Ikhono lezingane lokudideka lilahlekelwa ngamanye amandla azo ngobusuku obandulela uKhisimusi njengoba izindleko zokuphila zikhuphuka, kusho uchwepheshe.
UMelissa Symonds, umqondisi womhlaziyi wamathoyizi wase-UK, i-NPD, uthe abazali bayashintsha imikhuba yabo yokuthenga ukuze baqede ukuthenga izinto ezishibhile.
Uthe “inketho engcono kakhulu” yomthengisi kwakungamathoyizi angama-£20 kuye kwangama-£50, anele ukuhlala sonke isikhathi samaholide.
Ukuthengiswa kwamathoyizi ase-UK kwehle ngo-5% ezinyangeni eziyisishiyagalolunye zokuqala zonyaka uma kuqhathaniswa nesikhathi esifanayo ngonyaka odlule, ukuhlaziya kwe-NPD kubonisiwe.
“Abazali sebenamandla okukwazi ukudideka futhi bathi cha emananini aphansi, kodwa futhi abagxili kakhulu emananini aphezulu,” kusho uNksz Symonds.
Uthe imindeni iphokophele “endaweni emnandi” naphezu kokusetshenziswa okujwayelekile kuka-£100 kumathoyizi ezingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka eyi-10 ngesikhathi sikaKhisimusi.
Abathengisi banethemba lokuthi iholidi likaKhisimusi lizothuthukisa ukuthengiswa naphezu kwezibikezelo zokwehla noma ukuwa kokuthengisa. KuyiSonto, okusho ukuthi banesonto lonke lokuthenga phambi kwabo - isonto lokugcina lokuvuna ngo-2016.
I-Toy Retailers Association ithe iyazi ngengcindezi imindeni ebhekene nayo ngesikhathi ikhipha “amathoyizi aphuphile” angu-12 ngaphambi kukaKhisimusi. Kodwa-ke, abantu basavame ukusebenzisa imali ezinganeni zabo ngezinsuku zokuzalwa noKhisimusi kuqala, ngakho-ke bakhetha amathoyizi ngamanani ahlukene.
"Izingane zinenhlanhla ngokubekwa phambili," kusho u-Amy Hill, umqoqi wamathoyizi omele inhlangano. “Ingxenye yohlu lwabangu-12 ingaphansi kuka-£30 nokuyinto enengqondo.
Isilinganiso senani lamathoyizi avelele ayishumi nambili, okuhlanganisa nengulube ethambile eyazala imidlwane emithathu, yayingaphansi kuka-£35. Lokhu kungu-£1 nje ngaphansi kwesilinganiso sangonyaka odlule, kodwa cishe u-£10 ngaphansi kweminyaka emibili edlule.
Emakethe, amathoyizi abiza ngaphansi kuka-£10 ngokwesilinganiso unyaka wonke kanye no-£13 ngoKhisimusi.
UNksz Hill uthe imboni yamathoyizi ayidingi izindleko eziphakeme kunokudla.
Phakathi kwalabo abakhathazeke ngokucindezeleka ngokwezimali ngesikhathi besohambeni kukhona uCarey, ongakwazi ukusebenza esalinde ukuhlinzwa.
"UKhisimusi wami uzogcwala icala," oneminyaka engu-47 ubudala utshele i-BBC. “Ngiyesaba ngokuphelele.”
“Ngibheka izinketho ezishibhile zayo yonke into. Angikwazi ukukhokhela indodakazi yami encane njengesipho esikhulu ukuze ngikwazi ukusihlanganisa.
Uthe ululeka izihlobo ukuthi zithengele indodakazi yakhe izinto zokugeza nezinto ezisebenzayo njengezipho.
Inhlangano esiza izingane iBarnardo's ithe ucwaningo lwayo luthole ukuthi cishe uhhafu wabazali bezingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka engu-18 balindele ukuchitha imali encane bethenga izipho, ukudla neziphuzo kunaseminyakeni edlule.
Inkampani yezezimali i-Barclaycard ibikezela ukuthi abathengi bazogubha “ngokulinganisela” kulo nyaka. Uthe lokho kuzohlanganisa nokuthengwa kwezipho ezingamasekeni kanye nokubekela imizi imikhawulo yokusebenzisa ukuze ilawule indlela ezisebenzisa ngayo.
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Isikhathi sokuthumela: Nov-09-2022
