Ukukwazi kwabantwana ukubhideka kuphulukana namandla athile malunga noBusuku bangaphambi kweKrisimesi njengoko iindleko zokuphila zinyuka, ingcali ithi.
UMelissa Symonds, umlawuli we-UK toy umhlalutyi we-NPD, uthe abazali bayayitshintsha imikhwa yabo yokuthenga ukuphelisa ukuthengwa kwexabiso eliphantsi.
Uthe “eyona ndlela ilungileyo” yomthengisi yayiyi-£20 ukuya kwii-£50 zokudlala, ezaneleyo ukuba zihlale lonke ixesha leholide.
Ukuthengiswa kwamathoyizi e-UK kwehle nge-5% kwiinyanga ezilithoba zokuqala zonyaka xa kuthelekiswa nexesha elifanayo kunyaka ophelileyo, uhlalutyo lwe-NPD lubonise.
“Abazali baye bomelela kubuchule babo bokubhideka bathi hayi kwixabiso eliphantsi, kodwa nabo abamiselwanga kakhulu kwixabiso eliphezulu,” utshilo uNksz Symonds.
Uthe iintsapho zisiya “kwindawo emnandi” ngaphandle kwenkcitho eqhelekileyo ye-100 yeedola kwizinto zokudlala zabantwana abangaphantsi kweminyaka eli-10 ngexesha leKrisimesi.
Abathengisi banethemba lokuba iholide yeKrisimesi iya kukhulisa ukuthengisa ngaphandle kweengqikelelo zokucotha okanye ukuwa kwentengiso. KungeCawe, into ethetha ukuba baneveki yonke yokuthenga phambi kwabo – iveki yokugqibela yokuvuna ngo-2016.
I-Toy Retailers Association yathi iyazi malunga noxinzelelo lwezezimali kwiintsapho ezijongene nazo xa ikhupha "iithoyi zamaphupha" ezili-12 kwiKrisimesi. Nangona kunjalo, abantu basadla ngokuchitha imali kubantwana babo ngemihla yokuzalwa kunye neKrisimesi kuqala, ngoko ke bakhetha izinto zokudlala ngamaxabiso ahlukeneyo.
“Abantwana banethamsanqa lokuba babekwe kuqala,” utshilo uAmy Hill, umqokeleli wamathoyizi omele umbutho. “Isiqingatha soluhlu lwe-12 singaphantsi kwe-£ 30 kwaye kufanelekile.
I-avareji yexabiso leshumi elinesibini lezinto zokudlala ezibalaseleyo, kuquka ihagu ephaphazelayo eyazala amantshontsho amathathu, yayingaphantsi kwe-£35. Le yi-£1 engaphantsi komndilili wonyaka ophelileyo, kodwa phantse i-£10 ngaphantsi kweminyaka emibini edlulileyo.
Kwimarike, iithoyi zibiza ngaphantsi kwe-£10 ngokwe-avareji unyaka wonke kunye ne-£13 ngeKrisimesi.
UNksz Hill uthe ishishini lokudlala alifuni xabiso liphezulu kunokutya.
Phakathi kwabo baxhalabele uxinezeleko lwemali ngoxa besekhefini nguCarey, ongakwaziyo ukusebenza ngoxa elindele utyando.
“IKrisimesi yam iza kuzaliswa kukuziva ndinetyala,” utshilo umntu oneminyaka engama-47 kwi-BBC. Ndiyoyika ngokupheleleyo.
“Ndikhangela iindlela ezingabizi kakhulu kuyo yonke into. Andikwazi ukuhlawulela intombi yam encinci njengesipho esiphambili ukuze ndisidibanise.
Uthe ucebisa izalamane ukuba zithengele intombi yakhe izinto zokuhlamba kunye nezinto eziphathekayo njengezipho.
Umbutho wesisa wabantwana uBarnardo's uthe uphando lwayo lufumanise ukuba malunga nesiqingatha sabazali babantwana abangaphantsi kweminyaka eli-18 kulindeleke ukuba bachithe imali encinane kwizipho, ukutya neziselo kunakwiminyaka edlulileyo.
Inkampani yezemali iBarclaycard iqikelela ukuba abathengi baya kubhiyozela “ngokumodareyitha” kulo nyaka. Uthe oko kuya kuquka ukuthenga izipho ezisetyenzisiweyo kunye nokumisela umda wenkcitho ngamakhaya ukuze alawule indlela ayisebenzisa ngayo.
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Ixesha lokuposa: Nov-09-2022
