Valentine's Day: For People who want to get even.

IceDragon · 01-29-2007, 06:47 PM

I'm sure some of you may be able to make use of these websites...

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Monday January 29, 11:08 AM By Leslie Gevirtz
NEW YORK, Jan 29 (Reuters Life!) - Roses are red. Violets are blue. Our love died, now why don't you? With Valentine's Day approaching, love is the air -- and so is revenge, with jilted lovers sending bitter notes, funeral wreaths and even dead fish to former partners.

"We definitely get a bounce in our business at this time of year," said Alan Harris, founder of the Web site www.Poisonpen.com, which, for a small fee, will send an anonymous poison pen card or letter to a former lover.

"Sometimes, people find it very cathartic. It's like therapy, only cheaper," said Harris, whose motto is: "When you care enough to send the very worst."

Among his best sellers at this time of year is a card that features the phrase 'Words Fail Me' written in red ink on a black background and opens to reveal an illustration of a hand with a raised middle-finger.

Yahoo! Personals has dubbed the period between the December holidays and Valentine's Day on February 14 as national break-Up season.

The online dating service survey asked 2,583 of its users and found that couples were more than twice as likely to think about separating during this period than at any other time of the year.

"People tend to 'put up' with current relationships in order to have a partner for holiday gatherings, but once the festivities are over, it's time to decide whether to fish or cut bait," said Anna Zornosa, vice president of Yahoo! Personals.

So while the romantics are in the stores ahead of Valentine's Day with Americans estimated by the National Retail Federation to spend more than $13.7 billion (7 billion pounds) on gifts this year, those feeling bitter about a break-up are finding way to exact their revenge.

At the subversive motivational Web site Despair.com, co-founder Lawrence Kirsten's offerings include a photograph of a red rose with the phrase: "You were meant for me. Perhaps as a punishment."

"This is our busiest season of the year" at www.deadroses.com, said founder Verne Weidler.

Since 1998, he has sent dozens of dead roses across the United States, Canada, and as far away as Sweden and Germany. He makes sure to include the thorns.

"They're carefully dried so they won't fall apart during shipping, unless of course you want them smashed. We don't charge extra for smashing," he said.

Other Web sites also offer to send black roses, just the stems of roses or funeral wreaths.

Rather than chocolates you could also send melted chocolates, bittersweet as well as milk, to an old flame.

If none of the above satisfies the desire to get even, www.ThePayback.com offers to send a smelly, dead fish to the one who did you wrong.

"You know the saying: "Don't get mad, get even"," said a notice on the Web site.

JBDW · 01-29-2007, 06:48 PM

Now if only I had someone to send it to.

IceDragon · 01-29-2007, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by JBDW

Now if only I had someone to send it to.

I'm thinking, I'm thinking...

Past girlfriend? Um...there's got to be SOMEONE whose guts you hate.

DudeBuilder91 · 01-29-2007, 07:13 PM

mayb mayb not

IceDragon · 01-30-2007, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by DudeBuilder91

mayb mayb not

Twit.

**iKermit** · 01-30-2007, 04:00 AM

good thing you posted this now. we don't want a mad rush on the 13th lol

falconXR · 01-30-2007, 04:30 AM

I want u all to be my valentines this year... (no homo)

MMA Superstar 2 · 01-30-2007, 04:36 AM

lmao nice. I can see myself becoming a future thepayback.com customer. I can't wait to send someone a dead fish.

**iKermit** · 01-30-2007, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by falconXR

I want u all to be my valentines this year... (no homo)

falconXR · 01-30-2007, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by IKermit

ouch...

**iKermit** · 01-30-2007, 05:13 AM

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Originally Posted by falconXR

ouch...

awww...nothing gets chocolate out.
see!

AniMaLizTik · 01-30-2007, 05:14 AM

no homo

Mafia_Prince · 01-30-2007, 05:25 AM

lol...that dead fish thing sounds cool!

IceDragon · 01-30-2007, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Mafia_Prince

lol...that dead fish thing sounds cool!

Not if you're the recipient.

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