Sex Toys On The Shopping List This Valentine’s

Sex Toys On The Shopping List For Kiwis This Valentine’s Day Reveals Survey

Forget cliché gifts for your partner this Valentine’s Day, most New Zealanders would prefer to receive something for the bedroom, reveals a survey commissioned by Durex.

Over 700 New Zealanders participated in the Durex Valentine’s Day Survey which quizzed Kiwis on everything from the importance of Valentine’s Day to the best and worst gifts.

A whopping 70% of women admitted they would rather receive a sex toy than a bunch of flowers come Sunday, while 79% of males would prefer to receive a sex toy over a power tool.

Nearly a third of men (31%) confessed that they had forgotten Valentine’s Day in the past. Over half of the male participants said they would try to take their partner out on a last-minute dinner date if they forgot Valentine’s Day.

When questioned on the worst Valentine’s Day present, the most popular answer (36%) for women was, ‘what present? my partner always forgets’. The most unpopular presents women had received included cheap chocolates (8%), half dead flowers (4%) and household appliances (4%).

Jewellery was the gift that made the most positive impression with women, with nearly a quarter (21%) of women saying jewellery was the best Valentine’s Day present they had received in the past.

Sparkly and expensive didn’t rate too highly with men however; with the highest proportion (30%) saying their ‘fool-proof’ Valentine’s Day gift was flowers. Only 15% of male respondents said jewellery was their preferred present for a loved one. The survey also revealed that most New Zealand women know how to give their Valentine’s Day extra va-va-voom, with 38% of women saying the sexiest thing they had done for their loved one on the day was purchase new lingerie to wear.

Over 17% of women said their sexiest act was trying a new sex toy, while 16% of women had performed a strip tease to heat things up.

David Rae, Durex New Zealand Manager, says the survey results show New Zealanders are changing their ways when it comes to Valentine’s Day gifts.

“The Durex Valentine’s Day Survey indicates that Kiwis are moving away from traditional presents to ideas that involve enjoying and celebrating their relationships,” says Mr Rae.

“The overwhelming popularity of gifts such as sex toys suggests New Zealanders are favouring spending quality time enhancing their relationships over commercial gifts such as flowers and chocolates.”

Interestingly the survey also revealed that more male respondents (20%) than female (16%) cited Valentine’s Day as ‘very important’.

Less than half of males (45%) said Valentine’s Day was only ‘somewhat important’, while 20% said the day wasn’t important to them, but it was to their partner. The majority of females (63%) thought Valentine’s Day was only of moderate importance.

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