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Valentine’s Day 2021: Gift ideas, top retailers, tips & tricks
Don't panic about Valentine's Day this year. Here's your guide to buying romantic gifts, top stores to buy from and generally winning at Valentine's Day. You've got this.
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Come February 14th each year, couples wonder if their other half is planning everything, singles loudly express their distaste for the “Hallmark Holliday” and let’s not even get started on people who just started dating and now have to navigate a relationship land mine with more precision than a bomb disposal squad.
But it doesn’t have to be that stressful! Just do whatever makes you and your partner happy – and if you’re single, celebrate yourself! Whether you want to go nuts with a hot air balloon ride and wine or just want to spend the night in with pizza (and probably still wine), Valentine’s Day can be whatever you damn well please.
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Interflora
Check Woven Scarf
Boohoo
Stripe PJ set
Boohoo
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Boohoo
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Boohoo
Babydoll
Boohoo
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Boohoo
Chocolates
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Sports Stripe Tracksuit
Boohoo
The little book of adult games
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Reasons why I love you jar
ASOS
Rose gold ear pods
ASOS
Smartphone ring light
ASOS
Pink wireless headphones
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Touch lamp and wireless speaker
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Handheld steamer
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Hot water bottle and eye mask set
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Calvin Klein leather buckle belt
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UGG slippers
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Fitbit
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The freston backpack
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Zip wallet
Cath Kidston
Two mini stanley mugs
Cath Kidston
Flowerbomb
The Perfume Shop
Lancôme gift set
The Perfume Shop
Old skool shoes
Vans
Maxi kaftan
River Island
Rose gold watch
River Island
Cami strap mini dress
River Island
Monogram travel wallet
River Island
Echo
Amazon
Quartz roller
Amazon
Yoga mat
Amazon
Valentine’s gifts for him
Aesop Reverence Exfoliating Duet
Mankind
Haylou LS01 Smartwatch
GeekBuying
Proraso Vintage Selection Tin
LOOKFANTASTIC
Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC Bluetooth Wireless Active Noise Cancelling Headphones
Toby Deals
The little book of adult games
ASOS
Touch lamp and wireless speaker
ASOS
Handheld steamer
ASOS
Waterproof puffer cross body tote
ASOS
Calvin Klein leather buckle belt
ASOS
HIIT Book
ASOS
Fitbit
ASOS
Tommy Hilfiger watch
ASOS
Position of the Day
ASOS
Men's Dior
The Perfume Shop
Men's Joop
The Perfume Shop
Aqua Marine
The Perfume Shop
T-shirt
Vans
Trainers
Vans
Holdall
River Island
Hipsters boxers
River Island
Loungewear trousers
River Island
Socks
River Island
Echo
Amazon
Paris: Staycation Near The Famous Sacre Coeur of Montmartre
Hostelworld
Hoodie
Amazon
How to choose a Valentine’s Day gift
Choosing a Valentine’s Day gift is not rocket science. Simply use a few key factors to help you navigate around gift buying pitfalls and you can’t go wrong.
How long have you been dating for?
I’m going to come right out and say this: buying expensive and overly romantic gifts for someone you just started dating is not cute, it’s creepy. It puts unnecessary pressure on the relationship, which you can be fairly sure won’t be around for much longer. A more relationship-age appropriate gift might be buying tickets you can both use to upcoming gig or festival, or even just treating them to dinner.
Personality, personality, personality.
Hopefully if you’ve been dating for a while, you have some idea of their personality and what makes them tick. Get all psychological on them and find the WHY of how they spend their time. Do they exercise a lot? It could be because they love getting physical in the outdoors, are a high achiever in all things (including their body), or they place a high value on image. Or it could be all three. Asking the why will help you unlock personality ticks and find the perfect gift – even if it has nothing to do with where you originally started.
Age matters. But not as much as you think.
What’s more important is the life stage they’re at. Are they at university? Working full time? About to welcome in their first child – or grandchild? Numerical age isn’t as important as life stage. And if you think getting a woman over 30 years old skin repair products is a good idea, you have another thing coming. Actually, any woman. That is a terrible idea and you need to rethink your present buying game.
Hobbies. Or more importantly, what do they want to do but haven’t done so yet?
Hobbies are an easy and obvious place to scrape ideas from. And hey, it works for a reason! A snowboarder will never say no to a new pair of goggles and a budding MasterChef will love the gourmet ingredients you got them. But if you want to go a step further, what’s the one thing they want to do but haven’t yet.
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