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Valentine’s Day is on fast approach, which means it’s time to ready our hearts, minds and wallets for the groundswell ahead. Relative to gifting for that special someone, a "surge" may be more descriptive as consumer spending for this holiday continues to trend upward in billion-dollar increments. Last year, the National Retail Federation forecasted that Valentine’s Day spending would reach a near-record $19.6 billion, up from $18.2 billion the year prior. These strong sales figures not only exemplify fruitful retail activity specific to buying gifts for others, but also holiday-driven shopping for ourselves as well. With this in mind, here are a number of thoroughly-vetted Valentine’s Day gifts and gets sure to ease, appease and unequivocally please.