Valentine's Day Yinzer Cards Now On Sale

PITTSBURGH, PA - Time flies. It seems like Pittsburghers were just buying Yinzer Christmas cards and now the Valentine's Day set is out.

The popular Yinzer Cards, the brainchild of comedian Jim Krenn, KDKA-AM morning host Larry Richert and cartoonist Rob Rogers, are back on sale at Pittsburgh-area Giant Eagle Market and Laurie's Hallmark stores or online. Yinzer candy bars also are available.

A portion of the Yinzer Card and bars sale proceeds will benefit two Pittsburgh-based non-profits: Animal Friends and Spenser’s Voice Fund, an organization working to curb the drug epidemic in young adults.

The cards retail for $4.99 and the bars for $2.99.

Valentine’s Day is the second biggest greeting card occasion of the year after the winter Christmas and holiday season. Consumers are expected to spend an average of $143.56 on Valentine’s Day this year, an increase from 2019’s $136.57 according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. Total spending is expected to reach $19.6 billion, up from $18.2 billion last year.