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What a fucking expensive holiday.
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mchicken is dejected.
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| Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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Strawberries, $4.
Chocolate, $2.
I'm no math major but is that expensive? |
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lizakova is shinying up her life.
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| Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Aren't you dating a Wiccan though? Doesn't a Valentine's Day present for someone like that entail a tree branch and some incense? |
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lugo is unable to remember his password.
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| Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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| mchicken wrote: | Strawberries, $4.
Chocolate, $2.
I'm no math major but is that expensive? |
I actually got my chocolate for $1.50 and my strawberries for $3. Strawberries are actually cheap this time of year in my area, the Strawberry Festival kicks off in two weeks. Plus, I shopped at Walmart for that.
On the other hand:
The flowers were $85, the other chocolates were ~$60, Dinner will be ~$60, candles were around $10. Had to get a new tie for $8, and family planning-related expenses hit around $5, too.
Then there were the gifts which I went cheap and sentimental on, picture frame and picture for about $8, toothbrush for $1 at the dollar store, wallet sized photos for $.50, and this other thing for $10. Gift bag, tissue, and card was probably around $8.
I'm not gonna include the cost of the gas to hand deliver flower and chocolate to her at work and to her house.
As far as being a Wiccan goes, it's true. We really do just exchange tree branches and incense sticks for everything. Sometimes we will gift small rocks.
tl;dr: The more you spend the more you love her.
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| Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Who spends $85 on flowers unless it's a wedding in which case you're spending like $10,000 on flowers. |
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lizakova is shinying up her life.
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| Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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What was the toothbrush for?
| lugo wrote: | | tl;dr: The more you spend the more you love her. |
Women are sexually attracted to money. But not necessarily men with money. Just money.
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| mchicken wrote: | | Who spends $85 on flowers unless it's a wedding in which case you're spending like $10,000 on flowers. |
Me. I actually got a good deal for the amount I bought. Should have been around $150.
It was a dozen long stemmed roses in a vase plus greens and little white flower things (Not baby breath) and a second bouquet with roses, carnations, and other nonsense... and a single rose which I got at Walmart for $2.50.
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| Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Must be some out-in-the-workforce thing where you have to do all that. Clearly you wanted to, not sure what you're complaining about exactly. |
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| mchicken wrote: | | Must be some out-in-the-workforce thing where you have to do all that. |
Yeah, if you were still in school, you could have just payed $20 to have an a Capella group to come sing to her in her 18.06 lecture. |
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lugo is unable to remember his password.
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| mchicken wrote: | | Must be some out-in-the-workforce thing where you have to do all that. Clearly you wanted to, not sure what you're complaining about exactly. |
I love complaining.
And the toothbrush was to keep in my bathroom for when she slept over. It's an important step.
Edit: $6? Really? Was that it? No card? If it works for you, great, but it really must be some out-in-the-workforce thing because I would get in trouble for that. The money I am spending is probably excessive, agreed.
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I don't see why you would give someone a card to their face. I'm just not a card person, I guess.
It's not important that it was $6, it's important that there were chocolate covered strawberries. If it had been $50 to make them, then so be it.
Why would you get in trouble? I don't like stuff like that.
Edit: If she wasn't spending the entire day including last night at my apartment there probably would have been flowers, but I don't think the logistics would work out with what happened. |
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lugo is unable to remember his password.
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| mchicken wrote: | I don't see why you would give someone a card to their face. I'm just not a card person, I guess.
It's not important that it was $6, it's important that there were chocolate covered strawberries. If it had been $50 to make them, then so be it.
Why would you get in trouble? I don't like stuff like that.
Edit: If she wasn't spending the entire day including last night at my apartment there probably would have been flowers, but I don't think the logistics would work out with what happened. |
My view is this: I'll spend $20 on a whim for a new bottle of wine, or $50 on a whim (much more rarely) for a computer game. $6 is a lunch in the work cafeteria, you know?
Anyways, I agree that the dollar amount isn't what is important. I got her what I wanted to get her, I was complaining because what I wanted to get her wasn't cheaper.
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| Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:31 pm Post subject: |
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| What's a Valentine's Day? |
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mchicken is dejected.
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| Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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| I assume it's like every other day. |
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| lizakova wrote: | | Aren't you dating a Wiccan though? Doesn't a Valentine's Day present for someone like that entail a tree branch and some incense? |
I'm pretty sure real pagans are supposed to be doing something like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupercalia
Why aren't you running through the streets naked and striking noble women with thongs? |
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