Valentine's Day is tomorrow which means you have less than 24 hours to get a gift for that special someone. Have no fear because whether you're looking for chocolate, flowers, or something else, we did the searching today for you. Keith Swift show us that while there might not be a lot of money to go around, there is a lot of love, and a lot of options.
Keith Swift Reporting,
Our first stop was inside the Commercial Center at Laurine L's chocolate factory. They make it in all sizes, flavors, and for all ages.
Laurine Woods,
"I've made them right here, everything is fresh. Its not like your regular Hershey's, this is fresh chocolate. If she is diabetic you can give her some diabetic, we have chocolate with different creams or so. You can have panty ripper, an assortment, pina colada, ginger, real fresh ginger grated, and even 'cuto-brute' like chocolate with peanuts; all the local stuff."
Keith Swift,
What is the big seller? What are people buying?
Laurine Woods,
"To be honest with you, it's the adult chocolates. Everybody is going for that. They're trying to keep the marriage or the friendship a little…"
We can't show you those but Laurine says prices for other chocolates start at $1.75. The adult specials cost a bit more. But if you want to play it safe, Albert Mendez next door at Astar Limited says nothing says "I love you"
like a red rose.
Albert Mendez, Astar Limited
"For Valentine's day the hot item is roses so we're doing a lot of rose bouquets. The others don't really sell much on Valentine's Day. We're delivering bouquets from $50 and up but we'll have a lot of other items like single roses from $10 and up and arrangements in daises that they could come in and pickup."
And if you are looking for a rose and not that rose, we found street side florist Cristina Coc. She says her prices are cheaper and a rose is still a rose.
Cristina Coc,
"This one is ten dollars, this one is thirty five dollars, and this one is twenty five dollars."
But if you have more to spend, we also did the groundwork for you. Take your pick: we found jewelry at JEC and at Treasures.
Alfred Schakron, J.E.C.
"We have earrings starting from twenty five dollars and up so if you don't have a lot of money, earrings start at twenty five dollars, thirty, forty, fifty, and we also have some bracelets. Whatever price range you want to buy, we have it available."
Geanni Sosa, Treasures
"Right now at Treasures we are giving a fifty percent off each teddy bear, they are for $20, off the price and we also have the jewelry box which you can buy for your Valentine and we also have jewelry, chains, and silver."
The Treasures' sales rep says their prices are affordable but those shopping say the price isn't a major factor because, after all, love is priceless.
Woman #1,
"You can't put a price on love."
Man #1,
"Life is hard out here but when it comes to love you have to make sure you got it, check."
And so it seems that even in hard times - there is a lot of love to go around.
The florists say right now, things are on a first come, first serve basis. They will open late tonight and reopen early tomorrow.
