Valentines day, get your lady something or pay the price later

[BurnItDwn]

My fiance doesn't like to make a big deal of it, so I'm going to bring home some Lou Malnati's tonight. We both like pizza.

 

[Fritzo]

Pro tip! I'm a chocolate fiend, and Costco has their Vanentine's wrapped chocolate gift boxes for $11. A box this size at Godiva would cost $50, and the chocolate are TOP NOTCH!

Sample (there's 2 layers of these):

There's still time

 

[blankslate]

Interesting note: Ashley Madison sees an increase in enrollment after Valentine's Day

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/0...-valentines-day-ashley-madison_n_2648043.html

So accept that the marketing was well done and that you are pretty much screwed into paying extra for dinners and flowers on this day.... or always lay ground rules about this day when you start dating someone new.

 

[Wyndru]

Interesting note: Ashley Madison sees an increase in enrollment after Valentine's Day

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/0...-valentines-day-ashley-madison_n_2648043.html

So accept that the marketing was well done and that you are pretty much screwed into paying extra for dinners and flowers on this day.... or always lay ground rules about this day when you start dating someone new.

Its an ongoing joke in my family about my nephew and his dating timing. He always breaks up with them right before xmas and vday.

 

[oznerol]

here is a pic of the flowers my wife received today.

http://i.imgur.com/ecXEXrk.jpg

i didn't wanna do roses because they are so normal and expected. she sure as shit didn't expect her flowers to look that shitty though.

i've contacted proflowers via customer support contact us on the site, and if i don't hear anything by the end of the work day i'm going to be calling them up when i get home to complain. that is unacceptable.

Just a heads up - I've had this happen before, too. They look bad initially, but after about a day or so they looked awesome.

Generally happens when they freeze them pre-bloom - usually if you're ordering non-local or exotic flowers. When freshly unfrozen, they look dead. After some water and food, they perk up.

Just my experience, though. Yours could just be dead.

 

[blankslate]

Its an ongoing joke in my family about my nephew and his dating timing. He always breaks up with them right before xmas and vday.

Smart for his wallet at least.

 

[dr150]

Shit. Costco roses are going up in price. $16 for a dozen. Should have gone to Trader Joes or from the mole people selling them on the side of the street with.the balloon heart things.

I bought two dozen, plus a bottle of 92 rated Rioja wine and Belgian chocolates. That's not even include the french restaurant for tonite.

 

[Slew Foot]

This. Valentine's day is fucking stupid.

A few of you guys are getting the idea, the others of you are completely whipped

 

[dr150]

A few of you guys are getting the idea, the others of you are completely whipped

Nah.

If you wanna have sex, you gotsta pay the piper.

When you lose the doll and get a real girlfriend that you don't have to pay to love, then you'll understand.

First......move out of your mother's basement.

Time to put those hand painted DC action figures in a box and start living life, my friend. :thumbsup:

 

[holden j caufield]

do they all need flowers it's pointlless every year? Is a box of chocolates enough, at least you can eat those.

 

[IronWing]

I bought my sweetie a rock for VD.

 

[Fritzo]

My fiance doesn't like to make a big deal of it, so I'm going to bring home some Lou Malnati's tonight. We both like pizza.

Can I be your Valentine too? :wub:

Damn it I gotta drive all the way to Chicago now. Lou's is f*****g fantastic.

 

[n7]

Yay, happy commercialized holiday where men are expected to spend lots of money on their significant other or be considered horribly bad people.

God forbid we show that sort of appreciation on another random day instead.

And yes, i despise most holidays, but V-day more than most.

 

[Exterous]

Nah.

If you wanna have sex, you gotsta pay the piper.

False. All I got my wife was a card. Just because you have to pay to play doesn't mean everyone does

 

[Kadarin]

After what recently happened to me with my ex, I'm so jaded that it'll be a long time before I feel like doing anything for anyone for Valentine's Day.

 

[Fritzo]

Yay, happy commercialized holiday where men are expected to spend lots of money on their significant other or be considered horribly bad people.

God forbid we show that sort of appreciation on another random day instead.

And yes, i despise most holidays, but V-day more than most.

I spent $25 on someone I love. Wow...that was hard.

