A big cleaning yes, but in Spring?

The spring cleaning is often perceived as a tradition. When the weather is nice, you sort out your belongings, throw away, recycle, store, clean, in short, sift the whole house for a thorough cleaning.

According to a TNS study, commissioned by Ebay , a major resale site in the United States, 95% of French people sort through their homes at least once a year, but only a quarter of them decide to clean up when Spring arrives . And they have no trouble getting rid of useless objects since 73% of respondents , in the head men and young people aged 18-24 (respectively 77%) are striving to throw or resell their business without problem . The survey also shows that families with children are much more likely to sort, since they represent 38% of respondents. Between too small children's clothes, obsolete toys and others, 52% of families whose home contains at least 3 bedrooms are cleaning Spring. Comparatively, households without children represent only 23% of Printemps household addicts .

Spring cleaning and resale at low prices

In 2015, the French earned an average of € 136 by selling their items. In order to gain space (for 1 in 4 French) or to bail out the boxes (for more than 1 in 3 French), the French all have a good reason to sort at home.

The most resold objects are:

- The books , 23%
- Clothing and accessories , 23%. It is women who sell the most clothes and accessories (30%).
- Multimedia (CD / DVD) , 18%. Men prefer to sell multimedia (21%)

Children's toys are also resold during the spring cleaning by more than 1 in 3 French ... without telling their children for 34% of homes (it's ugly).

The great cleaning of Printemps also helps to sort out in his life for 28% of French people who also take the opportunity to resell the personal belongings of an ex such as gifts received, personal belongings and clothing. Men do it more readily than women. This is particularly common among 25-34 year olds. The arrival of Printemps, it is also the moment for us, to do good business by looking at resale sites and flea markets to find cheap business.