Shopping culture 'changes with the credit crunch'

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Shopping culture 'changes with the credit crunch'

Mon 23rd Mar 2009

The credit crunch is changing the way people in the UK think about shopping and the sort of items they buy, according to a poll published recently.

Abbey Credit Cards, which conducted the survey, found that "shabby chic" is now in vogue amongst UK shoppers, with 31 per cent of respondents saying they are prepared to traipse round car boot sales on a Sunday morning in search of the best bargains.

More than one-third of shoppers said they now check the price of an item in at least five shops before buying it and two-fifths of those surveyed claimed they now visit charity shops.

Abbey Credit Cards added: "Britons also appear to have lost their traditional reticence when it comes to disputing the price of goods, with four out of ten happy to haggle over the price of a purchase."

Recently, the Sunday Mirror reported that many people are beginning to swap money saving tips and voucher codes with colleagues at work.

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