According to a bank (AIB), we are spending €7million an hour today on Christmas shopping and tomorrow Christmas Eve is the only day of the year men spend more on  shopping than women. Henry McKean hit the streets to experience the last minute Christmas shopping nightmare.

Why men leave it to the last minute to do their Christmas shopping

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What exactly is ‘microfeminism’?

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This professor has been recording his entire life

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What does ‘We must meet soon’ mean?

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Why men leave it to the last minute to do their Christmas shopping

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