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Britons Wise Up To Getting Value Out Of Unwanted Gifts

Swapping to take over post-Christmas second-hand sales

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PRLog (Press Release) - Dec 13, 2007 -
London –  UK shoppers turning to the internet for Christmas purchases of DVDs, CDs, computer games and books may not consider the burden of returning unwanted presents, according to Hitflip.co.uk, a UK swapping site.

Many online sites will accept a return only if the goods are unopened and accompanied by an original invoice. Failing that, Britons selling unwanted presents on second-hand online commerce sites are risking losing up to 50 per cent of the value of their gift.

Hitflip.co.uk has seen huge spikes in swaps over the post-Christmas and New Year periods in the past couple of years and expects numbers to increase further this year.

The international site saw a 50 per cent rise in items swapped post-Christmas in 2005 and an even greater 73 per cent increase following the gift-giving period last year.

“Exchanging items online is never easy and selling items tends to result in a dramatic drop in price from the original value. We believe that swapping offers an easy, effective and fair solution to those present problems.” says Joanna Wilson, Marketing Manager, Hitflip.

With more than 3,000 books, 2,000 computer games, 4,000 CDs and 5,000 DVDs available to swap at any given time, Hitflip is a great way to find the alternatives to the not-so-suitable Christmas presents.

Joining Hitflip is easy and takes less than 30 seconds. There is no subscription required and users pay only 79p per transfer, which protects them against fraud and damaged media.


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About Hitflip
Hitflip (www.hitflip.co.uk) is an online, peer-to-peer swapping site for the exchange of DVDs, music CDs, games, books and audio books. Founded in 2005 in Germany, it currently boasts more than 200,000 users offering to exchange 125,000 different DVDs, 20,000 audio books and plays, more than 40,000 games, 65,000 books and 85,000 music CDs.

Press contacts:
Zuzanna Pasierbinska-Wilson/Emma Bakker
Tel. 02074946595
zuzanna@custardpr.com and emma@custardpr.com
www.custardpr.com

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Website:http://www.hitflip.co.uk
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:London, W1F 7TA
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