The How Are You Gonna Waste Money This Valentine's Day Thread

[MetSox17]

Anyone got any good ideas? I've been toying around with a few, but i think i've settled on what i'm doing. Every female wants flowers valentine's day but i think it's a god damn scam (as if everything else wasn't, right?), a dozen roses is ~$70 on vday, so **** everything about that. If i'm gonna waste that kind of coin, i'm gonna get her a "flower" arrangement, but of fruit!

These things are the bomb, my sister gets them often and they're delicious.

www.ediblearrangements.com

Might make some chocolate dipped fruit or something else cliche. What are the enslaved, err, married, men doing for their old ladies?

[fischbowl]

Drinking......excessively.....alone. For now at least, I'll probably buy my BFF/Valentine some cheap, beautiful boutique jewelry

[CJSchneider]

My wife is not big on flowers or candy. A night away from the kids by going out to a movie and a nice dinner suits her just fine.

[Brent]

Drinking......excessively.....alone.
my best friend's birthday is on the 14th. we always get a group together and get drunk.

[Xonraider]

Forever alone... so probably playing madden http://i0.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/003/619/Untitled-1.jpg

[MetSox17]

Sadly for my wallet, i have a very girly/romantic gf that loves all that sappy stuff. We're gonna skip dinner since all restaurants will be jam packed and she works all day, so i'll just use that for whatever i'm getting her.

[Nalej]

Edible Arrangements is always good... For everyone. Some M&M's too. And that's it.

[fischbowl]

Also, this is planned:

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2616/4231715044_40b66a4971.jpg

How happy is the blameless vestals lot!
The world forgetting, by the world forgot
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!
Each prayer accepted, and each wish resigned.....

[Complex]

Watching the Notebook

[sbh15]

beating off

[nepg]

Did a wonderful job dumping the chick two weeks before the expensive as **** day happened.

[raiderz4life]

I am...working...so...nada for me...but my coworker's birthday is on Vday and she's cute and hot as **** lol So I may drop her a lil somethin somethin haha

[Borat]

My wife is not big on flowers or candy. A night away from the kids by going out to a movie and a nice dinner suits her just fine.

This ... except we always plow before going back home.

[bantx]

just open the door naked when she gets home, maybe wear some cupid wings to make yourself look less cheap.

[yo123]

Going to the bars and creepily hitting on lonely single college girls out for "girls night."

[Ngatachance92]

Getting a prostitute and role playing like we are college sweethearts destined to be together forever. Dinner... Dancing... Sweet sweet love making... Than chopping her body up and arranging the pieces in a heart shaped pattern only recognizable from an aerial view. You know, the usual.

[The_Dude]

buying a card. that's it.

[eaglesalltheway]

Haven't decided yet, might get some flowers, but I was also thinking about an edible arrangement, and will probably end up choosing one of those as long as they aren't too ridiculously priced, as well as dinner.

[Ngatachance92]

Haven't decided yet, might get some flowers, but I was also thinking about an edible arrangement, and will probably end up choosing one of those as long as they aren't too ridiculously priced, as well as dinner.

If you get her an edible arrangment beef is what's for dinner.

[eaglesalltheway]

If you get her an edible arrangment beef is what's for dinner.

Most flower arrangements go a long way to resulting in beef dinner, I've never bought one of those edible ones, but yeah, I do think it will result in some serious brownie points on my end, lol.

[eaglesalltheway]

I thought about a card, but decided against it. First of all its kinda cheap (and I'll probably leave some sort of note in the edible thing I get her), second, and any of them are either cheesy or overly romantic, and since we just went out once so far, neither type of sentiment would really be appropriate, IMO. This way I can write what I want, which is a huge plus for me.

[BeerBaron]

I'll just be treating it like it's any old Tuesday. I used to piss and moan about it, but like so many other things in life, I'm starting to just not give a damn anymore.

[jrdrylie]

Unfortunately my Valentine's Day has turned into Valentine's Days. I'm taking my wife to a Rascal Flatts concert on Friday, so that is expensive. But we are also going to a nice dinner on Valentine's Day. And concert tickets, even though they are expensive, don't count as a gift because women need something tangible so I'm getting my wife a ring too. Probably some flowers too. Although $70 for a dozen is pretty ridiculous. I can easily get nice roses for between $30-40. All in all, I'm probably going to end up spending about $450.

[CJSchneider]

Unfortunately my Valentine's Day has turned into Valentine's Days. I'm taking my wife to a Rascal Flatts concert on Friday, so that is expensive. But we are also going to a nice dinner on Valentine's Day. And concert tickets, even though they are expensive, don't count as a gift because women need something tangible so I'm getting my wife a ring too. Probably some flowers too. Although $70 for a dozen is pretty ridiculous. I can easily get nice roses for between $30-40. All in all, I'm probably going to end up spending about $450.

I took my wife to a Rascal Flatts concert a few years ago. It was great; you'll enjoy it.

