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Valentine's Day Full of Traditions

Valentine's Day Full of Traditions - Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 6:00PM EST

Reported by: Eyewitness News
Sunday, Feb 14, 2010 @ 06:00pm EST
A Luzerne County restaurant rewarded life-long love with a free meal on this Valentine's Day. Old Country Buffet in Wilkes-Barre offered free food Sunday for couples married more than 50-years.

We talked with one man who's been with his high school sweetheart since 1944. He gave us his secret on married life.

Clarence Ozgo of Plains Township said, "You have to compromise. It's not a one person deal. It's a two person deal. And you get together and you straighten your problems out and you just keep on going with life."

Clarence and his wife have been married for 60 years.

Others chose something more traditional on Valentine's Day -- flowers for your sweetheart.

We stopped by the Floral Boutique and Sweet Shop in Stroudsburg and found shoppers picking-out last-minute arrangements.

Experts say ValentineÕs Day is the top-selling celebration behind the winter holidays.

The National Retail Federation says the average panicked shopper spends just more than
$100 on February 14th flowers.