Also, there was nowhere to state that one was ill so could not take part in any festivities. The assumption was that everybody had a large family so was either catering for them or going to them to be catered for food-wise.
If I had not been ill I would still have been on my own.
Maybe the survey was not for me because I also do not have grabdchildren.
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Hi Phoenix - we've passed this on to a member of the insight team and they're going to reply on this thread ASAP 
Hello all,
Yet again you have produced a survey that could lead to some of the data being useless!
One question (which had to be answered) asked when one started planning gifts for grandchildren.
The next asked how much you spent/ budgeted for, with the option to tick zero/nothing.
What about estranged grandparents, or those members of GN who don't have grandchildren? (And yes there are some!)
As someone who in a previous job spent a lot of time designing questionnaires and surveys, if you want valid data (rather than just stuff to feed to companies to assist with advertising) it is important to ensure that you ask the right questions, and give appropriate options for the answers!
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