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Valentine's Day - What did you get/give?

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  • This year i've got him a £1 mug from asda. some posh tea.
    a head scratcher £2 on ebay and a Ted Baker gift set £2 from the boots sale.

    bargain!!
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  • Mrs_Ryan
    Mrs_Ryan Posts: 11,834 Forumite
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    Well, last year I said to OH that he better buy me something romantic this year - or else. :D So his great romantic gift to me is....

    A Leicester Tigers shirt. :D However he's sulking cos I'm insisting I have to have 'Ellis 9' (my favourite player's name and squad number :D) on the back of it :D So I got my own back :D:D

    This year he has a Leicester Tigers training top (£13 - :eek:) and a Roy Orbison CD (very MSE - £1 from Tesco!!!) and a card. Not forgetting though the trip to London we're going on Valentine's weekend - train tickets £36 return and 2 nights in a Travelodge - £140 (we were supposed to be staying in the MayFair hotel but Im skint and gutted I cant afford it :( )

    Next year is his 40th so I'm planning a better time next year... hoping I can afford it!!!
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  • Claire_Bear
    Claire_Bear Posts: 1,372 Forumite
    This year I'm getting OH strawberries, melted choc and some sort of booze (probably a bottle of Newcy Brown for him! :D ) for breakfast, and paying for us to go for a meal in the evening. I also bought him a jar at Christmas and filled it up with sweets, so I'm going to fill it up again with love themed sweeties. I plan on doing the same thing for every possible occassion in the future :rotfl:

    I'm hoping for a bunch of tulips from him :)

    On a different note, I was at work the other day, and a few people were setting up a valentines gift type stand with candles, vases, artificial flowers etc on it. As I went over, they asked me 'would you be offended if your boyfriend bought you any of this for Valentines Day?' I said no, why would I? They started saying they'd be really annoyed if their boyfriends bought them any of that crap (I work in B&M, so not exactly amazing stuff, but still...) Does anyone else think like that? I wouldn't be bothered, but then again I like little decorative stuff, and to me it's not about how much money has been spent. Plus I buy quite a lot of stuff from there which I like, so why would it bother me to be given it as a gift?
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  • My sister told me that she is getting her fella a driving experience from Brands Hatch this year. She has managed to find £20 off the regular price at the moment. Getting to drive a BMW and single seater car is a pretty different way to spend Valentines! If he likes his cars as much as me he will love it!
  • I need some idea's we got engaged at christmas but cant think of anything, he has a xbox360, smokes, drives a audi, likes manchester city and likes dvds.

    Steph xx
  • well i'm away today until monday, so hubby has some choccies i will leave & then text him to tell him where to look for supprises!

    might also pop into the shops monday & get some goodies on offer for throughout the year treats :)

    any heads up on good valentines day sales?
    :money:
  • nuttybabe
    nuttybabe Posts: 2,299 Forumite
    Stephb1986 wrote: »
    I need some idea's we got engaged at christmas but cant think of anything, he has a xbox360, smokes, drives a audi, likes manchester city and likes dvds.

    Steph xx

    what about a sock monkey in the football kit???

    So far for the love pot for dh I have a love bug, 2 love lottery tickets, milk chocolate rocky road in heart shapes, white chocolate & turkish delight rocky road in heart shapes and chocolate truffles (that I added baileys to) - just need to drizzle white chocolate on them (in a heart shape!!!). I just need to make heart shaped stained glass cookies and the love box thing and its done!
  • choccyface2006
    choccyface2006 Posts: 2,304 Forumite
    edited 11 February 2010 at 8:06PM
    I've just made these with a £1 heart shaped mould from Asda....

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    I also have bought my boyfriend..

    A frame with a photo of us in it
    2 x sexy boxers from Debenhams
    1 pair of Superman socks (private joke ;)) also from Debenhams
    Mini love heart sweets
    PS I love you on dvd
    A boots photo card of us in a big heart :)

    I bought some nice red gift bags and tissue in the Christmas sales to put them in

    Oh and I bought pink cava for us, sexy lingerie for me and three red candles to set the scene...Mmmmm.....Mmmmm...

    I'm also going to make some chocolate brownies and put a dusting of icing sugar in a heart shape on top :)

    Sarah xx
  • qwiksave
    qwiksave Posts: 4,456 Forumite
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    edited 12 February 2010 at 1:54PM
    This year I've managed to make lots of things myself at home because my husband has been working away in China (coming back on Valentine's Day).

    This is them:

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    They are all on individual posts on my blog but we have:

    The 'don't forget I love you' tin HERE
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    The record scrapbook for music memories HERE

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    (with The homemade tatoo tags HERE )

    The homemade greetings card HERE
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    and the 'With Love' Chocolate Heart goodie bag HERE

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    Mostly made from things I had around the house and in my crafting stash. I just bought the Love Heart sweets and chocolate hearts from M&S.

    Its the first time I've managed to achieve (almost) everything handmade and I'm glad I made the effort. Valentine's day doesn't have to be commercial, if you are in a position to, make it yourself, there are plenty of ideas to be found on the web. ;)
    I don't want to make money, I just want to be wonderful
    Marilyn Monroe
  • savingmummy
    savingmummy Posts: 2,915 Forumite
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    qwiksave well done they are gorgeous x
    DebtFree FEB 2010!
    Slight blip in 2013 - Debtfree Aug 2014 :j

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