5 Bad Valentine’s Day Gifts

The forced love, the cheesy cards, the overpriced meals, and those creepy giant teddy bears, you guessed it, it’s Valentine’s Day! Ok, so Valentine’s Day isn’t all that bad, but I think we all can recall our best and worst Valentine ’s Day gifts, even if they date back to our elementary school days. Valentine’s Day is often referred to as a “Hallmark Holiday”, made up so that card companies can make an extra buck. For most of us though, we really do want to be showered with a little extra love or given some cheesy card. If you’re looking to find the perfect gift for someone special, steer clear of some of these actual Valentine’s Day gifts below from the glo.msn.com/relationships blog and some of your fellow students at Tech. 

1. A “Twilight” bookmark of Edward, or really anything from “Twilight”. Ok, yes, many girls and guys love these movies, but that doesn’t make them or anything from them a good gift idea. Leave these vampires out of Valentine’s Day!

2. A cactus. Unless the person you love collects these desert plants, nothing says I love you like a spike to the finger. 

3. An alarm clock. Again, like the cactus thing, unless someone is a huge collector of alarm clocks, it’s probably not the best idea. Maybe they will think “It’s time I started seeing someone else”.

4. A coupon for a hug that expires by the next day. If you are going to go the coupon route, which can be effective, don’t put an expiration date on it!

5. A deodorant gift pack. Did someone actually give this? “I love you, but you stink!”