Being the type of company who like to interact with our customers (OK, our analyst/bloggers are a wee bit nosey!!) we thought we'd do a little experiment based on peoples spending habits to see if there is any correlation between the amount of money they spend on gifts for the ones they love and the duration they stay with their nearest and dearest. 

Valentine’s Day presented itself as the perfect opportunity to run such a survey as surely as a nation, this is when we are at our most generous and offer our protestations of love to our nearest and dearest in the form of a goody of one type or another.

On this premise, We somewhat ingeniously entitled this the:

"Does how much you spend on your other half determine how long you'll be with them? Survey".

Catchy.

From the outset we have to say the survey has revealed some interesting and slightly alarming results!

Out of the 168 respondents, the data shows that people who spend the lowest amount on gifts for each other stay together longer. Eeeek!

I know that this is sure to strike a note of terror into every chocolate loving; handbag toting; jewellery wearing; designer-label clad woman the World across, but the facts speak for themselves! In a nutshell, people who spend less stay together longer. (Men all over the country are rubbing their hands together with glee!)

Don't believe us? Here's  a couple of the obligatory, all important (although slightly dull looking) pie charts:

The survey showed that in the group of people spending £10 or less on their Valentine, a whopping 67% of them have been together for more than 11yrs! In the group spending £30 or less, only a third of them have been together for more than 11 yrs; and for those of us who weighed in for a prezzy between £30 and £50 on their Valentines, only a paltry 20% have been together for more than 11 years.

More alarmingly - especially for those who like the finer things in life - of  those who spent £50 or more for their "gift of luuurrrve" only a measly 15% of them have been together with their loved one for more than 11yrs and a whopping 31% of them will be moving on to pastures new relationship wise in less than 3 years. Gulp!

By now I'm sure that every red blooded woman will be sitting down in a cold sweat and men everywhere will be cheering! Unless of course they want to split up with their 'other half' as it could end up costing em!

Sylvia Edwards - content Editor for Prezzybox.com commented "Although the results were slightly surprising, the news isn’t all bad though as the survey also shows that generally speaking, men tend to spend more than women on gifts for their loved ones". Ah but, hang on a minute, from the survey’s point of view, that means the relationship will not necessarily last! Drat! Talk about being caught between a rock and a hard place!

I guess the way to look at this is in a positive way and ask whether the duration of the relationship is more important than expensive gifts. A friend of mine used to test the strength of her feelings for a man by asking herself whether she would rather spend an hour with said beau or an hour perusing the racks in Marks and Spencer, and the one time M & S lost, she married the man! She was more interested in spending the rest of her life with this man than in wondering how much he would spend on presents for her on St. Valentines Day and they are still together now. Who said romance was dead?

Most women would I think agree that a single rose says so much more than a whole bunch of roses and even a cheap bouquet of flowers bought hastily from a service station for no reason at all can mean the world if it says “I love you”.

I think most men would simply utter one word. "Hallelujah".

Maybe we should all take heart from the immortal words of two of our best loved, intelligent and enduring songwriters, namely, Lennon and McCartney when they sang….

“I don't care too much for money, money can't buy me love”. It seems they got it right.

As Valentine’s Day is fast approaching we thought we'd do an Infographic to celebrate the Day of Love. Sweet!

We haven't however cobbled together your standard "The top 10 gifts for your missus are..." type of infographic, or "The corniest chat up lines of all time" blah blah blah.

Nosiree...

 We've taken the Valentine’s Day occasion and tilted it on its head a wee bit with our Sex Heroes Top Trumps "Champions of the Bedroom". Ingenious? Yep - we think so!

 Who are the World’s Greatest Lovers? Since they were 16 and legal, how many women have they had to sleep with to live up to their infamous reputation? What is their porn moustache rating? Do they have a sex tape?

All such answers are displayed in a series of Casanova-esq Top Trumps.

Now, collating this information was evidently a lot of fun but was also a lot of hard work. It was also extremely eye opening and the words "blimey", "jammy git" and "how mannnyyyyy!!!" were common utterances coming from my office during my the 'findings'.

I also had to clear my history/temporary files on a regular basis, as for part of the "research" (ahem!) I had to do extensive searches for terms such as "Celebrity Sex Tape" and the like. It was hard!

So who is the numero uno? The modern day Don Juan?

Well, coming in at number one is porn star John Holmes who allegedly bedded a remarkable 14,000 ladies, which was a gargantuan 9.62 chicks a week from the age of 16. He did however have the advantage of it being his full time profession.

Close second is Wilt Chamberlain who outstripped Holmes by a healthy 6000 but did so over a much longer time span.

And in the bronze medal position is the canny old suave-ster himself Warren Beatty who amassed just shy of 13,000 partners before he retired into marriage.

Between them the 10 have slept with an astonishing 61,196 lucky ladies averaging a not too shabby 6,119 per swordsman.

* All information is taken from the Internet and to the best of our knowledge is correct. However, we have to say that all of this info is "alleged" and the only people who can prove this one way or another is the 'swordsmen' themselves. Please don't sue us!

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The Prezzybox team have been exploring at the Spring Fair this week. We've been scouting out all the new gifts and gadgets that we'll be bringing to you over the next year, you'll see some of these appearing very soon in the 'What's New' section of the site!  Keep an eye out for some of these fantastic new products, you won't be disappointed.

Don't forget there's still time to get your entries in for our Valentine's Day competition which closes on Sunday night. Simply click here and tell us your romantic story for a chance to win an Edible Arrangement! What are you waiting for, go do it now!

As it's Friday, I'll leave you with a video to get you in the weekend mood....

Have a great weekend!

Kat x

Wow, we’ve been a busy bunch this month. Mostly, we’ve been getting ready for Valentine’s Day which is just around the corner!

Whether you love it or hate it, it’s nearly time to shower our partners with love, cards and gifts.

We’ve got some fabulous Valentine’s Day gifts this year to help make it easier for you to find the perfect present!

We’ve even got the Valentine’s Day Cards sorted so you can get the Valentine’s Day presents and cards in the same place. Simples!

So take a gander at our favourite romantic gifts and you’ll be spoilt for choice. I’ve even selected a couple of my favourite brand spanking new gifts to inspire you...

Saying ‘I Love You’ is great. Saying it every day is better, and this 'I Love You' Personalised Calendar lets you say ‘I Love You’ every day of the year. Personalised with your true love’s name, they’ll have no doubt about how you feel.

If you want to sweep your loved one off their feet but don’t want to break the bank, this 2 for 1 Champneys relax day is ideal. Relax and unwind with your partner for less.

For naughtier couples, there’s the brand spanking new ‘Naughty Couples Petit Bonbons Set’. Featuring soft fabric handcuffs, vibrating massager and striptease CD! Very naughty indeed!

But if you’d prefer to show your lover how much you care, tell them that they’re priceless with the ‘You’re Priceless’ necklet. Coming in both Male and Female varieties, this sterling silver price tag is work around the wrist, ankle or neck and already has a loyal following of celebrity wearers. Join them and tell your partner that they mean the world to you.

These are just a couple of the fabulous new romantic gifts available now at Prezzybox. Make sure you check out the rest to find the perfect Valentine’s gift.

Have fun browsing...

Kat x