Happy Commercial Valentine’s Day

Eric Kreunen — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:06:44 +0000

The 14th of February is coming again and it’s not because I don’t have a steady relationship I hate Valentine’s Day, it’s really the commercialization of the whole event. This may sound stupid coming from a 25 year old but where are the days a simple postcard and a kiss on the cheeks was enough. Nowadays the retail stores want you to believe you have to send as much postcard as you possibly can to all kinds of people you know and you need a huge box of chocolate or a huge bouquet of roses. And weeks in advance they start sending out folders with their ’special’ Valentine’s Day actions. I’m immune for it but other people seem to expect what they see. But it’s not only Valentine’s Day that’s ruined, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Christmas to name a few are completely ruined in my opinion. Really, I think we completely lost the big picture in all those events. It should be about small gestures and not about who can buy me the biggest present. I will stop ranting now before I make an even bigger fool out of myself but I hope you get the point.

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Happy Commercial Valentine’s Day