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02-11-2004, 01:26 AM
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40th Level Warrior
 Join Date: July 11, 2002
Location: Chicago, IL
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Okay, here's my gripe: Valentine's Day costs more than it should.
In Chicago, the restaurants are all chargin DOUBLE normal, with limited reservation availability. By "charging double" I mean that a restaurant with normal entree prices of $20 or less is charging $40+ per person for Valentine's Day, with a SET menu. It's deplorable, and worse than normal due to Valentine's Day occuring on a weekend. My suggestion: FOREGO Valentine's Day itself and take your honey to a nice outing on Friday the 13th or Sunday the 15th. Less wait, less lines, easy reservations, and normal costs will be your reward. This is the conclusion me and my wife reached regarding the holiday after searching many restaurants and bars. Do yourself a favor and.... BOYCOTT VALENTINE'S DAY!!!!!!
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02-11-2004, 01:49 AM
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Knight of the Rose
   Join Date: July 11, 2002
Location: Coral Springs, Fl USA
Age: 40
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Boycott V-day? Nah, just the restraunts. Feel free to cook a good meal for you loved one
 .As for me, I'm completely single in all senses of the word so V-day is incredibly lowcost for me.
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02-11-2004, 01:57 AM
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Apophis
  Join Date: July 10, 2002
Location: I can see the Manhattan skyline from my window.
Age: 38
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Everyone knows Valentine's Day was just over-hyped by Hallmark anyway, and single people like me tend to despise it. Feh, it's not worth my time.... though it's fun to go carousing with a friend and celebrate being single, and flirt with guys who are already on dates. Throw a little chaos their way.
And for the record, V-Day is a wonderful charity devoted to helping stop violence against women.
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02-11-2004, 02:50 AM
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Iron Throne Cult
 Join Date: March 12, 2001
Location: Manila, Philippines
Age: 39
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It's nothing special... everyday is V-day for me... unfortunately my girlfriend doesn't see it...
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02-11-2004, 02:55 AM
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Jack Burton
 Join Date: March 21, 2001
Location: Philippines, but now Harbor City Sydney
Age: 41
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02-11-2004, 03:57 AM
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Harper
 Join Date: October 6, 2001
Location: Iceland
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Must be lot of other things to do than go to a overcharging restaurant...
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02-11-2004, 06:31 AM
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Emerald Dragon
 Join Date: February 6, 2003
Location: Norway
Age: 38
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02-11-2004, 06:52 AM
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Elminster
 Join Date: April 23, 2002
Location: Helena, MT
Age: 40
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What if everybody just boycots Hallmark and American Greetings, and only buys homemade cards from ma & pa stores?
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02-11-2004, 07:05 AM
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Emerald Dragon
Join Date: January 3, 2002
Location: From Slovenia, in Sweden
Age: 42
Posts: 931
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02-11-2004, 07:18 AM
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Apophis
Join Date: July 10, 2001
Location: By a big blue lake, Canada
Age: 50
Posts: 4,628
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TL, cook for your honey yourself. The rewards will be so much greater. [img]graemlins/showoff.gif[/img]
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