Valentine’s Day
Financial Trivia
• 63% of consumers celebrate Valentine’s Day. On average each one will spend $120 on Valentine’s Day gifts. • In 2011, the average man shelled out more than twice as much ($158.71) as the average woman ($75.79). • $367 million will be spent on pets for Valentine’s Day. • 8 billion conversation heart candies will be sold between Jan. 1 and Feb. 14. • 35 billion heart shaped boxes of chocolate will be sold for Valentine’s Day. • 110 billion roses will be sold and delivered for Valentine’s Day. • 15% of women will send themselves flowers on Valentine’s Day! • About 200 million greeting cards will be exchanged for Valentine’s Day. 85% of them will be purchased by women. • About 92% of married Americans with children will spend the most money on their spouses: $67.22. The remainder goes to Valentine’s Day gifts for kids, friends, co-workers, and pets. • The American Express Spending & Saving Tracker, which surveyed 2,003 adults in January 2011, found that 12% of those surveyed thought Valentine’s Day was a waste of money. *Get more holiday financial trivia at TheQuarterRoll.com
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