http://www.xkcd.com/1016/

Normally V-Day isn't something I'd even think twice about. But right 
now, there is a certain lady I want to make a favourable impression 
upon. And, somehow, I've got this deluded idea that if I bring her 
flowers, she's suddenly going to notice that I actually exist and start 
/liking/ me.

If you stop and think about it for a minute, that /is/ a pretty 
delusional idea. Right?

V-Day, of course, is the single most expensive day of the entire year on 
which to buy flowers. Just for giggles, I had a look at the Interflora 
website. I gasped at the price of £25 for a single red rose. Sure, that 
includes delivery, guaranteed on time too. But I saw an entire /pack/ of 
roses on sale in the local supermarket for £3. (Although I'm sure 
Interflora will claim they're not of the same superior calibre...)

I did a double-take when I saw a bunch of roses going for over £100. 
Seriously, who pays that kind of money just for flowers? Best of all, I 
couldn't actually see anything that's different about that particular 
bunch, compared to all the ones that most maybe £40 or so.

And then I saw this:

http://tinyurl.com/7dcfwa3

It's similar to the £100 bunch, but 5x more expensive. Yes, that's 
right, £500 ( ≈ $800 US) for A BUNCH OF FLOWERS! O_O

I knew flowers got expensive, but this is absurd.

Still, it did give me a giggle. :-) I'm seriously thinking I'm going 
shopping tonight just to laugh myself stupid at all the V-Day pricing. 
You know, the chocolates, cuddly toys, massage oils, soppy greetings 
cards, and other sentimental crap that people actually buy (if supply 
and demand is to be believed).

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