20 Valentine’s Day Gifts It Would Suck To Receive
Posted by: Wendy Atterberry
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12:00PM, Tuesday February 3rd 2009
From anxiety over one’s relationship status (or lack thereof), to figuring out a non-lame way to celebrate, Valentine’s Day, more than any other occasion, has the power to elicit panic in even the most reserved, well-tempered individuals. Perhaps the most nerve-wracking experience of the whole occasion is choosing an appropriate gift, one that sends just the right message without inadvertently offending anyone in the process. Worse than the stress in choosing a perfect gift, though, is the disappointment in receiving one that totally sucks. After the jump, 20 Valentine’s Day gifts we hope you don’t get stuck with this year.
1. Weight watchers membership
2. A copy of “He’s Just Not That Into You”
3. Any kind of stuffed animal that talks or sings when you press a plastic heart on its chest
4. A pink slip from your boss
5. Divorce papers
6. Those cutlet bra inserts that make your boobs look a lot bigger than they actually are
7. A gift card to McDonalds
8. A poke on Facebook
9. A DVD set of “Murder She Wrote”
10. A framed autographed poster of Ed McMahon
11. Leftover Halloween candy
12. A rash
13. A gift certificate for a chest wax
14. Anything by Cuisinart
15. Socks with hearts on them
16. Ties with hearts on them
17. A very small coffee mug that says “Size Doesn’t Matter”
18. A copy of “Sex For Dummies”
19. Unsolicted advice
20. A Santa snow globe
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Spiff
wrote on February 3 2009 @ 12:41 pm: [report]
You could add “Vomit in your lap”.
yeah…been there…done that.
CuteCora
wrote on February 3 2009 @ 12:43 pm: [report]
If I got any of those things I would be PISSED!!!
CuteCora
wrote on February 3 2009 @ 12:45 pm: [report]
Here is another gift that would suck “Nothing” although with that list I would almost rather nothing…LOL
Dude
wrote on February 3 2009 @ 01:08 pm: [report]
Haha, the coffee mug made me laugh.
Simcha
wrote on February 3 2009 @ 01:32 pm: [report]
In high school I had a shelf in my closet for all the stupid “I love you” singing stuffed animals i got. Ugh, those were NOT the days
Lynn
wrote on February 3 2009 @ 02:37 pm: [report]
Someone should have told my ex about the heart socks thing. Seriously, man? That was awful.
lilo
wrote on February 3 2009 @ 03:46 pm: [report]
i once received a pair of gray charter club tights, a pier one “sensuous” candle, and a book with an inscription that did not include a “love” at the end of it. terribly depressing.
Ultraviolet
wrote on February 3 2009 @ 03:47 pm: [report]
A previous boyfriend gave me a Valentine’s card with a picture of a pig on the front. Considering that our relationship wasn’t the healthiest and I had gained some weight as a consequence, I wasn’t all that thrilled. To top it off, as soon as I opened it and must have looked a little stunned he tried to tell me that he picked it because he “knew I liked pigs!”(and not because he waited til the last minute to buy the card and/or was subconciously trying to be an ass). I asked him what gave him that idea as “I don’t like pigs, I have never mentioned liking pigs and I don’t own anything pig related”. Needless to say, it was our last Valentine’s day together.
Is it wrong that I wouldn’t be totally bent of shape to get the “Murder She Wrote” dvd set??
joyy
wrote on February 3 2009 @ 04:00 pm: [report]
#14 - I rather like the Cuisinart stuff I have. I asked for a (pricy, very high quality) kitchen gift for Christmas, and it was adorable to watch my bf backpedal all “That’s not a personal gift - I thought buying kitchen stuff for a girl made you a bad bf.”
But I LOVE to cook and I was asking specifically for it, which I told him makes it ok as a gift - and it IS personal since it’s for something I love. I told him that overall, he was right - you don’t get your gf a kitchen appliance or a vacuum cleaner or anything of that sort as a gift - unless she SPECIFICALLY asks for it as a gift.
Wendy Atterberry
wrote on February 3 2009 @ 04:13 pm: [report]
Ultraviolet, if a boyfriend ever gave me a Valentine’s card with a pig on it after I’d gained a little weight, a DVD set of “Murder She Wrote” would seem like an incredible alternative to me, too!
MilesMiles
wrote on February 3 2009 @ 09:15 pm: [report]
I gotta say, season 2 of Murder She Wrote was pretty romantic. The sexual tension between Angela Lansbury and Tom Bosley got downright steamy.
toyen
wrote on February 5 2009 @ 10:53 pm: [report]
Heh, a bitchy ex-friend of mine once gave me a copy of “He’s Just Not That Into You.”
While I was in a relationship.