Men spend more than women as couples toast patron saint of love
Lots of Irish couples say it with flowers on St Valentine's Day. Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/ AFP via Getty Images.Romance is poised to bloom amid recession with flowers and nights out likely to top St Valentine’s Day spending.
Figures from bank AIB show that spending on flowers trebles on St Valentine’s Day, with the average customer forking out €50 to impress their loved one. Dining out, drinking, jewellery and even nights in hotels will also feature this Tuesday as couples mark the patron saint of love’s feast day on February 14th.
According to figures compiled anonymously from 1.7 million card transactions on St Valentine’s Day last year, spending in restaurants increased 83 per cent while pubs were 58 per cent busier.
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