Many people prefer a voucher or a donation to charity. Photo / Thinkstock
You may want to ask cousins and uncles for cash as a present this Christmas because apparently they're the worst at buying gifts.
A third of Kiwis got unwanted gifts last year - and many say they would prefer a voucher, a "practical" gift or a donation to a charity.
The survey of 1000 people by Unicef gives an insight into what New Zealanders really want for Christmas.
The biggest shopping worries included finding the right gifts, costs and overcrowded shops, while about a third said it was difficult to find the perfect present for their partner.
But if you're expecting to get gifts from colleagues, your cousins or uncles then you might have cause to worry - 38 per cent and 17 per cent of New Zealanders respectively said they were the most likely to give bad gifts.
