Half of “dinner and a movie”
The local Homeland store had all the expected promotions for this Godforsaken week, plus one unexpected deal: they prepackaged an 8-ounce ribeye, a potato (presumably to be baked, wrapped in aluminum foil) and some mutant green stuff (serving suggestion) as a Valentine’s Day meal. Two of these came to a modest $8.
While I suppose we should support our local stores for being, um, proactive, I don’t expect anything from them a month from now.
fillyjonk »
14 February 2009 · 7:52 pm
Yeah, I’d like to see a grocery try to promote that “other” holiday.
Apparently there was a minor dung-storm at one of the Texas malls because the Armani EX store had a giant heart made of red condoms for its V-day display.
(I wonder how many people showed up at home, plopped the steak-potato-and-green-stuff combo down on the kitchen and told their SO, “Happy valentine’s day, honey! I thought you might cook these up for us.” And I also wonder how many of those individuals wound up wearing the green stuff as a result…)
CGHill »
14 February 2009 · 9:13 pm
It would not have occurred to me to be quite that crass. I think.
fillyjonk »
15 February 2009 · 7:51 am
Note that I carefully avoided referring to the gender of the crass one. I’ve known my share of women who would have those kinds of expectations (“Oh, hey….I bought an entertainment center in kit form. I thought you might put it together for us today.”)
Jeffro »
15 February 2009 · 2:18 pm
I have to wonder just how a grocery store would promote the “other” holiday.
CGHill »
15 February 2009 · 5:16 pm
Which reminds me: I’m running low on mouthwash.
(The mind works in mysterious ways, and mine more so.)