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Rachel Pugh

The 'first unwanted gift' was returned ridiculously early on Christmas Day

Everyone knows that getting unwanted Christmas gifts can be an absolute pain.

Asking for a new laptop and getting a rubbish pair of socks instead is never the best feeling, but have you ever hated a gift *so* much you've returned it before Christmas Day has even started?

One person in Salisbury clearly wasn't happy, as it's claimed that the 'first gift in the UK' was returned at 7.02am on Christmas Day, according to payment systems firm PayPoint.

38 minutes later the next parcel was returned in Glasgow, at 7.40am.

A total of 419 parcels were returned on Christmas Day through Collect+ services.

Speaking about the returns, Lewis Alcraft, chief commercial officer at PayPoint, said: "Whilst most of us tucked into our turkey dinners on Christmas Day, thousands of staff at convenience stores were hard at work.

"Collect+ has transformed services in communities to ensure that people can receive gifts and parcels at nearby collection points, while also offering a way for those who weren't overjoyed at what Santa brought them to return their presents."

Bury made the list for the top ten locations where the quickest returns were made, coming in ninth with a return at 9.28am.

According to PayPoint, the top 10 swiftest Christmas Day returns were:
7.02am Salisbury, Wiltshire
7.40am Glasgow
7.43am Norwich, Norfolk
7.54am London
8.24am Bracknell, Berkshire
8.46am Slough, Berkshire
8.51am Swindon, Wiltshire
9.27am London
9.28am Bury, Lancashire
9.32am Barnsley, South Yorkshire

If you've got unwanted presents, you could make hundreds from them.

Read our handy guide on how to make some serious cash from your Christmas gifts to find out our top hacks.

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