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How much is too much for Valentine’s Day?
They say you can’t buy love.
On Valentine’s Day, it seems a lot of people try.
The average person is expected to spend $74.12 on their spouse or significant other, according to the National Retail Foundation’s 2012 Valentine’s Day Consumer Intentions and Actions survey conducted by BIGinsight.
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Last year’s average was $68.98.
Total per person Valentine’s Day spending is expected to be the highest in the survey’s 10-year history, up 8 percent from last year’s $116.21 per person to $126.03 this year.
The average consumers will spend $25.25 on their children, parents or other family members and $6.92 on friends, the NRF predicts.
Fido and FiFi won’t be left out in the cold.
The average person will spend about $4.52 on their pets.
Combined, Americans are expected to spend more than $17.6 billion, the NRF says.
What do you think?
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By What's love got to do with it
February 9, 2012 2:08 PM | Link to this
Like the song says, I just wanna use your love tonight.
By null
February 9, 2012 2:14 PM | Link to this
This is silly. No one can determine how much to spend except the persons involved. Who cares what the average is? Why even bother to determine an average in the first place? It’s meaningless.
By married30years
February 9, 2012 2:36 PM | Link to this
$1 is too much…it’s a made up holiday. If it takes a fake holiday in order to show your love for someone then your relationship has bigger problems.
By married25years
February 9, 2012 4:27 PM | Link to this
I agree with married30yrs.A made up holiday.This so called holiday made up.Cause i don’t have to give my wife flowerS,cards.candy.To show her how much i love her.I TELL HER EVERYDAY.