Survey: Men spend more time seeking gifts for bosses

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Men spend more time looking for gifts for their bosses than for their wives, but women spend more time shopping for their pets than their spouses.

According to a survey released Monday by search engine and online advertising firm FindWhat.com, picking a present for a boss was the second hardest task for online shoppers in the United States -- after buying presents for mothers-in-law.

Men spent an average of three hours looking for something that might keep their names present at promotion time, but only 45 minutes looking for a present for their wives, according to the survey of 714 people.

But FindWhat.com's survey found only 31 percent of women said they had a tough time choosing a present for their bosses, compared with 63 percent of men.

And what about men's, or was it women's, best friend?

The FindWhat.com survey showed that women take an average of 90 minutes finding a present for their pets -- 15 minutes more than the time devoted to find a present for their husbands.

When it comes to choosing a present, mothers-in-law turned out to be toughest. FindWhat.com reported that 59 percent of men and 55 percent of women said it was difficult to find a gift for the mother of their significant other.

While anniversary was the hardest time of the year for men to find a gift for their spouse, women found it more difficult to pick up a Valentine Day present for their husband.

Venture capitalists, used to stepping cautiously when it comes to investment decisions, spent an average of two hours finding a present for a friend, compared with investment bankers, who only took 30 minutes to do so, FindWhat.com said.

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