Celebrating Valentine’s Day On Staten Island

Celebrating Valentine’s Day on Staten Island — the Advance shows us how:

It’s one-stop shopping at Linda Lingerie Boutique in Grasmere.

Celebrating her seventh Valentine’s Day in business, owner Linda Vinciguerra explained that she goes the extra mile to present men with the ultimate gift for their special ladies.

Starting with a generous spritz of rose-scented perfume inside each shiny red bag, she gently wraps the lingerie in tissue paper before stuffing it inside along with a heaping handful of chocolate candy, to create the perfect Valentine’s effect.

“They’ve got the roses in the bag, the chocolate, the lingerie — they’re all set,” said Ms. Vinciguerra. “I just remind them, do they have a card?”

“This is a fun business,” she said. “It’s all pleasure and feeling good.”

But on the flip side, she said, “It’s an impulse business. You’re in the mood, or you’re not.”

This Valentine’s Day, Ms. Vinciguerra said, many customers have been in the mood for one of her biggest sellers: The heart-shaped edible chocolate thong — for him or her.

Ms. Vinciguerra says it’s proof of her success that so many couples return to tell her they’re pregnant soon after picking out some lucky lingerie.