On Saturday, February 15, 2014 3:46:34 PM UTC-5, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Feb 2014 11:28:05 -0800, sf > wrote:
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> >On Sat, 15 Feb 2014 12:51:26 -0500, Gary > wrote:
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> >> l not -l wrote:
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> >> > The most ridiculous V-day item I saw at the supermarket was the two-pack of
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> >> > heart-shaped filet mignon - what a bargain at only $2 more per pound than
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> >> > usual.
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> >> > The car dealer "service advisor" offered a rose when I paid for my oil
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> >> > change. Is there no business that has the good sense to just conduct
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> >> > business as usual on Saint Valentine's Day?
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> >> Valentine's Day is just a marketing ploy to drum up over inflated
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> >> business for many companies....flowers, candy, cards, jewelry. If you
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> >> have a significant other that you truly love, every single day of the
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> >> year can and should be "valentine's day." February 14th should be
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> >> just one day out of 365 to express your love for each other.
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> >It should be, but it isn't. Flower producers are impacted, so they
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> >jack up their wholesale prices, which means retail prices are sky high
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> >- especially for red roses. Flower shop roses are astronomically
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> >priced for V-Day...
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> Well I looked at the local candy shop Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate
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> for their signature chocolates and it was like $42/lb! So Undercut
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> them at $39/lb and my Chocolate Covered Cherries are vastly better
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> than anything CVhocolate Chocolate Chocolate offers!
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> John Kuthe...

How many in a pound?