Valentine Statistics

1. 180,000,000 Valentine cards have been given to others yearly.

2. If men were not to buy there girlfriends something on Valentines day 53% of women would break up with them.

3. 50% of Valentine cards are bought 6 days before the actual day.

4. 15% of women that get flowers for Valentines day send them to themselves.

5. Over 9,000,000 pet owners will buy Valentine gifts for there pets on Valentines day.

6. Men spend twice as much as women do on Valentines day.

7. 1/3 of men prefer not getting gifts from others, while only 20% of women feel the same.

8. Men buy flowers for valentines day 73% of time, while women only buy them 23% of the time.

9. Over 36,000,000 heart shaped chocolates are bought on valentines day.

10. Valentines day and mothers day is the most popular times to buy flowers.

Sources:
http://www.squidoo.com/valentines-day-statistics

http://itthing.com/10-interesting-and-weird-facts-about-valentines-day

http://www.wisebread.com/weird-things-you-didnt-know-about-valentines-day

http://festivals.iloveindia.com/valentines-day/valentine-day-fact.html

http://candy.about.com/od/thecandyindustry/a/vday_trivia.htm

http://hicards.com/valentine/vfacts.html