What are you doing this Valentine's Day? Yes I understand that it is a highly commercialized "holiday" and mature adults should realize this and frown upon all the teddy bears and sappy cards but lets face it...we all want to get a box of chocolates on February 14th. What makes us crave chocolate so much on this holiday. I've heard that giving flowers means "I'm sorry" and giving chocolate means "I love you" but is this really the reason for the increased chocolate sales in February? Maybe we eat so much of it because according to my bottle of Herbal Essences, eating chocolate gives the sensation of falling in love. And all we need is love, right? Well apparently, we need love to be inside a heart-shaped paper box with a pretty flower on it. But just how much chocolate are we buying and eating each Valentine's Day?
Ghiradelli, Mrs. Fields, Hershey, Dove, Lindt and countless other companies have offered their chocolates at your local neighborhood Walmart and people have been buying them. One can even go online and find even more, even a Hershey's basket that is filled with 365 miniature chocolates. Charging about $60 for this is just a little ridiculous. Why pay so much money for a product that is just supposed to show that you care?
The three most common gifts to give on Valentine's Day are flowers, chocolate and diamonds, so I'm not surprised that chocolate is seen in bulk everywhere towards the end of January and most of February. While diamonds may be a girl's best friend, chocolate tastes better and can be shared!!
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