Happy Hallmark Day
A very happy Hallmark day to all!
February 14th - what card companies, chocolate manufacturers and rose growers look forward to in the shortest month of the year. Too much commercial hype around a very simple concept that shouldn’t be restricted to one day of the year.
A few selected quotes from people on the SMH News Blog about Hallmark Day:
February 14 doesn’t mean anything and is simply a commercial reason for giving gifts. How about giving someone some flowers when YOU feel like it?!
…if you need valentines day to remember to give your partner some flowers or some extra attention, then some thing’s wrong with you…
When did we actually need a special day to remember and love someone? Why not do something special on any other day of the year and not be such a cliche.
Of course this represents one extreme, but I lean towards that extreme. Why need February 14th in order to do these things? From now on, I declare the new Valentine’s Day to be June 7th. Go the rebellion. Starting 2008.
And to smother flames, I do agree with those that say Hallmark Day is just a nice opportunity to stop what you’re doing and do something different/special. But why follow all this commercial hype - it’s a shame, it’s like what Christmas and Easter have become…