According to the poster in their window, Argos suggested you buy a laptop for the one you love as a Valentine's Day present. WHAT??
I thought we showed our love by sending an unsigned card; not by shelling out 100's of £'s!
In fact, the card I sent my wife said,
I thought we showed our love by sending an unsigned card; not by shelling out 100's of £'s!
In fact, the card I sent my wife said,
Bunches of flowers could never convey
my total devotion on Valentine's Day
- and I added, "So I bought this card instead!"
But I DID buy some red roses today at Sainsbury's, as a result of their advert in the paper. And they were Fairtrade red roses (it seems awful that supermarkets and their buying power can so ruin things in a third world country, that we even have to consider whether or not flowers have been fairly traded - but I digress ...).
my total devotion on Valentine's Day
- and I added, "So I bought this card instead!"
But I DID buy some red roses today at Sainsbury's, as a result of their advert in the paper. And they were Fairtrade red roses (it seems awful that supermarkets and their buying power can so ruin things in a third world country, that we even have to consider whether or not flowers have been fairly traded - but I digress ...).
Back to the traditional card - according to legend, the first card Valentine card was sent by the saint himself, signed "From your Valentine". Hear the story on the Chris Evans Breakfast Show "Pause for thought" from Fr. Brian D'Arcy at
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00yj1gb/The_Chris_Evans_Breakfast_Show_Monday_Effort_Equals_Reward
about 2 hours 44 minutes into the show (but it will only be up there for a week).
Oh, and if you didn't buy that laptop for your beloved, I'm sure a son or daughter could do it for Mother's Day, when the aforementioned shop will no doubt have more great offers.
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