Millions buy Valentine gifts for themselves

By Kristina Cooke

Feb 5, Reuters

NEW YORK - If you're gazing enviously at the bouquet of roses on your colleague's desk this Valentine's Day, remember there's a chance they're not from a secret admirer or even a significant other.

They may just have sent them to themselves.

Rather than feeling lonely and unloved on February 14, 8 million Americans admit to sending themselves gifts, according to a new survey.

And at least those sending themselves a gift, know that they'll like what they get.

The telephone poll of 1,000 Americans also found that there is a big discrepancy between the gifts women would like to receive and what men are buying.

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photo: A Colombian worker selects roses ahead of St. Valentine's Day on a farm in Chia, Colombia, January 30, 2008. Rather than feeling lonely and unloved on February 14, 8 million Americans admit to sending themselves gifts, according to a new survey (REUTERS/Jose Miguel Gomez)