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HTML
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
<form id="cartForm" action="somewhere.php" method="post">
Arrival Date: <input type="text" name="arrivalDate" title="Arrival Date:" placeholder="mm/dd/yyyy">
<!-- hidden input, using this method so the form doesn't need to disappear.. either way, doesn't matter, probably better to hide the form if it's a lot of data -->
<input type="hidden" name="arrivalDateVal">
<!-- button invokes function to handle the data before submitting -->
<button type="button" id="formBtn">Submit</button>
</form>
JavaScript
(function(){
$('#formBtn').click(function(){
// grab the title
var val = $('input[name="arrivalDate"]').attr('title');
// append a space and the users value
val += ' ' + $('input[name="arrivalDate"]').val();
// set hidden input value
$('input[name="arrivalDateVal"]').attr('value', val)
// check it
console.info($('input[name="arrivalDateVal"]').val());
// submit (commented out)
//$('#cartForm).submit();
});
})();