[broth223]

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[eaglesalltheway]

Damn I feel bad for you man... Rascal Flatts is going to suck ;).

[BeerBaron]

Country music really grinds my...

Err, woops, wrong thread.

[Ngatachance92]

Damn I feel bad for you man... Rascal Flatts is going to suck ;).

But if Rascal Flatts sucking leads to her sucking its a win... A suck for luck if you will.

[Ngatachance92]

After further review... To be forced to listen to Rascal Flatts should at the very least be redeemable for "back stage" passes.

[eaglesalltheway]

Never have I seen two more perfect posts... well done sir.

[Ngatachance92]

When you post as much irrelevant **** as I do your bound to stumble upon gold once in awhile. I subscribe to the Infinite Monkey Theorem method of posting.

[FlyingElvis]

A card and a gift that won't be delivered for another 2 months.

Thankfully, Mrs. FE isn't big into the "hallmark holidays" so there's no expectation of stupid crap. Which is to say, as long as I do something to recognize said "hallmark holiday" exists, I'm off the hook.

[eaglesalltheway]

A card and a gift that won't be delivered for another 2 months.

Thankfully, Mrs. FE isn't big into the "hallmark holidays" so there's no expectation of stupid crap. Which is to say, as long as I do something to recognize said "hallmark holiday" exists, I'm off the hook.

I'd like to congratulate you both on winning.

[hockey619]

A card and a gift that won't be delivered for another 2 months.

Thankfully, Mrs. FE isn't big into the "hallmark holidays" so there's no expectation of stupid crap. Which is to say, as long as I do something to recognize said "hallmark holiday" exists, I'm off the hook.


my girl is the same way thank god.

also of note is that i leave for the army....feb 13th haha. and i get back after her bday so shes getting so screwed. you can bet your *** ive heard it about this

[ElectricEye]

My girlfriend and I haven't really ever been big Valentine's Day people. I don't think we're doing anything for it this year, as we're saving to go on a trip in a few months. Blowing a few hundred on chocolate and something else just doesn't appeal to me a whole lot in light of that. Another year, maybe.


...although I might do something to "acknowledge it exists" like FlyingElvis said. Not much though.

[TimD]

Going to the bars and creepily hitting on lonely single college girls out for "girls night."

yyuuuupppppppppp

[eaglesalltheway]

yyuuuupppppppppp

You might run into my neighbor up there, haha. He's single and is going to be barhopping that night in the hopes of slaying some hoes. I wish you both luck on your endeavors.

[bearfan]

Last year I went all out...Flowers, chocolate, a few other things which she mentioned that she wanted...costed like $60...found out that she doesn't expect anything like that. A card would have sufficed lol

This year she is out of the country on a study abroad, and has been since before our 2yr anniversary and will be back around her birthday. I'm thinking of getting some cheap Bulls tickets as a combination of the three. Win for her since she wants to go to a Bulls game, win for me cause I do too lol.

[Mr. Goosemahn]

Take your women to see Wicked.

[jrdrylie]

Take your women to see Wicked.

I took my wife (she was my girlfriend at the time) to see Wicker a few years back for Valentine's and to see Godspell the year after. Both were really good.

[fischbowl]

Take your women to see Wicked.

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111027063916/southpark/images/thumb/3/3c/08Broadway_Bro_Down_1511.jpg/640px-08Broadway_Bro_Down_1511.jpg

[DiG]

http://g-lvl3.nordstromimage.com/imagegallery/store/product/Large/2/_6696522.jpg

win

[CJSchneider]

We expect victory photos.

[slightlyaraiderfan]

Chocolate covered strawberries, cos they're good and i get to eat some too.

[MetSox17]

I'm thinking of buying those huge hershey's bars, melting it down and making my own chocolate covered strawberries ontop of the edible arrangement. Save some cash, and bitches love chocolate covered stuff.

[prock]

Gonna buy a handle of Jack.

[MetSox17]

You should buy something that isn't terrible instead.

[prock]

I'm not sure how you think Jack is terrible.

[MetSox17]

Aside from the fact that it is? If you're gonna waste that kinda coin just buy yourself a liter of black label instead, it'll be much more enjoyable. And you won't get a dirty jack daniels hang over the next day.

[raiderz4life]

I'm not sure how you think Jack is terrible.

Let him be...he doesn't know better. Jack is perfectly fine....with Coke and Dr. Pepper...awesome!!

[prock]

I find it pretty tasty. And I'm going to drink it.

[CashmoneyDrew]

You should buy something that isn't terrible instead.

GTFO o' here.

[rchrd]

My girlfriend greeted me with 'you better at least get me a card for valentine's day' the other day, I think expectations have been sufficiently lowered in this relationship, yay.

[DiG]

I find it pretty tasty. And I'm going to drink it.

once you go black...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Bottle_of_Jim_Beam_Black_in_Oulu_Jan2009.jpg/346px-Bottle_of_Jim_Beam_Black_in_Oulu_Jan2009.jpg

[njx9]

once you go black...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Bottle_of_Jim_Beam_Black_in_Oulu_Jan2009.jpg/346px-Bottle_of_Jim_Beam_Black_in_Oulu_Jan2009.jpg

that's absolutely hideous.

