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Anyone else have a wife who thinks Valentine's Day is a
Feb 14, 2013, 12:02 PM
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bunch of ########? It helps to have a wife who has worked in a flower shop for years and dreaded VDay and saw the EXTREME markup in flowers (especially roses) come mid Feb.
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All-In [30193]
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Oh yea - my wife hates V-Day.
Feb 14, 2013, 12:03 PM
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And she doesn't even like roses. And she'd rather I save the money and get her flowers when the markup isn't there and its not expected.
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Heisman Winner [105590]
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Ed Zackery, and Harris Teeter flowers last longer.***
Feb 14, 2013, 12:05 PM
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Wut?***
Feb 14, 2013, 12:15 PM
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Mine too.
Feb 14, 2013, 12:15 PM
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I usually wait til a few days after to get the flowers and she's fine with that.
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heck, I love it and I'm rarely dating anybody on VDay***
Feb 14, 2013, 12:04 PM
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After 7+ years of dealing with it, it's been nice the past
Feb 14, 2013, 12:19 PM
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couple of years not having to worry about it. No guessing games on where she wants to eat, no buying over-priced flowers/candy, etc. Although, getting laid isn't the guaranteed thing it used to be.
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I still usually get some flowers for a friend or two
Feb 14, 2013, 1:11 PM
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just like making the women in my life feel nice, I suppose
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Your wife doesn't like Tulips on her bongos?***
Feb 14, 2013, 12:07 PM
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My missus doesn't care about it.
Feb 14, 2013, 12:15 PM
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I always get her something, but she cares more about anniversaries than Hallmark holidays.
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Fortunately, mine is not a big fan of roses.
Feb 14, 2013, 12:29 PM
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She gets them on our anniversary, but on V-day I get a away with cut spring flowers, much more reasonably priced.
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1800flowers, ordered a few weeks in advance with a coupon.
Feb 14, 2013, 12:34 PM
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$25
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Heisman Winner [105590]
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cost to flower shop...$10 so you did good.
Feb 14, 2013, 12:39 PM
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Greenleaf in Clemson sold $10-$15 roses for like $60 when I worked there.
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BEWM!!
Feb 14, 2013, 12:47 PM
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Wife?
Oh shyatt!!
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I ordered from ftd.com a couple weeks ago...
Feb 14, 2013, 1:12 PM
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they still have not delivered the flowers, as far as I know. Hope they don't bring them too late in the afternoon.
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Holy crap!
Feb 14, 2013, 1:00 PM
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Yep they were $12.99 here and very nice.***
Feb 14, 2013, 1:27 PM
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yeah! mrs. sav82tiger doesn't care about any
Feb 14, 2013, 1:19 PM
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holidays and all the gifts except her birthday and christmas!
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Yup, we're getting a heart-shaped pizza tonight.***
Feb 14, 2013, 1:28 PM
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We give each other a card! Wish I had seen the recycled
Feb 14, 2013, 1:53 PM
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Christmas card somebody posted on here yesterday before I bought hers!
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Yep.
Feb 14, 2013, 1:56 PM
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She's the one who has suggested, for several years now, that we cook something at the house instead of going out and forego gifts.
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