What will you be getting for Valentine's Day this year?

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Last year an estimated £1.6 billion was spent celebrating Valentine’s Day

The average spend was £40 by men and £24 by the women. The chocolate manufacturer Thornton’s produced an extra billion chocolates to meet the demand on Valentine’s Day and 1 billion red roses and 48 million boxes of chocolate were sold.

However it does depends where you live with as to just how much you spend. According to Worldpay (2016) the lovely people in Preston are the most generous with an average spend opf £53, followed closely by Milton Keynes who spend £49 and Aberdeen who spend £48.

For those living in the West Midlands, average spend is much less than the national average with on £26 per person being spent.

But it’s the thought that counts and many couples enjoy simple treats and gifts, just wanting to spend time with each other.

Top 10 gifts for her

This is what many women receive but in an ideal world they’d like more extravagant gifts according to Chillisauce (2017) with holidays 27% and a car 17%.

1. Flowers
2. Chocolates
3. Romantic meal
4. Perfume
5. Cuddly toy
6. Night in a hotel
7. Lingerie
8. UK mini break
9. Jewellery
10. Beauty treatment

Top 10 gifts for him

1. Champagne
2. Watch
3. Cuddly toy
4. Chocolates
5. Wallet
6. Gadgets
7. Aftershave
8. Underwear
9. Thrill seeking experience
10. Lingerie for you to wear and for him to see

However for that average £40 spend you could make a change this year and buy the one you love a “ sex toy. A sex toy will last longer than roses, doesn’t make you put on weight and is guaranteed to add some spice to those gloomy February evenings!

Even better, if you are single, why not treat yourself to a gorgeous sex toy and spend the evening having some extremely pleasurable self love!