Kev Kennedy's Blog

Commercial romance

So now the pressure of getting the right Valentine’s gift is off. I think I did good this year with a personalized mix CD complete with fancy sleeve designed by my mate who’s a graphic designer.

On 13 February I had to elbow my way through a scrum of guys in a card shop to find the ‘perfect’ card. Such panic is usually only seen in the male population in the beer rush before World Cup games. But the subconscious demand placed on you as a guy to get the right card, gift, restaurant table, or whatever, is huge.

And on 15 February I noticed my local supermarket had buckets and buckets of red roses on sale. I’d like to think that, despite the best efforts of corporate sellers of romance, people are turning their back on the commercialisation of a day that is meant to be a celebration of love. But, realistically, it’s probably just that they over-stocked.
 

Created on Mon 16th February 2009 12:44