Women prefer to be given a card or chocolates on Valentines Day

The Hague – Eight out of ten women find that a little surprise, like a card with loving words or a box of chocolates, is the nicest thing to receive on Valentines Day. This fact emerged from PostNL’s research into Valentine gift giving behaviour. Over half of Dutch men (63%) said that they plan to give their sweetheart (or secret sweetheart) a little something on 14 February. Most of these men (36%) go to a shop to buy a present, but don’t spend that much time selecting this. One in four really go out shopping to find just the right gift. The same percentage prefer speed and convenience, buying the gift online.