Valentines: Rip-Off?

[Scrumpy]

Had a brilliant stomach-busting romantic pan-asian buffet yesterday with the other half - much better than buying her chocolates and flowers. It was as much as you can scoff for £7.99. Washed it down with a couple of pints of San Miguel (of all things!). All in, £22. Bargain. But then went to a bar and paid £20 for a couple of Valentines Special champagne and peach brandy cocktails. Did the barman see me coming and do you think I was ripped off cos it was 'Valentines day'? Did you get ripped off too?

[caledonia]

I booked a nice table for me and the wife on friday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not to sure if she likes snooker though

[granite sheep]

Never had a Valentines card in ma puff. Stopped caring after my tenth birthday. Over commercialized pish.

[tightbreeks]

invented by the patron saint of Clinton cards.

[granite sheep]

invented by the patron saint of Clinton cards.

Yeah. Pretty much this. On the plus side, Valentines themed chocolate gift boxes will be dirt cheap for the next two weeks. Who gies a fuck if they all look like love hearts, yer belly isnae gonna ken the difference!

[caledonia]

Yeah. Pretty much this. On the plus side, Valentines themed chocolate gift boxes will be dirt cheap for the next two weeks. Who gies a fuck if they all look like love hearts, yer belly isnae gonna ken the difference!

Yer waistline might though

[Stoney]

only day of the year stalkers can hide under the guise of secret admirers.

[granite sheep]

Yer waistline might though

[tightbreeks]

ballantyne's day: a posey of Duncan ballantynes appear at your doot.

[Jigot]

Never had a Valentines card in ma puff. Stopped caring after my tenth birthday. Over commercialized pish.

Mines stopped after I pointed out to my Mum that I was twenty fuckin' seven.

[BrianFaePerth]

Me and Mrs Byen usually exchange cairds.

This year she said she had bought a little something for me. So therefore there was pressure on me to do the same. She implied she had just spent a few quid, ie. just a wee token of her affection.

 

After work Friday eh nipped in to a bakery she likes, got a wee muffin she likes complete with a little heart on top. It was no cheap. Job done.

 

Come home, and she presents a bag with a selection of all my favourite beers, chocolates and the like, she'd really gone to town. Eh offer up a shitey wee muffin. If looks could kill.....

 

So eh went right back down the hill to pick up the proverbial rose bouquet and then on to pick up an Indian (no Rumpus' one). Interestingly enough these roses were cheaper than 5 days earlier on Mother's Day. Thieving bastards

 

The day was saved went eh presented the roses. So all in all oor bank account was 80 quid lighter for this pile of commercialised shite.

 

Cairds only next year.

[Foster14]

Of course it is a rip off. There isn't one logical reason why a relationship between two people would be celebrated on a certain day, just because everyone else happens to.

 

Unfortunately, it is the less reasonable sex that dictates that Valentines Day is a big deal!