This statistic shows the reasons for not using gift cards to their full value among consumers in Canada as of July 2015, by age group. During the survey, 14 percent of respondents aged 35 to 54 years cited forgetting to bring the right gift card when shopping as one of the reasons why they had not used gift cards to their fullest value.
Reasons for not using gift cards to their full value among consumers in Canada as of July 2015, by age group
Characteristic
18 to 34 years
35 to 54 years
55 years and older
None - I always use my gift cards to their fullest value
36%
58%
63%
I forget how much money is left to spend if the total amount is not all used at once
37%
20%
14%
I forget to bring the right gift card when shopping
24%
14%
9%
Other
7%
9%
13%
I misplace them
15%
7%
4%
It's inconvenient to carry gift cards in my wallet
10%
7%
5%
I have too many cards to carry in my wallet at one time
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Ipsos. (August 12, 2015). Reasons for not using gift cards to their full value among consumers in Canada as of July 2015, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/458865/reasons-for-not-using-gift-cards-to-their-full-value-by-age-group-canada/
Ipsos. "Reasons for not using gift cards to their full value among consumers in Canada as of July 2015, by age group." Chart. August 12, 2015. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/458865/reasons-for-not-using-gift-cards-to-their-full-value-by-age-group-canada/
Ipsos. (2015). Reasons for not using gift cards to their full value among consumers in Canada as of July 2015, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/458865/reasons-for-not-using-gift-cards-to-their-full-value-by-age-group-canada/
Ipsos. "Reasons for Not Using Gift Cards to Their Full Value among Consumers in Canada as of July 2015, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Aug 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/458865/reasons-for-not-using-gift-cards-to-their-full-value-by-age-group-canada/
Ipsos, Reasons for not using gift cards to their full value among consumers in Canada as of July 2015, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/458865/reasons-for-not-using-gift-cards-to-their-full-value-by-age-group-canada/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Reasons for not using gift cards to their full value among consumers in Canada as of July 2015, by age group [Graph], Ipsos, August 12, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/458865/reasons-for-not-using-gift-cards-to-their-full-value-by-age-group-canada/