CAROUSELL’S IN-APP SURVEY - 28% OF MALAYSIANS DISPOSE OF THEIR EX’S GIFTS


● Carousell’s #MakeSpaceForLove Survey studies Malaysian’s behaviour after a relationship break-up.
●  29.5% of the survey respondents still keep their ex’s gifts for monetary or sentimental value.
●  74% of Malaysians will consider selling them on Carousell.


Carousell, one of the world’s largest and fastest growing classifieds marketplaces, recently launched the #MakeSpaceForLove campaign to encourage Malaysians to sell their ex’s items on the platform. An in-app survey was also conducted to understand their users’ post-relationship behaviour and it was discovered that 28% of the 1,926 survey respondents chose to dispose of them.

Whilst disposing of an ex’s articles may have been easy for some, 29.5% of the respondents said they still keep them because of its worth or its sentimental value.

“It is difficult to move on in a relationship, which is why the recent #MakeSpaceForLove campaign was created to encourage Malaysians to sell their ex’s leftovers on our classifieds marketplace as a positive way to move on. By giving it a second chance would also mean giving themselves a second chance,” said Tang Siew Wai, Country Head of Carousell Malaysia.

Most respondents said that they still have clothes (50.9%), jewelry (21.9%), laptop or smartphone (19.4%) and books (19.4%) from an ex.

However, a little over 25% of respondents said they sold them and bought something else with the money they earned. Most treated themselves to a meal (32.2%), others donated the money (21.4%), paid-off debts (17.1%), or went on a holiday (13.8%).

“Decluttering is one the best ways to start afresh. By selling your ex’s leftovers, it provides the item a new owner that would appreciate it and a new opportunity for yourself to move forward in life. We saw the majority of our respondents say they would consider selling it on Carousell, and you’ll see it’s a great way to treat yourself to something special and nicely close off this chapter in your life.” Siew Wai concluded.



  
To move on from a breakup, follow Carousell on https://my.carousell.com or download the Carousell app from the Apple Store or Google Play Store.



About Carousell
Carousell is a classifieds marketplace that makes selling as easy as taking a photo, buying as simple as chatting. Launched in August 2012, Carousell now has a presence in seven markets across Asia. With almost 200 million listings, we are one of the world’s largest and fastest growing marketplaces in Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Hong Kong, and is backed by Rakuten Ventures, Sequoia India, 500 Startups, Golden Gate Ventures, DBS and EDBI. In Malaysia, Carousell has a diverse range of products in 34 categories, including fashion & beauty, lifestyle gadgets and muslimah fashion. Download the app for iOS or Android, and visit www.carousell.com for more information.




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