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Bizarre holiday gifts revealed

Updated on 04 October 2008

Source PA News

Coconut bras, reindeer poo and didgeridoos are among items bought by Britons wishing to use up the last of their holiday money.

UK tourists spend more than £268 million a year on souvenirs, gifts and trinkets rather than bring home foreign currency, a survey by Post Office travel services found.

Of the 2,000 people polled, more than a quarter admitted to shopping for items they did not really need.

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