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Worst Valentine's Day Gifts Ever!
What was the worst Valentine's day gift or experience you can remember? Get some good ideas here on what NOT to give, and feel free to post your contributions at the bottom of this page . The world does want to know. Also, don't forget to check out the best gifts.
The Worst Gifts:
I gave my bestfriend a very nice box of candy on V-Day. She said she had a gift for me in her room. She came back with a 3-pc box of candy that already had the wrapper off!
I had known a certain guy online for a while. He would be visiting for V-Day, so I put together a gift that cost about $60. He gave me a koosh-ball teddy bear that cost about $5 that he had told me about a month before-- it was still in the Wal-Mart bag!
This year I recieved a bottle of liquor from the guy I've been dating for 7 months.
My new fiance and I were to celebrate our first Valentine's Day this year. He said he had to go somewhere in the morning, which to me meant he was going to get my gift and/or flowers the day of. I was a little upset that he had waited until the day of - but let it go. When he returned, he said that he had gone to Walgreens. I tried to maintain my composure. I didn't want to hurt his feelings. Then about mid-morning, he told me he had to get something out of the car and that I needed to go to the bedroom. I waited anxiously for him to return. I kept telling my self that even if he only got me one little rose, that I would be grateful and not show my disappointment. After all, it is the thought that counts right? Well, imagine my surprise when he came to the bedroom with only a card! I thanked him, but I was really hurt. And to top it off, the card was a "funny" card (I didn't laugh) and not sentimental, which would have at least bought him a point or two. Needless to say I was very disappointed and hurt to know that there was pretty much no thougnt put into it. Oh - and to top it off, he joked that another guy was picking out a card the same time as him and the guy commented that they had the same idea, "To get to the store before we woke up that morning."
A computer game worth 5 dollars.
A recycled box of un-opened candy... I don't eat candy so each year I give friends candy that I receive.
While at my gf's house on V day last year, we got no less than 4 phone calls from the 'other guy'... needless to say - she's history!
Since we've been married, he's given me nothing every year. I don't like to buy into commercialized holidays either, but last year I told my husband I would just once like to be one of the girls at work who gets something nice at work on V-Day. It isn't that I want anything extravagant - I just want to see him go out of his way to do SOMETHING thoughtful for me. Well, today is 2/14 and as usual I gave him a bag of goodies and a card (the least you can do) and what did I get? "Sorry, I forgot" At least he said he loves me, but I'm still disappointed in him for not stepping up to the plate yet again. I always wonder if these things are signs that you shouldn't be with that person and that deep down inside they really don't care about you. :( Like others have said, it would be fine if he did things at other times of the year, but he doesn't - V-Day is the one day he can make up for that and he blows it :(
This year (2004) was an all time low. My hubby decided we would spend time with his buddies at the horse track for Valentines Day. On the way to the track, he pulled my gift out from under his coat. It was a card - still in the sack from the store WITH the receipt still attached!!! How romantic! I told him not to bother signing it - so he could give it to me again next year.
My boyfriend and I were at a Valentine's party when we got into an argument and I took off walking. When he went to leave to get me, the car got stuck and so was I walking in the rain for hours. When he finally got the car unstuck, he left and I watched as he drove right past me not even seeing me. I was stuck walking in the dark in the rain to the store where I called a cab and went home.
I sent her a anatomically correct solid chocolate heart, she hated it. She was so bad about it she never got another valentines day gift. By the way, still married going on year # 8.
I once received a very sentimental and mushy Valentine card from the guy I was seeing. Not that this is unusual, but the fact that I later found out that his mother had picked out the card, and purchased THREE of them (all just alike) and that he gave them to two other women as well is! Needless to say, I tore upt he card, and that was the last "gift" I ever accepted from him!
I got chocolate. I am allergic.
