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In Russia, from January 26 to February 8, that is, two weeks before Valentine’s Day (February 14), the demand of citizens for jewelry, soft toys, sparkling wine, as well as underwear and handcuffs has significantly increased, Lenta.ru reports. with reference to the data of the press service of the online retailer Wildberries.
So, in particular, the Russians were actively interested in goods from the 18+ category. Demand for condoms soared by 106% year-on-year, for handcuffs – almost eight times (by 661%), for sex swings – by 471%.
For example, according to Taiga.Info, residents of the Novosibirsk region ordered 19 times more handcuffs before Valentine’s Day than a year ago. Moreover, in the field of online commerce, this is associated with a pandemic and a forced remote regime.
We also recall that earlier the SuperJob portal conducted a survey and found out that men in unregistered relationships, on average, spend more money on gifts on Valentine’s Day than married men (3.2 thousand rubles and 2.8 thousand rubles, respectively). And married and unmarried women buy gifts for the same amount – an average of about 2 thousand rubles.
Source: Rosbalt
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