How much would you spend on valentine’s chocolate? (Poll)

[minacia]

So! Imagine yourself in a fantasy universe where your gender is expected to buy/make chocolates for other people on Valentine’s Day (regardless if you’re single / in a relationship).

You’re supposed to buy chocolates for your friends, co-workers, and family.

If you have someone you like, you can get special chocolate for them too.

Most people don’t have culinary skills and will buy chocolates around $5/person.

You can try to make your own chocolate, but the ingredients cost money, and if you mess up too badly you’ll have to go buy some anyways.

Note that not giving chocolates is culturally as bad as not giving Christmas presents / Birthday presents to your friends.

Now questions.

1. How much would you be willing to spend on chocolates? How many people do you think you would get them for?

2. If you knew that a friend was giving you chocolates, would you feel pressured to give some back?

3. How confident are you in chocolate making skills?

4. What if “homemade” chocolate was considered the special kind that people only do for their lovers. Would you still make your own chocolate if it was cheaper?

5. Supposed the cheapest way to get by this holiday is to give people tiny chocolate candies like Hershey kisses. In fact that is what teachers/employers often give to their underlings, but it’s considered an extremely cheap cop off, but better than giving nothing at all. Would you consider giving away cheap candies?

 

[Leti]

1. I have no friends. I don't need to spend my money on chocolates.

2. I would give their chocolate back.

3. I can make everything edible. It's my cheat ability.

4. Nope. People will freak out if I gave them a homemade chocolate. I can imagine them saying "Who are you and what have you done to Leti?"

5. I would consider giving them candy wrappers instead.

 

[NotYourTypicalMan]

When your buddy give you chocolate on Valentine but the next thing comes out is "Alright, That would be $0.69420"

 

[UYScuti]

I didn’t read the options, just the title. To answer that, I plan to spoil myself this year, so I’ve set no limit.

 

[Undeadd]

1. How much would you be willing to spend on chocolates? How many people do you think you would get them for?
about $1 or less, more depending on the person
2. If you knew that a friend was giving you chocolates, would you feel pressured to give some back?
Not really but if they give me some really good choco I am going to give them some good choco too
3. How confident are you in chocolate making skills?
I'm confident in my cooking skills and I am picky when it comes to chocolate, so yes I can make a decent choco
4. What if “homemade” chocolate was considered the special kind that people only do for their lovers. Would you still make your own chocolate if it was cheaper?
Even if it wasn't that kind of situation I would only give homemade chocos to people I care for, I mean making good stuff requires time, so I aint gonna waste it on nobodies
5.Supposed the cheapest way to get by this holiday is to give people tiny chocolate candies like Hershey kisses. In fact that is what teachers/employers often give to their underlings, but it’s considered an extremely cheap cop off, but better than giving nothing at all. Would you consider giving away cheap candies?
YES I would give away cheap candies

 

[BenJepheneT]

I will buy a full bar of Toblorone for the most beautiful person on the planet.

This man I'm looking at the mirror rn

 

[OkuraTsukiko]

1. First off, I'm one of the hyped people who goes all the way towards Valentine's day. I usually make chocolate baked goods such as brownies for my friends and family nonetheless.
2. Since I'm giving many out, not at all. But I would feel bad for those out of my circle of friends to give me chocolate and I don't have any of my homemade chocolate goods left to trade back.
3. My mom's family is literally built out of talented cooks, she taught me how to bake cakes since I was little. So yeah, I'm pretty confident in making chocolate baked goods, I like to mold them into shapes cause it's cute.
4. Number one answers that
5.Yes, a gift is a gift, can't waste them

 

[Assurbanipal_II]

I will buy a full bar of Toblorone for the most beautiful person on the planet.

This man I'm looking at the mirror rn

You get the like for knowing Toblerone, even when you misspell the brand.

 

[binarysoap]

Note that not giving chocolates is culturally as bad as not giving Christmas presents / Birthday presents to your friends.

So it's totally normal to not give them. Got it.

 

[Piisfun]

Just distract everyone with a chocolate meteor. They will never notice that you didn't give anyone chocolate.

 

[RepresentingCaution]

I'll make them to save money. Back in high school, I did that one year. I went all out with marzipan, too.

Maybe I'd actually go into the chocolate-making business so they weren't "homemade" but rather made at my store. I would make chocolates for my employees to give to their friends, and they would make chocolates for me to give to my friends, so it would all work out. . . . or maybe I'd just find a friend who also needs to save money and exchange a huge batch of chocolates with my friend so we could each pass those on to our other friends. Maybe I'd choose someone in another town so it wouldn't be too obvious.