A new survey of 1,050 Americans, conducted by Goodmind Market Research on behalf of GE Consumer & Industrial, found that over 82% plan to celebrate and decorate for the holidays. The survey also queried consumers on holiday decorating stressors and found untangling and stringing lights to be the biggest holiday hastles. Here are some of the responses related to holiday decorating stresses:
Untangling last year's lights was mentioned by 56%
Stringing lights on the house or in the yard was mentioned as the biggest hassle by 47%
Stringing lights on the tree was the choice of 39%.
Hanging ornaments and decorations (23%)
Getting the tree to stand up in the tree stand (19%)
The study also found a growing green trend. 24% plan on decorating with LED holiday lights this year. The green LED trend is strongest in the West with 31% planning to decorate with LED lights than people living in the Northeast (23%) or South (21%).
