Gift cards: reasons for not using Canada 2015 | Statista

This statistic shows the reasons for not using gift cards to their full value among consumers in Canada as of July 2015. During the survey, 15 percent of the respondents 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

Characteristic	Share of respondents
None - I always use my gift cards to their fullest value	54%
I forget how much money is left to spend if the total amount is not all used at once	23%
I forget to bring the right gift card when shopping	15%
I misplace them	8%
It's inconvenient to carry gift cards in my wallet	7%
I have too many cards to carry in my wallet at one time	7%
Other	10%

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Release date

August 2015

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

July 9 to 14, 2015

Number of respondents

2,024 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online panel

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