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Inexpensive Valentine's Day Celebration Ideas

Inexpensive Valentine's Day Celebration Ideas - Friday, February 13, 2009 at 6:00PM EST

This Valentine's Day there are two things you don't want to break --your partner's heart and your budget. Consumer Reporter Jeff Chirico has some ways to say "I love you" without going broke.
From ballroom dancing, to candlelit couple's yoga, you'll find untraditional ways to express your love inside on South Franklin Street in Wilkes-Barre. Executive director Kathleen Godwin says “they can have a unique Valentine's Day experience with someone they love."

Saturday's event called Pick Your Passion also teaches couple's to paint or cook together. It's all for beginners. And at 35 dollars is cheaper than a dinner and lasts longer. "Learning how to communicate, sharing an experience together, learning something you may want to take forward." For more information about the Pick Your Passion event at Arts YOUniverse, click on or call 970-ARTS. You can call on Saturday to reserve your place.

You'll find more traditional gifts at This year the more healthful dark chocolate is the hot seller especially when it's wrapped around strawberries. Valerie Johnson of Gertrude Hawk says “all candy has calories in it, the dark chocolate seems to have less and higher in antioxidants." A pound of chocolate covered strawberries costs about 18 bucks. If that's too steep, you can get a half-pound. You'd only get 4 berries, but you can just tell your wife or girlfriend that she shouldn't really be eating chocolate anyway...what--oh I shouldn't say that?"

Speaking of eating --Old Country Buffet is offering free breakfast Saturday for couples married more than 50 years.

If that's not you, in Dickson City can help you save on dinner by eating at home. Choose from dozens of prepared gourmet meals for less than 19 dollars. You just bake it and take the credit. "How many guys will come out and say honey, I made you dinner. Shhh. So you don't have to tell. Keep it all a secret." A secret that shows you care more--for less.