February 1, 2010

14 Days to Valentines Day!

As today is February 1st, you now have just fourteen days to figure out how you are going to make Valentine’s Day special for that significant other! So, best you get your thinking cap on…

This year Valentines falls on a Sunday, which is both a blessing and a curse. Curse-wise, one wonders whether you are going to want to go out for a big boozey (sorry, romantic!) Valentine’s night out when you’ve to face Monday morning at work the next day with a stinking hangover?!

Blessing-wise, being a Sunday means you can enjoy the whole day together!

Curse-wise again, that does mean that if you do forget to buy the obligatory Valentines card (at the very least) you are going to be stuffed. They’ll be no dashing off to work early and claiming you "had it all along", but simply "forgot to leave it by her pillow"! Also, you’re going to have trouble buying one hastily on a Sunday. No, instead, February 14th will be a whole day of torture for you.

Blessing-wise again, it does mean that if you are strapped for cash you can avoid the whole rip-off of paying twice as much to eat at your usual restaurant because it’s Valentines Day. Instead, you can go for a romantic walk or eat somewhere for lunch instead.

Whatever your situation and whatever floats your boat, the key thing is that you don’t forget. So get it in your head: not this Sunday but next is Valentine’s Day.

One final piece of advice and this particular advice is aimed at the forgetful of the species (men): shop early for her Valentine’s Day gifts before you forget. You can do it online, like now! You know it makes sense….!

January 25, 2010

Cute Valentines Gifts

If you want cute Valentines gifts for your woman, then check out this selection of hot picks from the best gift retailers (well, we think so) on the web.

This Little Bear…Engraved Personalised Teddy Bear — £19.99

Cute Valentines Gifts: Engraved Personalised Teddy Bear

For Valentines Day cute-ness look no further than this cute little fella. Surely the cutest bear she has ever seen, he’s delivered in a sleek tin (so no need to wrap). "What’s inside this tin?", she’ll be thinking. Well, only the cutest damned bear every carrying your personal message, engraved on the heart-shaped tag around his neck. Can’t you just hear here squeals of delight already?!

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Carve Your Own Card by Suck UK — £4.95

Cute Valentines Gifts: Carve Your Own Card

This carve your own card could be pretty cute for Valentines Day. It’s kind of reminiscent of carving a heart and the name of your latest girlfriend in the lid of your school desk or a tree. Remember those days? Very nostalgic and not cheesy — unlike 99% of shop-bought Valentines Day cards!

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Engraved Silver Plated Love Heart Sweet — £29.95

Cute Valentines Gifts: Engraved Silver Plated Love Heart Sweet

Another cute gift for Valentines Day that will bring back wonderful memories of her childhood, school romance, kissing behind the bike sheds and the like. This cute personalised Valentines gift says "you really are my sweetheart…!"

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Cheeky Monkey Balloon in a Box — £34.95

Cute Valentines Gifts: Cheeky Monkey Balloon in a Box

OK, so this monkey is more cheeky than cute. But, if all this slushy stuff is just a bit too fake for you and your loved one, why not send a Valentines that’s more fun and less flippin-heck-get-a-room-already!

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For tonnes more cute Valentines gifts like these, we recommend you visit these online gift shops…

The Perfect Valentines Gift

What’s the perfect Valentines gift? You may be wondering this as Feb 14th approaches rapidly. Well, Valentines is traditionally the time to receive surprises from secret admirers. Mystery is part of the Valentines tradition. So, firstly, the perfect Valentines gift must surely be one that can be sent AND anonymously!

Do you remember at school when you used to receive hand-drawn cards that we’re Sealed With A Loving Kiss? Well, that’s another key ingredient in the perfect Valentines gift; it has to be able to carry YOUR message.

The final essential for the perfect Valentines gift is that it absolutely has to be cute. And, not cute in a kind of yukky, over commercialised, could have come from a petrol station forecourt shop sort of way!

Here’s some gifts we think are definitely in the running for perfect Valentines gift…

This Little Bear…Engraved Personalised Teddy Bear — £19.99

Most Romantic Valentines Gifts: Engraved Personalised Teddy Bear

This adorable bear arrives in a tin to deliver your Valentines message by paw! Surely, there can be no cuter way to send your Valentine?

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Eternity Personalised Necklace (Handmade in the UK!) — £99.99

Most Romantic Valentines Gifts: Eternity Personalised Necklace

Your words become part of the design on this adorable handmade necklace. Exclusive to her and guaranteed to become a prized possession.

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Personalised Romance Calendar — £12.95

Most Romantic Valentines Gifts: Personalised Romance Calendar

The perfect Valentines gift might just be one she can enjoy all year ’round until next Valentines? Pretty cute too.

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Carve Your Own Card by Suck UK — £4.95

Most Romantic Valentines Gifts: Carve Your Own Card

Forget those cheesy, impersonal Valentines cards on the high street. Send this hand carved one instead.

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Cheeky Monkey Balloon in a Box — £34.95

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Cheeky Monkey Balloon in a Box

If all this slushy stuff is just a bit too ‘yuk’, your perfect Valentines gift might be this cheeky monkey that’s more fun

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Personalised Pink Hearts Fob Keyring — £12.95

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Personalised Pink Hearts Fob Keyring

It’s all very well buying romantic Valentines gifts, but will your gift end up in lost and forgotten in the bottom of a drawer? Well, not if you buy her this keyring, because it will always be with her.

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If you don’t think any of these are your perfect Valentines day gift, then why not continue your search at one of these fantastic online gift stores…?

January 11, 2010

4 Valentines Gifts Gets Twittering

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A test as much as a post really. We’ve (hopefully!) set up 4 Valentines Gifts to have it’s own feed into Twitter. So, you can keep up with what’s happening here by following @4valentinegifts on Twitter.

Here’s a link to the Twitter page: http://twitter.com/4valentinegifts. Finger’s crossed this post will show up there in a few seconds!

Why should you care to follow@4valentinegifts? Well, because Valentine’s Day is only just over a month away now and pretty soon this place is going to be packed with the best Valentine’s Gifts ideas and the deals that will save you money.

We’ve already started scouring dozens of the best online gift retailers to bring you the very best gift ideas for Valentines out there. And, we’ll be posting notices of exclusive (and not so exclusive) discount coupon codes and deals as well.

So remember, here’s where you solve you Valentine’s Day gift dilemma, easily and more cheaply!

September 30, 2009

4 Valentine’s Gifts Launched

Welcome to 4 Valentines Gifts – a website that aims to make your next Valentine’s Day easier AND less expensive.

Everyone know’s that the best romantic ideas needn’t necessarily cost the earth. Trouble is thinking them up! We take the hassle out of that bit by feeding your imagination with great Valentine’s day ideas – dozens of them!

It’s funny how the cost of flowers and romantic gifts seem to sky rocket in time for Valentine’s Day, isn’t it? Well, not so much funny as scandalous. We can help here too, by highlighting the best Valentines deals on the web and the most cost-effective gift ideas. We maximise the bang from your buck, so to speak!

It’s early days here – and Valentine’s Day is a long, long way off – but we’re already beavering away on producing the best ideas and advice in time for February 14th. So, why not bookmark us, ready for the big day. When Valentine’s comes ’round again, we think you’ll be glad you did.

Until then…. be romantic!