This might be a couple’s holiday, but it doesn’t matter if you are single, married, or somewhere in between, you probably have struggles with this holiday. Depending on a relationship status, financial status, and many other things, you and your other half will have different expectations. We bring you a list of 15 most unusual things about this holiday. Let us begin.
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1. 45% of people won’t celebrate Valentine’s Day
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In 2008, 35% of American restrained themselves from celebrating the day of love, but that percentage has grown over the past 10 years.
2. 30% of people have a rule that you need to date for at least 6 months before buying a $100+ Valentine’s Day gift
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The biggest concern about this holiday is how quickly you should gift your other half. Wait of at least two years of dating before giving a $100+ gift is necessarily according to 25% of people, while 12% believes one month is just enough of wait for a gift like that.
3. $143.56 is an average spending per person
I Love You text on a candy heart. Source: NBC News
The National Retail Federation reports that in the U.S. $19.7 billion in total is spent on gifts and other things during the holiday. 40% of people expect a $50-$100 worth gift.
4. Each year around 1 billion cards are sent on Valentine’s Day
Source: YouTube
More than 50% of all Valentine’s Day cards are purchased six days or fewer before the second-largest card-sending holiday.
5. 15% of women send themselves flowers on Valentine’s Day
Source: Amazon UK
73% of men buy flowers on Valentine’s Day. 189 million roses are sold each year on this holiday, and that flower is the most-purchased one. After roses come gerbera daises, carnations, and tulips.
6. 30% of people want a gift card
Source: YouTube
20% of people believe the gift card is not really wanted gift, and 30% disagrees.
7. 220,000 wedding proposals happen annually on Valentine’s Day
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There isn’t much data on accepted proposals, but there are reports that over 16 thousand people celebrate their wedding anniversary on the love day.
8. Activity on dating apps gets bigger
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There is a big chanse that some single people want a last-minute date, because dating apps reported increased usage on Valentine’s Day compared to a typical Saturday.
9. A box of chocolates is the most common gift
Source: Heavy.com
An average cost of box of chocolate is $15.11, and it is the most purchased gift on Valentine’s Day. Diamond earrings hold second place, while the third belongs to a dozen roses. Other popular gifts are dinner for two and a bottle of champange. Clothing is the least wanted gift.
10. We have telephones, antibiotics, and NASCAR thanks to 14th February
Source: The Scotsman
Some of very important world events happened on 14th February. In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell applied for the telephone patent, while in 1912 Arizona became the 48th state, and in 1920 the League of Women Voters was founded. In 1929 Sir Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, and in 1948 NASCAR’s first race was held.
11. U.S.’s best city to celebrate 14th February is San Francisco
Source: Time Out
When giving this tittle, four factors were important, including budget, activities, gift accessibility, and weather forecast. Here is the list of top 10 best cities for Valentine’s Day celebration:
San Francisco, CA
San Diego, CA
Las Vegas, NV
Orlando, FL
Chicago, IL
New York, NY
Portland, OR
Seattle, WA
Honolulu, HI
Los Angeles, CA
12. If you could stretch candy hearts that are made annually for Valentine’s Day, it could go from Arizona to Rome, Italy, and back
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„Be Mine“, „Kiss Me“, and „Miss You“ are the most common conversation hearts made on Valentine’s Day. In total it is made about 8 billion candy hearts each year.
13. Co-workers receive less Valentine’s Day gifts than pets
Source: Happy Valentines Day
The most popular recipients on Valentine’s Day are teachers, and after them are children and moms. $7 is approximately spent on friends and $25 on family members.
14. The historical significance hides behind the phrase „wear your heart on your sleeve“
Source: YouTube
Ever since middle ages, Valentine’s Day has been celebrated. Names from a bowl were drawn, each participant wore the drawn name on their sleeve for one week, and that would represent their valentine.
15. If your income is $50,000 or more, you are more likely to be participant on the love holiday
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The National Retail Federation reports that people who make less than $50,000 aren’t very interested in Valentine’s Day, and same goes for people older than 55 years.
Source: cheatsheet.com
