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2020-02-13T11:10:25.682Z


Out Feminism: New data reveals that one side of the relationship spends much more on Valentine's gifts • These are the popular gifts of love and relationships


Feminism Out: New data reveals that one side of the relationship spends much more on Valentine's gifts • These are the most popular gifts

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International Valentine's Day will be celebrated tomorrow (Friday) and will give the signal to loving couples around the world to express their love for each other with a variety of romantic gifts. However, it seems that the level of investment depends on your gender. According to NRF, the world's largest retail association, the average American man plans to spend $ 229.54, more than twice the average woman, who will spend $ 97.77 on holiday gifts.

Where do the Israelis stand compared to their counterparts from the United States? The average Israeli spend on a gift is NIS 205, less than a quarter of the American man's, and just over half of the American woman's expenditure. This may be because Valentine's Day is also marked on Tu Bab. In spite of the modest amount, this is a 16.7% increase over the past three years. From NIS 174 in 2017, to NIS 203 in 2018, and another minor increase to an average of NIS 205. For a gift in 2019.

Forget flowers, bring sweets

The most popular gift is sweets, more than half of Americans (52%) intend to purchase them at a total cost of $ 1.8 billion, while the most expensive gifts, jewelry, will be purchased by only 18%, at a total cost of $ 3.9 billion.

The other categories that are popular in the United States are greeting cards (44% intend to purchase them at a total cost of $ 933 million), flowers (35% at a total cost of $ 1.9 billion), pastimes (34% - total cost of $ 3.5 billion), clothing ( 18% for a total cost of $ 2.1 billion) and gift vouchers (15% for a total cost of $ 1.3 billion).

And what gifts do Israelis like to buy for their spouses and spouses the most? According to the Gentleman's Network data, the top categories in the field are personalized gifts and romantic couples games, along with the classic categories of watches, jewelry and wallets and popular gifts such as poker sets and smoking products.

According to Tal Raz, CEO of The Gentleman's Network, "The increase in awareness and number of Valentine's Day gift buyers is increasing every year, and so is the average spend on a gift increase accordingly. An interesting difference you can see between men and women is the time it takes to choose a gift, much faster men make shopping decisions. "

Source: israelhayom

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