Valentine’s Day

—More than 36 million heart-shaped boxes of chocolates will be opened in the U.S. today.

—The average man spends $130.00 on his favorite valentine.  The average woman spends $70.00 on hers.

—Something near 1 billion valentines will be exchanged across the world.

—Teachers, as a whole, receive more valentine’s cards than anyone else.

—Over 3 billion dollars will be spent of flowers in the U.S.

—It is estimated that in 2015 some 18% of women sent themselves flowers.   

—Based on my expenditures this year, I am going to have to open my wallet a bit wider if I want to rank as an average woman or man.

—Mitchell Hegman

Source: Tara Carlson, Petal Talk