The sound of jingle bells, the smell of roasted chestnuts... and Christmas parties. Buckle your belts for a mini-survey we conducted on the night of Friday, 13th December, in the affluent Town of Cheadle Hulme in Cheshire in the run-up to Christmas work parties. Among the joyous moods of the great passing public, we asked 100 people aged between 23 - 50 years two simple questions.
Would you cheat on your partner at a Christmas work party, given the opportunity?
The answers were frank and more so with groups of 3 or more. 63 of the 100 people we spoke to were married or in a long relationship but admitted they would oblige a cheeky tonsil tickling from a colleague they fancied. 11 people admitted they would go as far as 3rd base providing alcohol was flowing. One person told us, 'It’s tradition to sleep with a colleague at a Christmas party, isn't it?'. The remaining 25 said they were happily in a relationship and were not interested.
Let that sink in. A massive 75% of people in a long-term relationship openly admitted that they would cheat at a work party, with 10% saying they were willing to sleep with a colleague. In perspective, Cheadle Hulme is a small town centre, but three in four people, albeit possibly after a few drinks, said they were will willing to cheat. This figure could easily be multiplied by other town centres, including in your area, which means, in retrospect, it isn't just Santa bringing the surprises this time of year.
We asked the same people the following question.
Given the opportunity to surveillance your partner at a works party, would you use:
- Tracking Device.
- Spy Camera.
- Listening Device.
Answers were mixed with 15 people not knowing where or how to obtain such spy equipment. 25 said they would use a tracker, and 14 admitted they would want to see what their partner was doing. Only three people would use a listening device, with the remaining 57 not interested in using equipment to catch a cheating spouse.
It is good to hear that over half the people would not use surveillance equipment in this manner; we don't condone this type of equipment for any spy, but engaging and understanding people’s approaches as we head was interesting into 2020.
People looking to use hidden cameras and vehicle trackers should be aware of their legal uses; however, they do and will continue to provide evidential means for people in situations of desperation and trying to prove their side of events. A tracking device such as the Trackerpro Live Car Tracker is an excellent product for gathering real-time journey movements with a full breakdown of street-by-street turns. This tracker is extremely cost-effective and comes with a full year of unlimited tracking throughout the UK and Europe. Although it doesn't provide downloadable and printable journey routes, it is a solid and reliable tracker for most users and a worthy investment.
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