Valentine's Day Special

   Valentines day is just a day away and the malls are packed with last minute purchases for their loved ones. The National Retail Federation is estimating revenue of $15.7 billion for this year's Valentines Day. Thanks to social media, there were many surveys distributed that people responded to. The results to some of the questions were very interesting. The first survey was done by Joseph, a blogger for Education Insights (Degreeseeker.org blog). Flowers was the number one gift that will be purchased on Valentine's day with a whopping 56.2% of survey takers  intending on buying that for their significant other. The statistic that caught my eye was the one for the question- Are you planning on celebrating Valentine's Day? 41.9% of those surveyed said they were not going to celebrate. I think this number is getting larger each year as companies keep pushing the envelope for how much someone should spend on their significant other. The best reason for not celebrating I have heard is, "I don't need one day to tell you how much I love you"- best reason ever!
      The second survey was conducted by Mashable about love and how people celebrate Valentine's Day. Below is the infographic Mashable created to illustrate the results:

   As we can see sending your significant other something at work is not the best idea, more people want a private celebration of Valentine's Day. Again, flowers are the number one gift that will be given this Valentine's Day so expect to see lots of flowers tomorrow!