Scientists Have Discovered The Ultimate Christmas Present!

We’re going to take a punt here and say you probably can’t remember what you got for Christmas last year?

It’s OK, we can’t either, and unless you got something really awesome (like a Go Ballistic Paintball voucher) the chances are you’d already forgotten by Boxing Day!

The same applies for all those gifts that you spent hours searching the shops for, and that’s why we think paintball, airsoft and laser combat experiences make the perfect present. After all, who’s going to forget the time they got to unleash their inner action hero for a day?

OK, so we’re a little bit biased, but there’s some proper science behind our belief that experiences make better make presents than traditional gifts. Recent research conducted by San Francisco State University found that people who spent money on experiences (like paintball) were happier and believed their money had been better spent. That’s right, just giving a gift experience has been proven to make you feel happier, so just imagine how made up you’d be to receive one!

The boffins at San Francisco State University aren’t alone in their findings either. Dr. Thomas Gilovich, a psychology professor at Cornell University who has been studying the question of money and happiness for more than 20 years, believes that experiences (LIKE PAINTBALL) make better presents because they have a bigger impact on the recipients life. He might be on to something too, because we’ve felt the impact of a fair few paintballs in our time and they’re pretty hard to forget!

It doesn’t take a genius to work out that heading into battle is more exciting than smelly old socks though. Anybody who’s been lucky to get their hands on a Go Ballistic voucher will tell you just how unforgettable our experiences are – especially if you end the day on the winning team!

So forget buying more clutter this Christmas, science says there’s only one gift that should be under your tree and it’s a Go Ballistic voucher.