHING OUT TO FIND LAST MINUTE GIFTS.

BEFORE YOU DO, YOU MAY WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE MOST UNWANTED HOLIDAY GIFTS... THAT COULD SOON END UP IN THE RETURN LINE.

SO MANY ITEMS LOOK LIKE GREAT GIFTS WHEN YOU ARE STROLLING MALL STORES AND KIOSKS IN DECEMBER

BUT A FEW WEEKS LATER, THEY END UP IN THE RETURN LINE, UNWANTED BY THE RECIPIENT.

SURVEYS BY THE RETAIL SITE FINDER.CON AND THE RESALE CHAIN ACORNS SAY THE MOST RETURNED GIFTS INCLUDE:

Board Games

Toiletries and fragrances

Celebrity cook books

Celebrity autobiographies

Slippers

Christmas sweaters

Fitness DVDs, and

Selfie sticks

THAT'S NOT TO SAY YOUR LOVED ONE WONT APPRECIATE A CHRISTMAS SWEATER....ITS JUST THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD PREFER SOMETHING ELSE.

AND FROM THE DOESN'T THAT STINK FILE....THE FACT THAT SOME PEOPLE LOVE LIQUOR AS A GIFT...AND OTHERS HATE IT.

TRY TO FIGURE THAT OUT AND YOU MAY SAY DOESN'T THAT STINK?

CONSUMER REPORTS MAGAZINE SAYS HARD LIQUOR IS THE MOST UNWANTED GIFT.

BUT YOU MIGHT BE ASKING WHAT ARE THEY DRINKING? MANY PEOPLE WOULD LOVE A BOTTLE OF VODKA OR SCOTCH ON CHRISTMAS EVE (JOHN ON CAM)

THE STRESS OVER FINDING A GIFT THAT WILL BE APPRECIATED IS ONE REASON WHY GIFT CARDS ARE SO POPULAR.

JUST MAKE SURE IT'S TO A STORE THEY LIKE, SO YOU DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY.

JOHN MATARESE FOX 47 NEWS.