The most expensive Valentine’s Day date in South Africa
If you’re thinking of splashing out on Valentine’s day, and have over R50,000 to spare, this is what you can get your date to impress him or her with ability to burn money.
Valentine’s Day is one of the most commercial days of the year, with people across the world spending billions of dollars on chocolates, teddy bears, flowers, perfumes/colognes and dinners.
And don’t forget the card.
While it’s easy to find ways to blow millions on the most expensive items of all time – South Africa also offers some options for the wealthy who are full of love (of material things).
Flowers – R1,400
Gloriosa Lily
In South Africa, the Gloriosa lily, selling for around R115 a flower, is one of the most expensive flowers you can find locally (R1,400 for a dozen).
Valentine’s Day is usually a day for roses – and lilies often symbolise purity and chastity. But in ancient Greek times the lily was linked more to eroticism and sexuality, so really, it fits in quite well..
They’re also poisonous and possibly fatal if ingested, but don’t read too much into that.
Chocolate and Champagne – R11,500
Louis Roederer Cristal Brut Vintage 1990
You could either spend R4,000 buying one 5g La Madeline au Truffle from Knipschildt and hoping it gets here in time (and in one piece) – or you could head to a more local chocolatier and pick up an assortment of truffles for R500 per 100 grams.
The Chocolate Tier offers a 90-piece chocolate box-set for R649 – and you can pick up a Louis Roederer Cristal Brut Vintage 1990 champagne for R11,000
Teddy bear – R11,000
Theodore teddy from Taunina
You could go to the closest toy stor and buy the biggest teddy bear you can find (which can retail as high as R5,000 if it’s big enough) – or you could look locally for a Taunina bear.
Taunina bears, created by Capetonian Rudo Zenda, are hand-embroidered works of art in their own right. Hand-stitched and sold in dollars, at $720 you’re looking at over R11,000 for a creation.
Perfume or Cologne – R27,000
Clive Christian perfume
If you’re going to splash out on something to make your partner smell nice, there is a wide variety of perfumes and colognes available online.
Looking at the costliest haul, though, you can grab a his and hers fragrance from Clive Christian, which would set you back R27,000 a piece.
Dinner – R3,200
A meal from The Test Kitchen
While you will find many expensive dining experiences across the globe, in South Africa you can find an elite meal at The Test Kitchen in Cape Town.
For R1,600 per person you can enjoy a gormound menu paired with wine at the restaurant which has won mutliple “best of SA” awards.
If you’re based in Joburg and don’t want to travel to the Mother City, you can enjoy a R1,650 per person meal at the Saxon’s Five Hundred – paired with wines.
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