This should come as no surprise but women spend an average of 300 hours , or 38 working days, preparing for the festive holiday season.  More than a third of that time is spent trawling shops and the internet for perfect gifts for partners, relatives and friends.  Women start researching their presents, food and decorations in the middle of October.  Some men, meanwhile, fail to buy their presents until Christmas Eve and the average man only tends to start shopping halfway through December.  Thanks ladies for all that you do to make the holidays so special and meaningful, especially for us men…..Lee