Season's leavings!
Department store crowds ditched unwanted Christmas presents on Friday — while others flocked to eBay to rid themselves of ugly sweaters, gaudy watches and out-of-style coats.
One in three Americans expect to toss back at least one gift this holiday season, according to a consumer survey by RetailMeNot.com.
At a Marshalls in Harlem, Loza Beyene, 45, was among the mobs of shoppers exchanging unwanted presents on Friday, the second-busiest shopping day of the year.
"I didn't like it," said the mom, holding up a cheap-looking multicolored blouse her daughter, Gabriella Zelenke, 17, and Zelenke's grandmother bought her from Marshalls.
"This is cheap. I wanted something more expensive. I like brand names — Michael Kors, Anne Klein, Diesel. I wanted something I can show off and say, 'Look what my daughter gave me,' " said Beyene, who planned to trade in the rejected shirt for a wallet.
From the break of dawn Friday, crowds queued outside department stores ready to trade in unwanted presents and snatch up heavily discounted merchandise.
"I'm excited! I came here early [6:30 a.m.] because the cheapest goes the fastest," said Ibsen Cunha, 27, visiting New York from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on his honeymoon.
"We came with one [suitcase] and we need to buy at least four more," the gleeful Macy's shopper revealed.
Door-buster sales at Macy's had also attracted Devon Kelly, 50, a property manager from Queens.
He bought deeply discounted Christmas presents for friends he hadn't seen yet and exchanged his sister's unwanted boots for a cheaper — and hopefully better — pair.
"I saved $27 on that. I'm feeling great! I have money going back into my account," Kelly bragged.
Some jilted gift-givers are less than pleased to see their presents rejected.
Terrence Murray, 26, of Harlem balked when his girlfriend wanted to return the stocking-stuffer hairbrush he bought her.
"When she said she was going to return it, I said no because it is a gift. You shouldn't be picky."
Murray later caved and took his girlfriend to get their money back.
"It is Christmas, and I want her to be happy. But I let her do the dirty work and return it!"
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