Simple Gifts Favored Over Over Overpackaged
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Researchers from Beijing Technology and Business University examined how people felt about overpackaged gifts.
Study involved people being asked to rate their feelings towards a gift after being shown it in three types of packaging overpackaging, regular packaging and no packaging.
Analysis revealed that people giving a gift tend to prefer overpacking, believing it shows they are being thoughtful.
But recipients tend to favour simple packaging, viewing extravagance as thoughtless.
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