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Google Valentine's Video 2012
NYT > Valentine's DayBucks blog notes some customers on Valentine's Day were upset about gift deliveries.
Valentine's Day is a day not only for exchanging cards and flowers, but for sharing consumer complaints. And maybe a protein shake.
Ever since a smart advertising copywriter in 1947 coined the phrase "a diamond is forever" in a campaign for the diamond giant De Beers, the link between super-compressed carbon and eternal amour has been just as enduring. But this Valentine's Day, what's the true price of a diamond, even one certified as conflict-free?
A montage of "I love you" scenes on Valentine's Day.
Some romantically themed economics links.
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| Saint Valentine's Day, often simply Valentine's Day, is a holiday observed on February 14 honoring one or more early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine. It was first established by Pope Gelasius I in 496 AD, and was later deleted from the General Roman Calendar of saints in 1969 by Pope Paul VI. Today, it is celebrated in over 100 countries around the world, mostly of the Western society, although remaining a full workday for all of them. The day first became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished. By the 15th century, it had evolved into an occasion in which lovers expressed their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as "valentines"). Modern Valentine's Day symbols include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten valentines have given way to mass-produced greeting cards. |
