In the spirit of Valentine's Day...

[the411]

Okay. Those who know me (and read my response to the othe V-Day post) know that I am no fan of Valentine's Day. The only things that could possibly change my attitude towards the holiday are if I owned a florist or Hallmark shop, or if I could spend a night of shameless passion with Brian McKnight or Kevin Garnett (or for that matter, BOTH). But I digress...

Just for laughs, I thought I'd ask Sorors, Sister Friends and other forum walk-ins to tell us:

What is the WORST V-day gift you've ever received or your WORST V-day experience?

Short of getting nothing and being with nobody, my worst V-day was my freshman year in high school. Our school was huge (1800+), so on V-day, the principle had to literally close classes down just to announce who'd gotten what from where. So, at lunchtime, he got on the intercom system to give the names of each florist (or candy store or whatever) and to read the names of people who'd gotten something from that place. The students were to report to the gym at lunch, go to the table where that florist was set-up (like a college fair), and get their gift. Okay, so it was bad enough I had to sit through over 30 minutes of names, surrounded by squealing, giggling girls who'd heard their names called, and NEVER hearing my own (even some of the guys got stuff)-- BUT, this is the worst part: When it was time for lunch, I went to the gym with one of my friends who'd received 3 bouquets; she couldn't carry all of them so she asked me to carry one. So here I am walking with a dozen roses while everyone is asking, "Wow! Those are beautiful, who got them for you?" Well, I'm right next to my friend, so I can't lie (as I probably would have had I been alone), so EVERY TIME someone asked that (it was at least 10 times), I had to say, "No, these are Raquel's." Man, you can't imagine how uncomfortable that was! From then on, I NEVER went to school on V-day!

My worst gift was a baseball cap which was given to me the day AFTER V-day, STILL in the store bag, and with the tag attached and receipt included! WHAT THE?!?!?!? They say it's the thought that counts-- sometimes I'd rather not be thought about!

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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Pi Kappa, SP97
#3 of QUINTESSENCE

[This message has been edited by the411 (edited February 13, 2001).]