What does Valentine's Day mean to you?
Its February and of course that means valentines day is right around the corner. For some of us this means nothing other then a day that we must attend classes and enjoy the money that we've saved by not having a significant other. For the rest of us who are attached, valentines day means we must find a gift for our significant other. Here lies the first problem, what to get? We could get the stereotypical gifts such as flowers, candies and chocolates, oh and don't forget the card. The second problem to arise with this task is how much to spend and where to get the money. Valentines day can be a pricey situation for broke college students. Looking at some statistics provided by BIGresearch, Americans spent a large chunk of change on this so called "holiday." The average valentines day consumer will spend $100.89 on their significant other, which has risen from last year's average, $97.27. The average male plans to spend approximately $135.67 and the average female plans to spend about $68.64. So what does valentines day mean to you? This "holiday" seems a little forced and has lost all of its original meaning. Isn't valentines day supposed to be about showing that special someone you care and not by spending an obscene amount of money to do so? So for all of you that are attached, don't forget that valentines day is this Wednesday so get your wallets ready.
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4 comments:
i agree!!! this holiday is way too overrated. couples spend enough money as it is on eachother. anniversaries/birthdays are days dedicated to showing your love or care for a significant other. especially as a college student, our budgets are limited.
Those prices are outrageous! I can't believe people actually spend that much on a holiday "created by the card companies!" When money is tight, why do people still think they need to spend money on things like this? I have been dating my boyfriend for 3 years and all I'm doing is making him dinner and hanging out with him. That's all Valentine's day really needs to amount to. Money cannot buy love.
On valentine's day, sellers rise the price of significant items that has a certain meaning as a very special gift for valentines. Such as roses, I heart XX personalized shirt, teddy bear cuddled a heart. People are willing to spend 60 dollars on a teddy bear just for a smile on his girlfriends' face. After all this festival is a great way to make money!
Money can't buy love, but it seems that the women today find happiness in the fact that their significant others took both time and money out of their own lives and have given it to them. I guess we could try to convince the world to boycott buying material objects for valentines day just to see whether people actually value material items. My prediction is that there would be a lot more single people walking about...
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