A new study has revealed that Nigerian women mostly expect perfumes, sweets, teddy bears and jewelleries as gifts from their significant other on Valentine’s Day.
The study, published by Picodi, an online platform, on Tuesday, examined trends of Valentine’s Day celebration in 38 countries using 11,000 people.
It measured the type of gifts Nigerians would like to receive on Valentine’s Day, how much money they are willing to spend and if their gifts suit the taste of their partners.
Findings from the study showed that men craved gift cards, perfumes and money the most from their lovers.
“We also asked what gifts Nigerians expect to get from their significant others and according to women, the most expected gifts were perfumes, sweets, teddy bears, jewellery and lingerie. As for men, the most expected option was gift cards, perfumes and money,” it said.
The study also showed that cosmetics and money topped the list of worst Valentine’s Day gifts for women while that of men include clothes and teddy bears.
It was, however, a different outcome when study considered what Nigerians would rather buy as gifts on Valentine’s Day for their lovers.
Perfumes, clothes and flowers topped men’s list while that of women include electronics, sweets and alcohol.
When spending behaviour was taken into consideration, the study showed Nigerians spend an average of N11,440 to buy gifts on Valentine’s Day.
Comparatively, however, the study revealed that men spend more on Valentine’s Day to buy gifts than women.
“On average, we spend ₦11,440 on Valentine’s Day gifts in Nigeria, with men spending 34% more than women (₦13,088 vs. ₦9,792,” it said
The study also examined the spending rate on Valentine’s Day among the countries selected. Findings showed that Nigeria ranked the least at $30 while Hong Kong topped the chart with $124.
“Among the countries researched, the highest amounts are spent in Hong Kong (US$124), the United Kingdom (US$117), Ireland (US$112), and the United States (US$106). Nigeria placed last in the ranking (US$30),” it added.
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Valentin is not our culture in Africa and in Nigeria. These women are asking for something that is not physible for a man in Africa but though in some parts of Ghana where grandsons get a portion of land to build a house from their grandfather. But they are abolishing it now for an obvious reason. This is a borrowed culture from Britain and nowhere else on earth that such nonsense is practiced. That should never be remembered even go across a black woman’s head let alone a husband to listen to his wife saying such nonsense unless you are on a strange land where is practiced only in England but never in Ireland or Scotland. Tell those women and ask them what else do they want from MAN?
Man, give it up. Borrowed or not, it rather speaks more of the extravagant Nigerians than it does the said culture. I suppose we should as well lay-off a significant part of African states as we know them today, because why? Borrowed culture?
Extravagance has its uses, btw.