Rise of Second-hand Christmas Gifts: A Growing Trend for Eco-conscious and Budget-savvy Parents

2023-12-03 20:42:00

So-called “second-hand” products have developed in recent years. With inflation, they are an increasingly popular option for parents for Christmas gifts.

The recent study by Fevad, the e-commerce federation, shows that for 83% of French people, “inflation constitutes the major element likely to have an impact on end-of-year purchases”. As a result, they plan to “spend less”.

Among the options available to them to participate in the pleasure of giving, there is second hand. Or if you want, second-hand products. Still according to this same study, more than one in three (38%) “are thinking of buying second-hand products to give them at Christmas”.

Launch of the toy drive

The French Federation of Childcare Toy Industries (FJP) has fully integrated this development. Last year, it launched the REP (Extended Producer Responsibility) sector. More than 1,500 manufacturers and distributors have signed up.

The goal of the sector: to collect toys that we no longer want. “Nearly 6,000 collection points, permanent or one-off, will be deployed by the end of 2023 by Ecomaison, the eco-organization chosen by the sector”.

“Controlling the end of life of toys”

For Florent Leroux, president of the FJP, “consumers are, rightly, now very sensitive to eco-responsible approaches”. “The implementation of the REP toys constitutes the opportunity to initiate a virtuous circle, to put in place good practices and to control the end of life of toys”, adds Philippe Gueydon, co-president of the Federation of trade specialists in toys. toys and children’s products (FCJPE).

A market worth 12 billion euros

The leading second-hand network with 4 million transactions carried out each year, Easy Cash is well placed to observe the rise of this trend. That of second-hand and reconditioned Christmas shopping. Its site recorded a 22% increase in activity.

“We see that the dynamic around second-hand goods is not weakening during this Christmas period,” comments Anne-Catherine Péchinot, general manager of Easy Cash. “Traffic in our 140 points of sale and our site is constantly increasing.” She explains the dynamism of this market, estimated at 12 billion euros, by “the decline in purchasing power”.

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