The cost of celebrations in the UK

THE COST OF CELEBRATIONS VALENTINE'S DAY MOTHER'S DAY FATHER'S DAY EASTER FEBRUARY 14TH - A DAY TO A RELIGIOUS A DAY TO A DAY FOR LOVERS CELEBRATE HOW HOLIDAY & A CELEBRATE HOW ALL OVER THE AMAZING OUR CHOCOLATE TREAT BRILLIANT OUR WORLD. MUMS ARE. DAY TOO. DADS ARE. Say it with A CARD 王 HOW MUCH IS YOUR L VE WORTH? 25 MILLION CARDS SENT ON VA LENTINE'S DAY UP TO £2.4 BILLION IS SPENT ON VALENTINE'S DAY 30 MILLION CARDS SENT ON MOTHER'SDAY MOTHER'S DAY IS WORTH OVER £1.5 BILLION 7 MILLION CARDS SENT ON FATHER'SDAY Love jro FATHER'S DAY IS WORTH £1 BILLION Flowers OVER 7 MILLION RED ROSES ARE GIVEN ON VALENTINE'S DAY Valentine's Day BRITISH PEOPLE SPEND AROUND £30 MILLION ON FLOWERS EACH VALENTINE'S DAY ALONE 90% OF VALENTINE'S DAY FLOWERS ARE BOUGHT BY MEN Up to £95 million will be spent on chocolate Up to £467 million will be spent on MOTHER'S DAY IS THE BIGGEST EVENT IN THE UK'S CUT FLOWER INDUSTRY, INCREASING BY 40% FLOWERS ARE THE MOST jewellery Up to £87 million will be spent on lingerie POPULAR MOTHER'S DAY GIFT WITH 7 MILLION BUNCHES BEING SOLD Mother's EASTER Day 90 MILLION CHOCOLATE EGGS ARE SOLD IN THE UK EACH YEAR UP TO £250 MILLION SPENT ON LUXURY FOOD & DRINK HAMPERS UP TO 9 MILLION MOTHERS WILL RECEIVE HEALTH AND BEAUTY GIFT SETS RECEIVES ANAVERAGE 8.8 EASTER EGGS EACH YEAR 2 MILLION MOTHERS WILL RECEIVE JEWELLERY WORTH AN ESTIMATED IN THE UK EACH, CHILD £90 MILLION £60 MILLION VWORTH OF CHOCOLATE WILL BE PURCHASED FOR SALES AT EASTER TIME MAKE UP 10% OF UK CHOCOLATE SPENDING FOR THE WHOLE YEAR MOTHER'S DAY SURPRISINGLY, THE MOST POPULAR FATHER'S DAY PRESENT IS A TIE! AROUND £184 MILLION WILL BE SPENT ON CDS, DVDS AND FATHER'S DAY BOOKS. AROUND £198 MILLION WILL BE SPENT ON TOOLS, AROUND £58 MILLION APPLIANCES AND DIY GOODS. WILL BE SPENT ON SPORTING GOODS. DID YOU KNOW? 3% of pet owners give a Valentine's Day gift to their pet Hallmark manufactures 1,300 different cards specifically for Valentine's Day The tallest chocolate Easter egg ever was made in Italy in 2011. It stood 10.39 metres high (taller than a giraffe and heavier than an elephant!) and weighed 7,200 kg More than one billion Valentine's Day cards are exchanged each year around the world Almost one in five kids (19%) say they've made themselves ill by eating too much chocolate over the Easter holidays ****** On average men will spend £97.12, women will spend £91.89 on their partners on Valentine's Day SOURCES RESEARCH BASED ON THE COST OF CELEBRATIONS IN THE UK FROM THE FOLLOWING SOURCES: BRITISH RETAIL CONSORTIUM, INTER ROSE, HALLMARK CARDS, MIRROR NEWS & RSB POCKET MONEY Baines & Ernst Expertson your side