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What Do You Plan to Do on Valentine's Day?

The average person will spend about $131 to show their love. What about you?

The National Retail Federation says Valentine's Day is one of the nation's biggest commercial shopping days, with the average American expected to spend close to $131 this year to woo that someone special. “Valentine’s Day remains one of the biggest gift-giving holidays of the year, and although consumers will be conscientious with their spending, it’s great to see that millions of Americans are still looking forward to celebrating with their loved ones,” said Matthew Shay, president and CEO of the Federation. According to the NACS website, Americans are willing to spend a wee bit more on romance compared to last year. The average person is expected to spend $130.97 on candy, cards, gifts and more, up from $126.03 last year. Total …

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What's the Worst Valentine's Day Gift You Ever Got?

We've all been there, right?

Buying a Valentine's Day gift seems to present certain challenges for a lot of people... Take our poll below and tell us what happened to you. 

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Want to Send Your Valentine Digital Hugs and Kisses?

Well, there's an app for that now. A developer has released Kiss My Valentine for Valentine's Day 2012, an app that will send your special Valentine messages all day on Feb. 14.

Want to send hugs, kisses and Valentine’s Day wishes to your special someone on Valentine’s Day? Now there’s an app for that. In anticipation of Valentine's Day 2012, Smart phone app developer Iconosys, Inc., released Kiss My Valentine™, an app that sends little love messages all day in either English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, or Chinese. The developers said this app is designed, "to make it easier for us to pay tribute to all those people in our lives who deserve our love." "Like Christmas, Valentine's Day is more about giving than receiving. I look forward each year to making the loved ones in my life feel extra-special on this precious day. I now can send text kisses and text hugs to family that normally I may have not take the …

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Patch Picks: What To Do For Your Valentine

We take the stress out of it for you

Valentine's Day is the most romantic day of the year. We all know that we should show each other love every day; but when Valentine's Day comes around there is nothing wrong with a some extra romance. A little imagination and going out of your way to express your love makes a world of a difference. Cute Things For Her Get her flowers delivered to wherever she is. If she is at work, send the bouquet there. Every woman, whether they admit it or not, is envious of the woman who gets the large flowers at work. Let your woman be the center of attention on Valentine's Day. The Tucker Flower Shop on Idlewood Road delivers! Tip: Find out her what favorite flowers are. Make her a card. When you are making her a card, go to the Walmart on …

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