With the big day just around the corner I thought It would be fun to dive into all things Valentine's Day!! -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
Every year, more than 36 million heart shaped boxes of chocolates are sold across the country. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
The average man spends $130 on Valentines Day while women spend about $70. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
Every year, around 9 million people buy their pets a Valentine’s Day gift. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
Hallmark was one of the first to mass produce a Valentine’s Day card, all the way back in 1913. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
More than one-third of men are comfortable not receiving anything from a lover on Valentine’s Day -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
It’s estimated that the U.S. alone is going to spend $3.3 billion on flowers for loved ones this year. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
The only other day that beats Valentine’s Day in floral sales is Mother’s Day. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
Of the 124.6 million households in the U.S. it’s predicted that 43 million of them will purchase flowers. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
Who says you can’t be your own Valentine? In 2015, 18% of women sent themselves flowers. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
In the 1300s, it officially became a holiday associated with love and romance. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
The oldest record of a valentine being sent, according to History.com, was a poem written by a French medieval duke named Charles to his wife in 1415. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
The first heart-shaped box of chocolates was introduced in 1861. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
But don't worry if you still have last year's box — they have a shelf life of five years. -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
Randy, I say this a lot, but you have such fun threads! I really like all the facts and knowledge that you put out there. I think you should go on jeopardy! You would do very well! I didn’t know chocolate had a five year shelf life! I guess I always just scarfed it down after trick or treating lol!
I think I would be nervous!!! But you gave me a great topic for a new post! Stay tuned!!! -Pure heart with a dirty mind, Randy Ryder
@randyryder another cool V-Day tip...most pizza joints have pizzas in the shape of hearts available. Even Vino's over in town. Now you show your True Love what pizza on the 14th is all about.
A lot of guys send their ladies flowers,candies, and gifts only on those dates, we should start doing it when our ladies don't expect it!
I wonder how many of those boxes helped guys who forgot to get their ladies something on Valentine's Day?lol
Prior to being called valentines it was the day Lupercalia. Like most holidays Valentine’s Day was the Catholic Churches way of celebrating a pagan holiday. What I found interesting about Lupercalia was that the Romans would use the holiday to promote spring and fertility. Men were paired up with women using a lottery...so you would get what luck has in store for you, could you imagine a lottery system being utilized at the ranches? Pick a card any card that card will be your party tonight at the ranches! This actually sounds like a fun idea. Have all the girls agree to a certain price who play the game, and then you get who you get on Valentine’s Day lol
In 2017 research found that millennials used valentines days as the day to get engaged, in fact 43% of millennial engagements occur on Valentine’s Day
