White Day 2006

March 13, 2006 on 12:10 am | In Crazy Consumers, Culture | | Email This Post

March 14th in Japan is White Day. On Valentines day here traditionally girls will give chocolates to guys, and then one month later on March 14th those guys are expected to return the chocolate to the girls.

Double money for chocolate companies!

The guy below is about to break under the overwhelming influence of White Day marketing…

Gifts are not only limited to chocolates however, below you can see a flower shop getting in on the action.

I myself was suckered into buying some chocolates as well… When in Rome do as the Romans do huh.

Here’s some easterwood on White Day from 2003!

- Harvey

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    Indeed. Maybe the condom comps should invenet a new gift day to improve the nations declining birth rate.

    Comment by Richard — March 13, 2006 #

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    i actually took a quiz over valentine/white days. we had ro remember all of the different types of choco. honmei choco, mai choco and giri choco (and the poor office ladies who have to shell out all cash!). we also learned about some sort of mentor appreciation week in wich you send like a houseplant or something to a boss or old proffesor.

    Comment by Allison — March 18, 2006 #

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