Tag Archives: Valentine’s Day

THE LOOK OF LOVE

February 14, 2012 – 3:12 pm

by Amber Davis Love/hate may be the best way to describe humans’ collective relationship with Valentine’s Day. As in, love the partner, hate the restaurant-reservation scramble. Or love free candy, hate the looks of pity from people who think that “single” is the saddest word in the world. Mixed emotions haven’t slowed spending. According to […]

By Iconoculture | Posted in Consumer Trend, Money/Spending | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

HARDLINERS COOL TO V-DAY IN INDIA

February 17, 2011 – 1:28 pm

by Sumaa Tekur Valentine’s Day in consumerist India has turned into one big party. Plain walls of hip cafés were decorated with blood-red heart-shaped balloons, and every table was occupied by smitten couples gazing into each other’s eyes as they dug into heart-shaped chocolate pastries or bright red strawberries floating on thick milkshakes. Every mall, […]

By Iconoculture | Posted in Consumer Trend, Culture, India | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments Off

HAPPY HEART DAY, SIENNA

February 17, 2011 – 10:26 am

by Stefania Revelli In honor of Valentine’s Day, I’d like to share a relationship story. With a third child en route, I recently traded in my 2004 Toyota RAV4 for a pre-owned Sienna. Endless room, heated seats, built-in entertainment, bumper-to-bumper sensors, easy entry, alloy wheels — and yet I felt unmoored. Becoming a so-called minivan […]

By Iconoculture | Posted in Consumer Trend, Transportation | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

FOOLS FOR FOOD

February 16, 2010 – 5:01 pm

by Charlotte Beal Valentine’s Day fell on a Sunday this year, but also on a three-day weekend for some lucky workers, and we bet that meant more people just focused on food and relaxation, staying home to cook a romantic dinner or going out to a low-key restaurant. Or they went to White Castle, which […]

By Iconoculture | Posted in Consumer Trend, Food/Beverage | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off
Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 110 other followers