Stag and Hen Weekend Spending Exceeds £5bn

stag and hen parties PARTY-GOERS are spending £5billion on stag and hen dos every year, writes the Daily Mirror. The average man coughs up £195 on their pal’s last night of freedom, while women stump up £163.The cost has rocketed since 2009, when it stood at £91 each.

Stags and hens spend 25% more than they initially budgeted for.And more than 400,000 men have stumped up £3,000 on ­a single event.Transport and alcohol are the biggest bills for men, while for women it is beauty, research by Lending Stream found.

Office worker Tom Holmes, 38, of Birmingham, has been on three stag weekends in 12 months. He said: “The cost of seeing a mate off into married life is frightening.”

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