{"id":500114,"date":"2026-02-13T20:18:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T00:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/flowers-balloons-and-mugs-energize-commerce-on-valentines-day-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T20:18:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T00:18:01","slug":"flowers-balloons-and-mugs-energize-commerce-on-valentines-day-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/flowers-balloons-and-mugs-energize-commerce-on-valentines-day-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Flowers, balloons, and mugs energize commerce on Valentine's Day 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Santo Domingo<\/strong>.\u2013 With the arrival of Valentine's Day, businesses on Duarte Avenue and the traditional Flower Market are seeing an increase in sales, with flowers, decorative balloons, wines, and personalized mugs being the most in-demand items by consumers.\n\nDozens of people are visiting the stalls looking for the ideal gift to surprise their loved ones tomorrow, Saturday, February 14th.\n\nFloral arrangements, especially those of imported red roses and daisies, top the list of preferences.\n\n\u201c<strong>Rose arrangements range from 2,500 to 4,000 pesos, depending on the size and presentation<\/strong>,\u201d explained Enmmanuel, a flower vendor on Benito Gonz\u00e1lez Avenue, who highlighted that this year sales have shown a stable behavior compared to 2025 and that they intend to \"<strong>wake up selling<\/strong>\".\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>You can also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/internacionales\/millones-de-flores-pasan-miami\/\">Millions of flowers pass through Miami airport<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\nIn addition to flowers, balloons with romantic messages and mugs with phrases alluding to love and friendship are part of the most acquired products.\n\nMerchants say that many customers choose to combine several items to create more personalized gifts.\n\n\"I will buy my husband a perfume. This year I wanted to change things up a bit and have him smell nice,\" expressed Nicole.\n\nThe vendors consulted agreed that this year people have chosen to leave things for the \"<strong>last minute<\/strong>\", although they have taken advantage of offers and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@deultimominutotv\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@deultimominutotv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">specials<\/a>.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"610666\" src=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-13-at-6.55.00-PM-6-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-610666\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"610665\" src=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-13-at-6.55.00-PM-4-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-610665\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"610669\" src=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-13-at-6.54.57-PM-3-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-610669\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"610668\" src=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-13-at-6.54.56-PM-1-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-610668\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"610667\" src=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-13-at-6.54.49-PM-2-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-610667\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo.\u2013 With the arrival of Valentine&#8217;s Day, businesses on Duarte Avenue and the traditional Flower Market are seeing an increase in sales, with flowers, decorative balloons, wines, and personalized mugs being the most in-demand items by consumers. 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