Would you consider Valentine’s Day as a day of buying the most expensive items for your significant other or a day to spend time with them, or a friend? 

Students around H-F took a survey on how they celebrate their Valentine’s Day. We get to see if Valentine’s Day is truly about love or if it is about how much you spend on someone to prove that you love them.

First, starting with how many people celebrate it. Out of 118 responses, 72.9%  celebrate the  Valentine’s Day holiday whereas 27.1% do not.

Second is if people are expecting gifts this year for Valentine’s Day. 52.5% of people are expecting gifts this upcoming Valentine’s Day, while 47.5% will not be expecting anything. 

Third is asking people if they usually give out gifts to a significant other. 62.7% normally give out gifts for Valentine’s Day, while 37.3% do not.

Fourth, is what kinds of gifts people normally expect on Valentine’s Day. 32.2% say they expect chocolates, 22% say that they are expecting flowers, 12.7% say that they are expecting cards, 6.8% are expecting jewelry, and 6.5% expect nothing. Then there are a few, others expecting some essentials, all of the above, and quality time.

Fifth, is if they would spend this Valentine’s Day with a significant other. 50.8% say yes and 49.2% of people say that they are not.

Finally is the amount of money people spend. According to ottawa.edu people spend an average of $20 million every Valentine’s Day. It’s broken down by 28.8% of people spending between $26-50 on gifts, 27.1% spend $0, 22% spend $1-25, 10.2% spend $51-75, 5.1% spend $76-100, and 6.8% spend $100+.

Valentine’s Day is the second holiday of giving after Christmas. More than 62% of Americans celebrate this holiday. People send around 1 billion valentines every year to their significant other on Valentine’s Day.