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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
J.R. Duren

The gift most Americans want - but won’t ask for

Wells Fargo asked 2,000 customers what they would like most for Christmas - and the results were surprising - (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Family and friends may be hiding a holiday secret from you.

In a blow to well-intentioned gift givers, a new survey of 2,010 American adults found that what many recipients really want is digital cash (money transferred via Venmo and other peer-to-peer methods) allowing them to buy what they desire, and avoiding fake delight over an unwanted present.

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