Except for maybe when i was in elementary school I have always hated Valentine's Day. I believe like many other people that this is a completely manufactured holiday designed only to give Hallmark a couple of days to not go bankrupt since no one really buys cards anymore.
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this image was taken from an article entitled "why are roses so expensive on V-day?" I think you should already know the answer to that
Thankfully, over the years I have generally had very understanding partners who also feel the way that I do. My previous girlfriend actually suggested it to me that she doesn't want to celebrate Valentine's Day. Fine by me!
The amount of money that people spend on this day is just absurd. It isn't that I am not romantic, I really can be. I think that giving your partner flowers or some other gift on a day that ISN'T a corporate concoction would actually be MORE romantic... don't you?
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get me some of these. They taste like chalk and probably are chalk, but they cost almost nothing
Thailand is not an exception to this rule but they do tone it down a bit and market stall sell flowers that are kept inexpensive since flowers are sold at the markets (for use in temples) on a daily basis anyway. Teens will spend something really small like 1 dollar on a rose with some baby's breath and that is seen as enough. I have never known anyone that goes over-the-top here and spends a week's salary on dinner and what not.
It is no secret that businesses truly take advantage of consumers on this day and I suppose I should consider myself fortunate that I have been with the "correct" individuals in the past who were smart enough to see through the consumerism. Save that money for beer I say!
Get to the point
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The title of this article is about a product that I can get behind for V-day so lo' and behold, here it is.
nothing says "I love you" quite like a cheeseburger, especially when it costs just over a dollar