Dinner: €95 per person in Dublin's Tea Rooms (includes a glass of pink champagne each)
Flowers: €120 for a dozen Grand Prix roses from Mad Flowers
Chocolates: €36 for a heart-shaped box from Thorntons
Card: €5 for a none-too-lavish option
Surprise weekend in Paris: €1,000
Total: €1,351
Or, forecourt flowers and cuddly toy: 12.50 from your local petrol station
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