....and Happy Valentines day, too!

Valentine's Day is big business. Consumers will spend an average of $77.43 on Valentine's Day gifts this year. E-commerce retailers expect to rack up about $650 million in sales of food, candy, flowers, and other Valentine's Day gifts. Of that amount about $350 million will be for gifts and flowers and another $45 million will be spent on food (including chocolate) and wine.

-Well, I spent the U.S. equivalent of about $7 dollars on roses, made a homemade card and cooked dinner for my wife. That still counts, right?

15% of U.S. women send themselves flowers on Valentine's Day.
-I really had to laugh out loud when I read this. I REALLY hope those women don't send them to their office and then act surprised when they receive them.