Brits spend over £18bn on treats each year

3rd November 2009, 9:29am

A study carried out by Carte D'Or's new range of frozen desserts has found that almost 16 million Brits are buying themselves treats and eating out more often now than they did before the crunch.

Results show that Brits have swapped romantic gestures, trips and pampering for smaller treats like buying a round or sharing a tub of good quality ice cream at home.

The top list of indulgences for 2009 includes having a meal out in a restaurant, getting a takeaway at the weekend, and getting a round in at the bar.

Some 84% of the country spends between £1 and £100 on smaller treats every month in total to cheer themselves up, amounting to a staggering £18 billion spent on luxuries each year.

Other figures found that almost half of all Brits feel better when they've treated themselves to a small purchase, and over a third of the population feel small luxuries are more important, and make them feel better since the recession.

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