My wife is not big on flowers or candy. A night away from the kids by going out to a movie and a nice dinner suits her just fine.

i've always found it funny how much time my friends with kids spend trying to get away from their kids.

[JoeJoeBrown]

My wife thinks Valentine's Day is moronic. One of the many reasons that I love her.

[CashmoneyDrew]

once you go black...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Bottle_of_Jim_Beam_Black_in_Oulu_Jan2009.jpg/346px-Bottle_of_Jim_Beam_Black_in_Oulu_Jan2009.jpg

Wikipedia and google went black. They came back.

[CJSchneider]

i've always found it funny how much time my friends with kids spend trying to get away from their kids.

I spend very little time trying to get away. Some time away is needed on occasion. I don't care how much you love someone, everybody needs some privacy on occasion.

[scottyboy]

I'm gonna be fancy and treat myself by ordering a porno in pay per view. I ain't even mad.

[njx9]

I spend very little time trying to get away. Some time away is needed on occasion. I don't care how much you love someone, everybody needs some privacy on occasion.

should've said 'talk about trying to get away'.


and, as of ten minutes ago, i'll be spending my valentine's day trying not to be kidnapped or shot in nuevo laredo. i think i lose.

[thefalconer]

what do i give a girl that i've been dating for a couple weeks? i don't want to give a generic gift but nothing over the top either.

[vikes_28]

I'm gonna be fancy and treat myself by ordering a porno in pay per view. I ain't even mad.

PPV porn is awful. Take it from a guy who works for a cable provider.

[CJSchneider]

PPV porn is awful. Take it from a guy who watches plenty of it.

There, that was simple.

[DiG]

that's absolutely hideous.


i hope your kidding. jim beam black is a very good bourbon. its absolutely nothing like normal jim beam and is probably one of the top values in bourbon on the market. jim bim black is aged eight years leading to darkened floral notes, and turning the light, creamy body thick and mellow. you could snag some nice woodford reserve for a slightly higher price but for $18 bucks give or take you cant beat jb black.

[Bosanac01]

I'm gonna make a cake for a girl.

[yo123]

i hope your kidding. jim beam black is a very good bourbon. its absolutely nothing like normal jim beam and is probably one of the top values in bourbon on the market. jim bim black is aged eight years leading to darkened floral notes, and turning the light, creamy body thick and mellow. you could snag some nice woodford reserve for a slightly higher price but for $18 bucks give or take you cant beat jb black.


Ok now you're just baiting him.

[kalbears13]

Does me jizzing on a plate count as an edible arrangement?

Some single girls I know are throwing a singles only **** valentines day party or I might just end up carrying on with my life like a normal person...

[Ngatachance92]

Does me jizzing on a plate count as an edible arrangement?

Some single girls I know are throwing a singles only **** valentines day party or I might just end up carrying on with my life like a normal person...

Singles only ay? Sounds like free poon to me...Just target a girl you've known for a little while and feed her "I've been meaning to tell you this for awhile but the timing just hasn't been right... Here it goes (deep breath) will you be my Valentine?" Boom instapussy, next time you run into her give her a line about how the chemistrys just not there.

[eaglesalltheway]

I wasted (basically) nothing, and got a little something... Quite the solid, low key day. I was relieved when she told me she didn't care about valentines day, so we ended up going on a little drive for a while and then went back to her place and chilled out for a little while and then screwed around, basically until I decided it was time to go home. Still don't really care about valentines day, and no one else really should

[JoeJoeBrown]

I wasted (basically) nothing, and got a little something... Quite the solid, low key day. I was relieved when she told me she didn't care about valentines day, so we ended up going on a little drive for a while and then went back to her place and chilled out for a little while and then screwed around, basically until I decided it was time to go home. Still don't really care about valentines day, and no one else really should

Yes, it's a joke. It's also a good litmus test for the emotional IQ of a person you are with. If they get all worked up about it, be careful, they are likely emotionally equivalent to a 12 year old hormonal girl.

[StickSkills]

I spent it studying Physics for an exam, learning the line dance for THON, and not much else. Took care of the girl on Saturday.

[Nalej]

I was unaware that THON was national.
It's friggin' huge here at Penn State.

[Punisher]

Took my girl to a restaurant called Javiers here in Orange County. We both had filet mignon and lobster with a couple drinks. Afterwards we saw The Grey in Imax theater.

Include that with presents and I don't even want to tell you how much I spent.

[TimD]

I just saw the new commercial. big PR move there by psu

Im not involved with thon but Ill probably go to support a few friends who are dancing

[StickSkills]

I just saw the new commercial. big PR move there by psu

Im not involved with thon but Ill probably go to support a few friends who are dancing

I haven't seen the commercial. I'll either be in an info booth, be putting captains to sleep, or in the stands with Nittany Nation.