The day before Valentine's day my then boyfriend and I traded our gifts. I had bought him a gold chain and silk boxers. He had came home from work with nothing. Then ran across the street to a florist and got two roses and a cheap gift set with a nasty smelling candle, cheap plastic gold tone necklace that said I love you, with a box of cheap chocolates, a balloon on a stick, mylar balloon that said I love you and a stuffed lady bug! What is even more worse is we went out for drinks later that night. He saw his sister and said he wanted to go see his nephews at 10:15 at night. He gave me 20 dollars and left me there for 2 1/2 hours. I had to walk home all alone while some pervert was tring to pick me up. When he called me around 1:15 am I told him to drop dead and basically ripped him a new one. Apparently he thought if he was honest and told me he got high that I would forgive him. Now top that!
My friend had a flower in his locker at school and he said he would give it to me if I gave it to someone else, I gave it to this girl I really liked, but I was nervous and couldn't think of anything to say, so I said "here, take this...happy valentines day" and I walked away.
A book on the Intifada from my politically correct boyfriend in Berkeley...
The same flowers he gave his mother and sister. To make it even better, he called me at work to tell me he got a deal on flowers for "all of the girls in his life."
My boyfriend of two years gave me body lotion! LOTION! What was I going to do with it...no roses, nothing, just lotion!
My husband a week before valentines maxed out his credit card on a computer game. He got me nothing for Valentines Day and then made me go out to a shitty ass restaurant with another couple I don't like who stayed over till 12:00 at night. lovely.
Last year, nothing. He went out for pizza, met up with a (male) friend, came home late (12:30am), drunk, with a 6 pack. This year, He got a card for me, and a promise to buy anything that I want. He had to meet his Dad for a couple of drinks (step Moms b'day), then we went to my Moms house, she had a card with both names, with a small amt of $, I handed it to him to take 1/2 - he took it all, and I'll never see that again. PS - I sent him flowers to his work, a mug w/ chocolates, and a new cell phone, that I pay for so that we are constantly in touch in case I need him. Aren't you all jealous?
My husband gave me a heart shaped sugar cookie wrapped in a napkin that someone else had given to him and he said Happy Valentine's Day.
The worst gift I ever got was s box of chocolates on Feb 15th at 3:00 in the morning, when my bf at the time came home from a club. He had picked up the chocolates and asked the bartender to keep them behind the bar until he was ready to come home.
About two years ago I was seeing a guy, not really dating, but he had asked me if he could be my Valentine. I said sure, and we agreed to go to dinner together. I got home and spent a good two hours getting ready since our reservations weren't till 8. 7:55pm rolls around and I'm still at home. I called him and left a message on his answering machine. At 8:30 I called again and left another message and then curled up on my couch with some pizza. I didn't hear from him until the next day and his excuse was that he came from class and fell asleep!!! We never spoke again!
My ex rented porn for the evening which he got to watch all by himself.
My boyfriend and I were together for a couple years and a couple weeks before Valentine's day I heard that he got me a ring. I was so excited. Then on Valentines day I didn't get anything so I asked his best friend about it and he told me that he had traded it for a stereo system from his friend. That bastard!!!!!!
After spending $100 on a suite at a rather nice hotel, where I had candles and rose petals and had bought myself a new sexy nightie - my boyfriend of 2 years waited until Valentine's Day to go to Rite-Aid and buy me (half-off) a stuffed blobby thing that said "I love ya" when you smacked it's @ss!
A dozen scented silk roses (as seen on TV) "they last forever not just a week" he told me. CHEAP!
A box of conversation hearts!
The police at his door at 2am.
My boyfriend at the time told me he had a surprise. We drove for about 10 minutes and ended up parking in a field. He goes to the trunk and pulls out a little 22 gun and announces that we are going duck hunting, it was also cold and drizzly outside. We broke up the next day. I will never date a country boy again!
Last year when I was with my ex, we were pretty much fighting all day. We got ready (and my best friend came mind you) We went to a local bar, which I paid for all the drinks. After arguing with me some more, after the bar closed he took me to McDonald's.
I once got an outside television antennae for Valentine's day. In fact, it's still laying on the ground after 4 years.
I got a cheap dog with a worn out heart on it. It looked so used, it had stains on it. I think I had seen it at a party at her house the year before.
