Nothing shows a mother her Mother’s Day love like...something bought at the last minute at a gas station? Many gas stations now sell flowers, Mother’s Day cards, and gift cards, so it’s possible to buy useful things.
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There are flower jokes. “Nothing says ‘I love you’ like buying $4 roses at a gas station at noon on Mother’s Day. She’ll appreciate your vodka bender stench, too” was posted on Twitter on May 10, 2009. “Nothing says Happy Mother’s Day like flowers bought from a gas station #JokeoftheDay” was posted on Twitter on May 14, 2017.
There are also Mother’s Day card jokes. “Someone was just buying a mother’s day card at the gas station. It’s the thought that counts!” was posted on Twitter on May 9, 2010. “What?! You mean there isn’t ONE Mother’s Day card in this entire gas station?!” was posted on Twitter on May 13, 2012. “I hope this gas station sells Mother’s Day cards” was posted on Twitter on May 7, 2016.
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F.P. De León
@ultrafknbd
Crikey, Mother’s Day last minute scramble. Gas station tchotchke - the last minute staple.
8:44 AM - 7 May 2009
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Michele
@inthefade
Nothing says “I love you” like buying $4 roses at a gas station at noon on Mother’s Day. She’ll appreciate your vodka bender stench, too.
10:55 AM - 10 May 2009
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Gretchen McNeil
@GretchenMcNeil
What kind of a douchebag is buying flowers at a gas station on Mother’s Day morning?
1:12 PM - 10 May 2009
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Sarah Bliss
@SarahBlissLMSW
Someone was just buying a mother’s day card at the gas station. It’s the thought that counts!
3:40 PM - 9 May 2010 from Cortlandville, NY
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Arms Akimbo
@ArmsAkimbo
What?! You mean there isn’t ONE Mother’s Day card in this entire gas station?!
7:44 AM - 13 May 2012
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Liza Suich
@lsuich2010
Mother’s Day roses from a gas station doesn’t sound to promising
2:11 PM - 11 May 2013
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Josh Steger
@jage2415
How nice. You got your wife a rose from a gas station on Mother’s Day. #classy
11:05 AM - 12 May 2013
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Simon Holland
@simoncholland
I hope this gas station sells Mother’s Day cards.
8:20 PM - 7 May 2016
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LEMÖNHEAD
@Lemon_headd
Nothing says Happy Mother’s day more than $5 gas station flowers
3:06 PM - 13 May 2017
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David Alva
@DavidtheWicked
Nothing says Happy Mother’s Day like flowers bought from a gas station #JokeoftheDay
4:14 PM - 14 May 2017
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Carl Voisier
@Jheri_Seinfeld
when u pick the right gas station 4 yr last-minute Mother’s Day gift needs
5:18 PM - 14 May 2017
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