Celebrate Mom while someone makes money
By Tyson on May 13, 2007 in Observations
According to NPR, 16 billion dollars [Yes, that is billion] will be spent by people to celebrate Mother’s Day. A majority of that money is split between:
- 21,667 Florist
- 12,454 Cosmetics, beauty supplies, and perfume stores
- 28,772 Jewlery Stores
* Number of stores in 2004
I do not know how they calculated 16 billion dollars, but I would suspect a good portion of that was spent on dining. According the the census bureau in 2001 there were 80.5 million mothers, so if the number of mothers has not dramatically increased that would mean that the average mother has a little under $200 spent on her every second Sunday in May.
As far as search trends Mother’s Day far out paces Father’s Day and Grandparent’s Day
Yes, I know that I searched for Mothers Day versus Mother’s Day, but that is the only search term Google had enough data collect to show a chart[looks like there a others out there like me, where grammar is not their strong suit]
I wonder how hard it would be to get some of that 16 billion spent on one day? It looks like year over year more searches are conducted for Mother’s Day. Maybe a focused Amazon store could bring in some money every May.
Happy 100th Anniversary Mother’s Day!
The driving force behind Mother’s Day was Anna Jarvis, who organized observances in Grafton, W.Va., and Philadelphia on May 10, 1908. While the annual celebration spread around the country, Jarvis began lobbying politicians to set aside a day to honor mothers. She finally succeeded in 1914, when Congress designated the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day. **Source: census.gov
With all of this, I want to wish my mother and all other mothers out there a very happy Mother’s Day. Without all of you, we would not be here.
