Is Valentines Day a conspiracy by the Florist Industry just to sell flowers?

[Parche]

:shrug: :hi:

[Callalily]

1. Yes. n/t

[old mark]

2. I heard last week that Valentines's day now generates more money in sales of related items

than Halloween!

It ain't just for flowers any more!

Love for sale?

mark

[Angleae]

3. No, they share the blame with the candy industry.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

4. It helped the sales of Thompson Sub-machine guns

But, yeah, flower shops probably do ok too

:hi:

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[JustABozoOnThisBus]

8. Florists made a killing that day, too

sending flowers to all those gangster funerals.

:hi:

[Rosie1223]

5. And Hallmark to sell cards

at least that's what my spouse keeps telling me. I tell him he's helping the ecomony -- it's patriotic to get your wife stuff on valentines' day. :patriot:

[noamnety]

6. I thought skinner invented it. (nt)

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

9. Did he put mesh stockings on the grovel-bot again?

Tres romantic.

:hi:

[Crazy Dave]

10. The sickening jewelry commercials

The "you don't love your wife/girlfriend unless you buy her something $1500+" commmercials.

Reminds me of my two favorite quotes from "Blood Diamond"

Who do you think buys the stones I bring out, dreamy American girls who want a story book wedding and a big shiny rock. It's like the ones they see in the advertisements in your politically correct magazines.... -Danny Archer

I understand White people want our diamonds, yes. But how can my own people do this to each other? -Solomon Vandy

[fizzgig]

13. i hate those commercials

around christmas, one jewelry store was running commercials like 'what do you call a guy who doesn't buy his girlfriend a sickeningly expensive diamond ring for christmas? single.' :puke:

[Roon]

11. Hi Parche

What does it look like in the upper level of a 747? I grew up hearing there is a lounge up there but that was when I was a child. I just realized I never found out for sure!

Thanks!

[Parche]

14. hey

sometimes it is a lounge, but nowadays it is usually first class, or business class, mostly business

:hi: :hug:

[Roon]

16. I think it would be more fun if it was a lounge

Thanks Parch.

[UTUSN]

12. Yip, and there was a news item yesterday that Colombia exports umpteen millions of roses, but

this year will lose out because the holiday falls on a Sunday, which is not good for WORKING, so there are problems harvesting and shipping the danged things.

[GreenPartyVoter]

15. Since I never get any, the answer is no.