"many sources will tell you that everyone wants to spend, spend, spend, on valentine's day and have people do the same for them when it comes to gifts. And as nice as that sounds to some people, it may not be the case for everyone." - Domino h.c , 6th grade
As you may know, Valentine's Day is coming up pretty soon. And a quite common aspect of Valentine’s day that many people may actually look forward to more than spending quality time with partners or friends, is getting gifts from these people.
“Analysis of social media data using ‘Valentine’s Day’ as a keyword shows the most associated term was ‘shop,’ with ‘shop’ and ‘gift’ identified 131.17% more frequently than the term ‘love.’”, reported Montclair State University.
And if you can consider that, then you can consider the question of: “What do people actually want for Valentine’s day?” And if it's really the biggest craze for Valentine’s, then why not get it right?
What most sources might tell you, and most Valentine’s greeting cards will display, is that things such as chocolate and roses are quite the stereotypical gift for Valentine’s day. Popular chocolates in the US being Lindt, Godiva, Ghirardelli, Hershey, and Mars.
Greeting cards are also very popular as mentioned previously, but that's not to say that they are loved by everyone. Sixth grade Media Arts student Abilene Crocker says “That the puns on the cards are sooooo badddd.''
Some Valentine’s day card puns can range from things like “R u from McDonalds? Because I’m lovin’ it,” to “I don’t wanna be Obama self this Valentine’s day.” So, what do people actually want for Valentine’s?
Studies show that most people actually would rather enjoy the pleasures of things like shopping sprees, skin-care, and a mix of the two: self-care. Things such as Stanley cups, or other brands that come up with Valentine’s day limited edition things, are usually the target for the Valentine’s day spree.
According to Nasdaq, the annual amount of spending done on gifts during Valentines, “… remains unchanged from 2022 to 2023, holding steady at around $131. However, the average planned spending on gifts for friends, children’s classmates/teachers, co-workers, and pets has increased, from $38.36 in 2022 to $52.65 in 2023.” Which is followed up with an estimate of what exactly they spend this money on.
However, not everyone wants a physical gift, when asked what they’d really like to do for Valentine’s day, Crocker responded, “To just chill out.” Which is an answer most sources won’t really mention, or will rarely mention.
“A nice gift would be glitter roses, money, going to dinner, and staying home and watching movies,” said 7th grade Visual Arts student, Adelia Sutton (She/her), when asked if there was a kind of gift or thing she’d want to do for Valentine’s day that no one ever got right. Once again it shows that what most people actually would enjoy is just staying at home and relaxing, which is quite opposite to the whole “Shopping spree craze” thing that most Valentine’s day articles say.
Anywho, chilling and/or watching movies at home for a Valentine’s day activity may sound rather horrible to you depending on who’s reading this, and you may favor shopping sprees or something more active. But then again this is an article based 70% on opinion, and 30% based on factual research about Valentine’s day.
“Analysis of social media data using ‘Valentine’s Day’ as a keyword shows the most associated term was ‘shop,’ with ‘shop’ and ‘gift’ identified 131.17% more frequently than the term ‘love.’”, reported Montclair State University.
And if you can consider that, then you can consider the question of: “What do people actually want for Valentine’s day?” And if it's really the biggest craze for Valentine’s, then why not get it right?
What most sources might tell you, and most Valentine’s greeting cards will display, is that things such as chocolate and roses are quite the stereotypical gift for Valentine’s day. Popular chocolates in the US being Lindt, Godiva, Ghirardelli, Hershey, and Mars.
Greeting cards are also very popular as mentioned previously, but that's not to say that they are loved by everyone. Sixth grade Media Arts student Abilene Crocker says “That the puns on the cards are sooooo badddd.''
Some Valentine’s day card puns can range from things like “R u from McDonalds? Because I’m lovin’ it,” to “I don’t wanna be Obama self this Valentine’s day.” So, what do people actually want for Valentine’s?
Studies show that most people actually would rather enjoy the pleasures of things like shopping sprees, skin-care, and a mix of the two: self-care. Things such as Stanley cups, or other brands that come up with Valentine’s day limited edition things, are usually the target for the Valentine’s day spree.
According to Nasdaq, the annual amount of spending done on gifts during Valentines, “… remains unchanged from 2022 to 2023, holding steady at around $131. However, the average planned spending on gifts for friends, children’s classmates/teachers, co-workers, and pets has increased, from $38.36 in 2022 to $52.65 in 2023.” Which is followed up with an estimate of what exactly they spend this money on.
However, not everyone wants a physical gift, when asked what they’d really like to do for Valentine’s day, Crocker responded, “To just chill out.” Which is an answer most sources won’t really mention, or will rarely mention.
“A nice gift would be glitter roses, money, going to dinner, and staying home and watching movies,” said 7th grade Visual Arts student, Adelia Sutton (She/her), when asked if there was a kind of gift or thing she’d want to do for Valentine’s day that no one ever got right. Once again it shows that what most people actually would enjoy is just staying at home and relaxing, which is quite opposite to the whole “Shopping spree craze” thing that most Valentine’s day articles say.
Anywho, chilling and/or watching movies at home for a Valentine’s day activity may sound rather horrible to you depending on who’s reading this, and you may favor shopping sprees or something more active. But then again this is an article based 70% on opinion, and 30% based on factual research about Valentine’s day.