DiscountVouchers.co.uk Survey Shines Light on UK Attitudes to Love and Money

    SURREY, ENGLAND, September 02, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Internet-based retail deals specialist DiscountVouchers.co.uk, the website that gets consumer money off at hundreds of top stores, this week publishes the results of a new poll surveying attitudes on money and relationships. The offers website questioned site visitors and discovered that 40% think that there is "no price on love" when it comes to saving up and spending money on an engagement ring.

The poll results also showed that 11% believe in the old adage of an engagement ring costing at least double what the man buying it earns in a month, while 30% confessed that they would pay up to GBP500 when purchasing an engagement ring.

The voucher code site also questioned people on restaurant behaviour in new relationships, with 65% admitting to the time-honoured habit of going 'Dutch' on a restaurant bill. 75% admitted that they regularly buy a new outfit ahead of a first date and 67% will never order the most expensive dish in a restaurant - even if it should turn out to be their favourite food!

Early stages of new relationships threw up some interesting answers too with 57% saying that they eat out regularly with new partners while 46% said that they receive flowers.

New partners often means new presents too, and the poll showed that 25% of people receive gifts of jewellery from new other halves, and 20% admitted being treated to romantic weekends away. On the other hand, just 5% commented that their new partner gives them the gift of new underwear.

The poll also took in views on parsimony when getting a relationship off the ground. 25% of respondents said that should a new partner appear to be stingy they would be happy to dump them, while 37% said stinginess is not really a factor in their view of a new partner.

42% of respondents admitted to being prepared to take an overdraft on to spoil a new loved one, while 94% said that the traditional way of a lady's father and family funding a wedding celebration was not in their plans.

Doug Scott, managing director of DiscountVouchers.co.uk, comments: "Our latest poll really does seem to show that UK consumers still believe in romance! We know that relationships require time, effort and money, but discount codes like ours are a good way to make the most of a budget."

About DiscountVouchers.co.uk
DiscountVouchers.co.uk features the latest money saving offers from a growing range of retailers, all updated in real time. Designed to help consumers save money with both leading high street brands and specialist retailers, DiscountVouchers.co.uk offers one of the widest choices of discount codes and vouchers available.

Part of ASAP Ventures Ltd, the company behind the award winning Carrentals.co.uk price comparison site, DiscountVouchers.co.uk is committed to offering a growing range of the best savings available online.

For more information visit Discountvouchers.co.uk.

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