Not so common Valentine's Day gifts

We started off by talking about how to get ready for celebrating Valentine's Day. We came up with the idea that rather than doing the same old things you might actually want to do something different, well, how about a fondue party for two? So the questions started to pour in about gifts for Valentine's Day that were different. Not just the ones that we recommended in our gift ideas for spouses, but something even more different. So here at LuvCube, we put our heads together and here is what we came up with.

Music

But, of course, not any music. Buy your own blank CD, then buy songs online from a website like iTunes or Yahoo Music or Rhapsody, put your own compilation of favorite songs, and finally make a very special CD cover with pictures of both of you. To make the cover, you can use a photo editing software that typically should be already installed on most new computers, is also a part of digital camera software, or you can simply download it online for a very small charge.

Make your own gift basket

It is funny to see how men shop for Valentine’s Day. They just buy something that looks pretty. If it is a toiletries basket, they do not even smell it. Do not do this, ever. You can do better: Buy a gift certificate to a spa and add some special items such as body lotion, natural soaps, bath salts, or massage oil.

Romantic massage

Make your own gift certificate. Since you will do the massage, get a card or a piece of attractive paper, and write it as it is from a spa, (you can even come up with a unique name for your spa) and put the name of the massage therapist as your name. Get some edible massage oil, such as Jessica Simpson’s Dessert, and give both (oil and gift card) of them along with chocolates and champagne. If you want to splurge, you may add some jewelry.

Flower power

There is nothing more romantic than flowers as far as women are concerned, but when you buy them on Valentine’s Day, their prices are prohibitive. So give flowers ahead of time with a card inviting for dinner. On Valentine’s Day itself, just bring chocolates or high-quality cookies or a small, but special, gift.

Candy flowers and chocolate

Instead of the traditional flower arrangement, you can a get a candy bouquet arrangement, that you can order online. You can also print your favorite photo on chocolate and give that as a gift.

A word of advice: Plan ahead. Avoid the mall on Valentine’s Day. Not only it is a hassle to shop in the mall; you don’t always get the best selection and prices. Dozens of excellent online gift stores now have many choices for gifts and they can mail the gift directly to you or the recipient.

The best gifts are not the most expensive but the ones that show that you thought about it and put time into it.

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