My husband got me a vibrator!!! How horrible is that? The worst part was I already have one. This is the worst Valentine's ever.
Issues 1-30 of teen magazine.
My fiance and I lived in different towns. I was unable to get in to see him because of work. I called him and there was no answer. A year later his ex told me they went out to dinner together! I didn't get anything! That was 4 years ago...the other v-days were a lot better!
One Valentines Day by boyfriend (now ex) had to stay home with his sick mother while I cheated on him.
Before Valentine's Day came up he warned me that he didnt have much money and he was only going to take me dinner in an inexpensive place and no gifts either. When the big day came he took me a fast food joint and left earlier because his mom was cooking his favorite dinner.
My husband gave me a stuffed grinch doll.
My fiancé was so pumped to give me my Valentine's gift, so he gave it to me the night before. He made me go into our bedroom and close my eyes. I was really excited, I couldn't wait to see what special and romantic gift he had bought. When I opened my eyes, excitement turned into horror. He bought me the ugliest body pillow I have ever seen. I know it's the thought that counts, but come on, how unromantic is that?
Worse gift I've ever gotten was burned toast.
I got a mylar balloon that read: "I love you in spanish" and a bottle of sparkling apple cider.
I got a box of flowers from flowers.com that he ordered that day from his office and they came all dried up and no vase. He didn't even call to say Happy Valentines Day. When I finally talked to him he never mentioned the whole thing.
My boyfriend had a planter of tulips sent to my house for Valentine's day. The crappiest part about that was he did it online at my house and told me not to look while he ordered them. I, of course, knew what he was doing. Then I dressed up really pretty in an outfit I bought for the occasion and he took me to Denny's.
My ex-boyfriend showed up high at my house, with a bag of coke for us to split! loser, I don't do drugs, ever!
My boyfriend bought Roses for me and left him in his car for 2 days so by the time he gave them to me on Valentine's day they were dead! Loser! He's my ex now :)
My husband forgot valentine's day until the last minute then went to BigLots (formerly Pic-N-Sav) and got me an extension cord and chocolate pamprin!
A can of shaving cream and the news that my boyfirend was giving the relationship another week and if he wasn't happy with he he was breaking up with me. I said save yourself the week and I got dressed and left.
On valentines day I found out that my boyfriend of 4 months had been lying to me the whole time - he was married!
A box of chocolates and plastic flowers bought by his mother.
It was our first valentine's day together and one of her friends happened to be turning 21 on the same day, so instead of doing something with me she spent the entire day and night out drinking. I was left all alone only to get a call at 2am from my girlfriend piss drunk asking me to give her a ride. I picked her up and dropped her off for good.
I was out of cleaning supplies so when I got home from work the house was clean and there was bucket with cleaning supplies in it. He said "well, you didn't have any."
For my Valentines present, he is in the process of stripping the paint off of our shower (the previous owners painted it RED) even though I asked him not to. Now we found a lot more work to do on the shower and have nowhere to bathe. He should have listened. Happy Valentines Day indeed.
A dying potted plant.
Easter chocolates, last minute gift!!!
A card that said, "you're so cute, you're a hoot!"
My ex-husband was so cheap he put on our marquee screen saver for our computer, "Happy V-Day." This is verbatim.
One year i gave someone a card but accidently wrote the wrong name on it.. very embarassing.
Some of those disgusting chocolates with unidentifiable centers...
My boyfriend asked me what I thought would be something I would like to do on Valentine's. I said I would like to recreat our first date... go to the same restuarant etc. He forgot to make the reservations until the last minute and then there were no spaces. He brought over a store bought pizza that was hard and tasteless. Give me a break!
Flowers after a huge fight.
My new boyfriend gave me a lame computer game and I dont even own a computer! How lame.
I gave my boyfriend who had been cheating on my all my stuff back with a hate letter and dead roses!
I put dog poop in a really fancy box b/c I found he cheated on me with my coworker and he didnt know that I knew yet. I cut out a picture of their faces stuck em in the poop.
WORST GIFTS, CONTINUED...
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