Mothers day purchases by Men and Women

I came across a site giving the statistics about the purcahses of people during Mothers day. Men Spend More Than Women on Mother’s Day. A I wanted to share with flower loving community, here are the excepts....

While 52 percent of all respondents said they plan to purchase Mother’s Day gifts this year, significantly more men (59 percent) than women (46 percent) will do so. The Discover Card survey revealed additional trends on who’s spending what on whom:

• Of those who plan to purchase a Mother’s Day gift this year, the average amount men and women plan to spend on their mothers is $66.50, an increase of over seven percent from last year.
• Men plan to slightly outspend women on their mothers this year. Of those who plan to purchase a Mother’s Day gift this year, the average amount men will spend is $73.80 while the average amount women is $58.40.
• Of those men who plan to purchase a Mother’s Day gift for their wives this year, the average amount they will spend is $90.70 and only $50.10 for their mothers-in-law.
• The majority of respondents (71 percent) said that they tend to spend more on Mother’s Day than Father’s Day. Forty-eight percent of respondents said it was more challenging to shop for Mother’s Day gifts than it is for Father’s Day gifts while 37 percent said the opposite.

Of course, when asked how much would be an appropriate amount to spend on a Mother’s Day gift, half of the mothers surveyed (50 percent) said no money at all, citing that the best gift would be hand-made gift or a thoughtful gesture from the heart. Thirty-seven percent said less than $50.00 while 10 percent said $50.00 or more.