 

[Kadarin]

here is a pic of the flowers my wife received today.

http://i.imgur.com/ecXEXrk.jpg

i didn't wanna do roses because they are so normal and expected. she sure as shit didn't expect her flowers to look that shitty though.

i've contacted proflowers via customer support contact us on the site, and if i don't hear anything by the end of the work day i'm going to be calling them up when i get home to complain. that is unacceptable.

I've had similar experiences with 1-800-FLOWERS and with Teleflora; I'm convinced that they've both turned into shitty services that are perfectly willing to cut corners everywhere in order to make a penny. They have forgotten that it's all about the presentation, and that it doesn't matter for shit whether they offer you a refund because the moment's been ruined.

 

[Fritzo]

I've had similar experiences with 1-800-FLOWERS and with Teleflora; I'm convinced that they've both turned into shitty services that are perfectly willing to cut corners everywhere in order to make a penny. They have forgotten that it's all about the presentation, and that it doesn't matter for shit whether they offer you a refund because the moment's been ruined.

All those companies are is a national call center to contract local florists. If you want something nice, just call a local florist and pick it up. It will probably cost about the same amount.

 

[Eureka]

All those companies are is a national call center to contract local florists. If you want something nice, just call a local florist and pick it up. It will probably cost about the same amount.

My "local florist" was apparently over 100 miles away. They shipped vis UPS. This was 1800 flowers...

 

[IronWing]

My "local florist" was apparently over 100 miles away. They shipped vis UPS. This was 1800 flowers...

1800? That's a buttload of flowers!

 

[IronWing]

I bought my sweetie a rock for VD.

She liked it!

 

[BudAshes]

My gf got me a shovel for valentines day and I'm stoked, lol.

http://www.rei.com/product/825765/k2-rescue-shovel-plus

 

[actuarial]

I bought my wife flowers last week simply because she was having a bad day (no it wasn't my fault). I don't need a special holiday to show her that I love and appreciate her. She also feels the same way.

So yeah, if your relationship's happiness revolves around what you got her for Valentines Day then yeah by all means get her something. I personally think that's just messed up though.

I also bought my wife flowers two weeks ago. It wasn't even because she was having a bad day, they just have nice flowers at one of the grocery stores I don't go to often.

If you derive more happiness from smugly objecting to a fake holiday than playing along with said holiday and doing something nice for your spouse, by all means skip Valentines day. I personally think that's messed up though.

 

[randomrogue]

The thing to me about the whole made up holiday/consumerism bs argument is that when all her co-workers are getting something, and she's the only one who's not, there's GOT to be a small percentage of jealousy running through her brain. Women are wired that way. SO even though they say they don't buy into Valentine's day, it's always the thought and action that counts. Most men who don't buy into this and who are smart, would get their wife something anyways today, and just not address it as a Valentine's Day gift but some other made up day and would still score major points. Why go against it?

If you're doing things on a regular basis though it really helps. Nobody says to just completely ignore Valentines Day either. You can still do something like have a nice breakfast together and rent a movie. The issue that I've run across though is where we both didn't want to do the whole card, flowers, and chocolate thing. Generally speaking I've been with women who didn't care about Valentines Day but we still did chocolates anyways and some kind of breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Something at least so that you don't have that jealousy crap. Pretending that the holiday isn't happening is kinda absurd. However buying into all of the consumerism is also absurd. Finding middle ground works well if you're doing romantic things spontaneously on a regular basis.

 

[actuarial]

The thing to me about the whole made up holiday/consumerism bs argument is that when all her co-workers are getting something, and she's the only one who's not, there's GOT to be a small percentage of jealousy running through her brain. Women are wired that way. SO even though they say they don't buy into Valentine's day, it's always the thought and action that counts. Most men who don't buy into this and who are smart, would get their wife something anyways today, and just not address it as a Valentine's Day gift but some other made up day and would still score major points. Why go against it?

I don't want to single you out, because it's been said more than one time in this thread, but it's not simply women who are wired this way.

I guarantee if one day everyone else's wife showed up at the office to drop off a pound of wings and a rack of ribs for lunch, you'd be jealous.

That's not to say you'd be mad at your wife for not doing it, but you sure would be happy if she did.