Hey, juser.
would you recommend getting the roses today or tomorrow based on the quantity they had at costco?
Anyone know if they will restock for tomorrow?
I don't want to go there tomorrow morning to find no roses left.
Originally posted by: juser
I just came back from Costco at Pentagon City, VA. Roses are $15/dozen. A good selection, and a good price, but prices might vary by location or they are price gouging as well.
-joe
Originally posted by: kdegarmo
This time of year makes me VERY thankful that my fiance hates V-Day as much as I do - what a blatantly commercial holiday!
Originally posted by: chuck2002
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Originally posted by: kdegarmo
This time of year makes me VERY thankful that my fiance hates V-Day as much as I do - what a blatantly commercial holiday!
Originally posted by: coolVariable
Does anyone know if costco will be sold out if you try to buy those on v-day?
Originally posted by: Dark54555[/b
Last time I checked, none of the other holidays you listed target an audience and in the process severely depress another large audience. In a society that is so romanticocentric, a holiday that reminds people they are in love while reminding others they are alone, to me, serves no greater purpose. Moreover, the holiday itself was never a purely non-commercial entity. All of the others evolved into commercial entities. As nice as the rememberance of St. Valentine is, it was never the primary purpose of the day. It was just a convienent story to attach. Need I remind you of the Simpsons episode satirizing this very thing with Love Day?
You shouldn't need a holiday to remind you to act in love and do nice things for your significant other. If you do, you're living a sad existance.
Originally posted by: Havoc13
Originally posted by: Dark54555
Last time I checked, none of the other holidays you listed target an audience and in the process severely depress another large audience. In a society that is so romanticocentric, a holiday that reminds people they are in love while reminding others they are alone, to me, serves no greater purpose. Moreover, the holiday itself was never a purely non-commercial entity. All of the others evolved into commercial entities. As nice as the rememberance of St. Valentine is, it was never the primary purpose of the day. It was just a convienent story to attach. Need I remind you of the Simpsons episode satirizing this very thing with Love Day?
You shouldn't need a holiday to remind you to act in love and do nice things for your significant other. If you do, you're living a sad existance.
My actions show I'm in love, Not gifts. When you have a house payment and a child, flowers/candy/jewelry are no longer a weekly treat. This is a reason to treat her, with no remorse as to why I didn't put extra on the house payment or buy new lawn chairs, etc...
Sounds like your the one with the SAD existance, relating to a simpsons episode. Get a dog...
But do you still get nookie if you do nothing on Valentine's Day?Originally posted by: kdegarmo
This time of year makes me VERY thankful that my fiance hates V-Day as much as I do - what a blatantly commercial holiday!
Originally posted by: huesmann
But do you still get nookie if you do nothing on Valentine's Day?Originally posted by: kdegarmo
This time of year makes me VERY thankful that my fiance hates V-Day as much as I do - what a blatantly commercial holiday!
Very few commercial roses have any significant scent without sticking the petals up your nose. The varieties they grow to sell have been hybridized to have the long stems and huge blooms and somehow the fragrance was bred out, possibly in an effort to get the cut stems to last longer. You need to go to hobbyist rosebushes for really fragrant roses.Originally posted by: Greg03
I got the dozen roses from proflowers.com. They are of average quality with virtually no scent. Shoulda went local. Now I have to supplement the roses with other things...argghh.
I wouldn't risk it either.Originally posted by: fuzzy bee
maybe negative nookie, if there is such a thing. i wouldn't risk it, myself.