From a survey of 1,000 adults about the most romantic gifts they’ve received, several gift ideas ranked high for women. Dining out ranked in the top 10. According to the National Restaurant Association, Mother’s Day is the most popular day of the year for dining out, since nearly half of Americans dine out or plan to order takeout from restaurants on the most special day for celebrating mothers. And since many men struggle with gift ideas on this important, annual occasion, here are the top dinner date descriptions the respondents gave:
- Dining at a steakhouse;
- A romantic beachside dinner;
- A gourmet dinner;
- Going out for ice cream;
- Dinner and a movie.
These survey results are right on target. Both the Couponbox.com-sponsored survey and the National Restaurant Associations’ statistics placed an emphasis on casual dining. Even in the Couponbox.com survey open-ended results, a few said they were happy to dine out on a ‘dollar menu date.’ Overall, individuals said dinner at a fancy restaurant, however, ranked as one of the top 10 answers from the 1,000 people polled for the open-ended question about the most romantic gifts given and received–from the Couponbox.com survey. And in similar findings, the National Restaurant Association survey pointed out that of those planning a meal for mom, 25 percent plan to choose fine dining as their gift of choice.
To score even more points on Mother’s Day, the Couponbox.com survey gives additional suggestions, that could even be combined with the highly-rated meal out, whether it be a breakfast, lunch or dinner out on the town. Under the “More Inspiration” category, here are other gifts that could impress her on this special day:
- Hugs and kisses;
- An endearing letter;
- A song written for her;
- Homemade gift.
The survey results are portrayed in this fun infographic, “Proven Gift Ideas Hubbies Can Give Wives on their Special Day” that gives even more clues for making wives happy this May 8.
Couponbox.com, a recently launched online discount coupon publisher in the US, sponsored the survey, which was distributed to American adults by local digital marketing company, 10x digital. Operating under the Webgears umbrella, which also runs market-leading coupon sites in the UK and Germany, Couponbox has already helped more than 8 million Americans save money on their online purchases.
10x digital is a a full-service content marketing, SEO, PR, marketing research and digital agency, based in Greenville SC. 10x digital, with additional offices in Tampa FL and Roanoke VA, was recognized by Content Marketing Institute as one of the top content marketing agencies in the world 2014-2015 and has operated in SC since 2002. 10x has regional, national and international marketing clients in many different industries.
