 Valentine's Day by the numbers | |
Couple of interesting numbers:
$79.95: The cost of a dozen roses from Atlantis Flowers in Orlando and Lake Mary.
1.6 million: Number of Necco Sweethearts Conversation Hearts you would receive (and buy) if you ordered a full production run with your own message imprinted on them.
1415: Year attributed to the first Valentine, reportedly sent by the Duke of Orleans.
1966: Year that Godiva Chocolatier introduced its chocolates to North America.
188 million: Approximate number of cards exchanged each year, not including packaged kids' valentines.
46: Percentage of Valentine's Day cards that are hand-delivered.
119: Number of single men in their 20s for every 100 single women of the same age in the United States.
About 6,000: Number of marriages that could take place today in the United States. (Annually, 2.2 million U.S. marriages take place.)
$127: Average amount men spend on Valentine's Day.
21,667: Number of florists nationwide, as of 2004.
60: Number of hours a Lavender Leaves candle, by Henri Bendel, will burn. (It costs $28 at Bath & Body Works.)
600: The approximate number of calories in a 4.75-ounce box of Russell Stover chocolates.
10: Number of new animal-inspired sayings, such as "URA Tiger" and "Purrfect," that appear on Necco conversation hearts this year.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Necco, Godiva Chocolatier, Discover card survey, Sentinel research | 
