In a series of studies that will soon be published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology, we found that people overestimate the negative consequences of sending a late gift. Why do people tend to ...

In a series of studies that will soon be published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology, we found that people overestimate the negative consequences of sending a late gift. Why do people tend to ...

In a series of studies that will soon be published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology, we found that people overestimate the negative consequences of sending a late gift. Why do people tend to ...

More than half of Americans say that gift-giving stresses them out. Concerns about on-time delivery are so common that people share holiday deadlines for each shipping service. And in the event that ...

More than half of Americans say that gift-giving stresses them out. Concerns about on-time delivery are so common that people share holiday deadlines for each shipping service. And in the event that ...

Researchers found that recipients aren't nearly as upset about getting a late gift as givers assume they will be. "Go ahead and send that late gift, because it doesn't seem to bother most people ...

But that's not how gift recipients perceived a late gift, Haltman said. "They didn't see a late gift as signaling a lack of care. They were more forgiving than those giving late gifts thought they ...

We’ve all been here before: you have a gift to give but the gift is going to be late. What should you do? Some might opt not to bother even giving the gift out of shame or embarrassment.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- It can feel like a shameful moment, bracing yourself to hand over a Christmas or birthday gift that’s days or months overdue for one reason or another. But ...

We found that this mismatch also applies to beliefs about the importance of timing. Many people worry that a late gift will signal that they don’t care about the recipient. They then fear their ...