In kindergarten, I had a huge crush on this boy, and made sure that my mom bought me the absolute perfect valentine cards so his best would be from me. Unfortunately, the other girls in my class parents' spent more cash, and my candy valentine was mediocre at best. This concluded in him "dating" one of my good friends. Heartbreak.
In high school, I went above and beyond and made my boyfriend a candy card complete with ten different candies that spelled out funny and loving phrases. I also did some other gifts and ended up spending almost sixty dollars on said valentine. This particular valentine didn’t make it to the next calendar year.
($60 valentine gift) X (number of boyfriends before "the one") X (# of Valentines Day’s) = $ down the drain.
What if I told you that this year, Americans are set to spend $18.9 million dollars on Valentine's Day? Or that a quarter of the men’s population spends money in the hopes of “getting lucky.” And finally, one out of every five women buy Valentine’s gifts for themselves.
Now I would definitely consider snagging a few heart shaped Reese’s peanut butter cups for myself on February 15th, the day that all gifts go on sale at your local Wal-Mart, but not so much the day it’s full price.
The top three gifts that I can't stand of the Valentine's Day type:
Oversized Bears:
This particular gift bothers me because of it's over-the-top nature. I just have one question to those who receive these: Where the heck do you put them?!
But when you're through with the person who bought it for you, what do you do with it then? An internet trend that's "creative" is emptying the giant bear of it's stuffing and dance inside it.
Roses:
Most likely, you've seen the shocked faces of girls when flowers are delivered to them. But seriously, are they really shocked? It's Valentine's Day
. Getting roses from your man, not a surprise. Now will it be a single rose or a dozen? Oooh.
Lingerie:
Why? Why is this a thing? Buying lingerie for your significant other is not a gesture for them, it's for yourself. Stop trying to convince us otherwise.
Anyway, that's my thoughts on Valentine's Day. My plans are eating lots of food and wearing stretchy pants on February 14th because why the heck not?
