A chain of high-street shops in Britain launched a divorce gift list service amid a surge of married couples saying “I don’t” after the festive season.
In a twist on the popular wedding list, through which newlyweds receive presents to help them into married life, retailer Debenhams came up with a new list to help divorcees stock up after leaving their ex-partner’s home.
“Divorcing can be an expensive time and registering for a Divorce Gift List means that family and friends can help the newly separated begin their new life,” said Peter Moore, head of retail services at the chain.
A “divorce means that one partner will be leaving the marital home and therefore be left without any essentials in their new house,” he said.
The list includes a range of items from bed linen and towels to microwaves and plasma screen televisions.
Debenhams, which has outlets across Britain, said they took the decision at a time when “congratulations on your divorce” greeting cards and divorce parties were growing in popularity.
It is just the latest present for married couples ready to call it a day on their marriage after a law firm reportedly started offering divorce gift vouchers in the run-up to Christmas.
The vouchers offered half-hour or hour-long advice sessions with a lawyer, according to the Daily Telegraph.
A senior partner from Lloyd Platt & Company in London, which launched the service in November, told the newspaper there was always a huge increase in couples seeking advice in January.
(AFP)
英國一家連鎖大型商店宣佈，為了因應佳節過後湧現的「離婚潮」，他們順勢推出「離婚禮物清單」服務。
國外新人結婚時會收到幫助他們融入婚姻生活的禮物，以這種受歡迎的結婚禮物清單為發想基礎，英國連鎖百貨迪班漢斯想出這個新的清單，幫助搬出愛巢的離婚者準備好日用品。
該連鎖百貨零售服務主管彼得．摩爾說：「離婚的過程可能非常耗費時間，而登記「離婚禮物清單」意味著家人和朋友可以幫助剛和伴侶分離的他們開始新生活。」
他說：「離婚意味著夫妻中有人將離開兩人共組的家庭，因此人搬到新家後會缺少日常必需用品。」
該清單範圍從床單組、毛巾到微波爐和電漿電視等都涵括在內。
在英國各地都有通路的迪班漢斯百貨表示，他們發現「恭喜你離婚」祝福卡和離婚派對愈來愈盛行後，才決定推出這項服務。
一間法律事務所在耶誕節前夕開始販售「離婚禮券」，經過媒體報導後，該禮券儼然成為時下饋贈準備離婚的夫妻的最新禮物。
據英國《每日電訊報》報導，該禮券提供半小時或一小時的律師諮詢服務。
去年十一月推出該服務的倫敦羅伊德普萊特律師事務所的一位資深合夥人對該報表示，每年一月到事務所來諮詢的夫妻人數總是暴增。
（法新社╱翻譯：袁星塵）
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