Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day WASHINGTON, February 4, 2014 – On the heels of a healthy yet modest holiday shopping season, cautious consumers aren't quite ready to splurge on Valentine's Day this year, continuing to keep their budgets in check. HAPPY VALENTINES DAY♡ Valentine's Day Spending 54% people don't plan to spend significant other for Valentine's Day. 20% nydking on theirsigufiant Americans will celebrate with their loved ones this year. $100 6100 The average woman plans to spend $85.76 The average man plans to spend $168.74 Be My Valentin 36% of women will purchase flowers for their spouse. 71% of men will purchase flowers for their spouse. LOve You LOVE ME 68% of men age 50+ say they prefer receiving chocolate over flowers. 50% of women will likely give a gift of chocolate to a guy. A Romantic Dessert Idea Preparation Instructions 1. Whip your cream with black raspberry liquor 2 Combine mascarpone cheese, confectioner's sugar, vanilla extract, and lemon juice. Ingredients: 8 ounces of mascarpone cheese ½ cup of confectioner's sugar 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract 1 tablespoon of lemon juice 1% cup of cream, whipped 1 tablespoon black raspberry liquor Line a heart shaped D. mold with cheese cloth Berry sauce: 1 pint fresh raspberries 1 tablespoon granulated sugar 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice For more complete details, visit Gourmandia.com.. Brought to you by: Raspberries (for garnish) Fresh mint leaves (for garnish) GOURMANDIA Valentine's Day Gifts More than 36 million heart-shaped Valentines Day is the biggest holiday for fresh flower sales, accounting for 40% of holiday dollar volume. The survey found that this year people plan to spend more than ever on jewelry. boxes of chocolate will be sold for Valentine's day. HAPPY VALENTINES DAY While not the most popular option, 6.6% said they plan to shop at a specialty clothing store. On Valentine's Day, couples spend the second most amount of money on romantic dinners. The Greeting Card Association expects that nearly 150 millioni greeting cards will be purchased in the U.S. Happy http://www.mariettatimes.com/page/content.detail/id/556949/Gifts-for-Valentine-s-Day.html VAL ENTINE'S http://nrf.com/modules.php?name=News&op=viewlive&sp_id=1759 DAY