February 1, 2010
85% of all Valentine’s Day cards are purchased by women.

Likely - although no definite numbers are available the Greeting Card Association, an organization representing the greeting card and stationery publishing industry, claims that 80% of all greeting cards cards (e.g. everyday, seasonal) are purchased by women.  The GCA also finds Valentine’s Day cards account for 12.5% of all greeting card sales, whereas birthday cards account for 30% of all sales.

original claim: @OMGFacts; source: Greeting Card Association 1, 2