The week following Christmas day is often filled with exchanging those Christmas gifts which may have been the wrong color, size, brand, or model. Even though great thought may have gone into buying the perfect gift for someone, our gift may not be completely satisfying to the recipient, making exchanging those gifts inevitable. Nowadays, even retail stores, including those online, make exchanging very convenient and private. Thanks to gift receipts, the giver of the gift does not even have to know their gift…
The popular Valentine’s Day candy, Sweethearts, also known as conversation hearts, were discontinued in 2018 when the producing company, NECCO, went bankrupt. It nearly broke our hearts that for the very first time in 153 years, the iconic candy was missing from shelves. However, by 2021, Sweethearts, under new management, made their way back into our hearts and have decided to stay throughout 2022.
The classic flavors like strawberry, grape, orange and blue raspberry fill each box of candy and…
Even though the pandemic has disrupted many aspects of daily life, many people are still committed to celebrating Valentine’s day and it is estimated that $21.8 billion will still be spent on observing it in 2021 (National Retail Federation). Second to giving candy as a gift, greeting cards will make up a good portion of this spending, and may require we know how best to sign those cards!
Unlike our school days, when we wrote out valentines for everyone…
