Here's a fun one, girls! ShopRunner, a members-only online shopping service, polled its members and asked for the worst Valentine's Day presents they'd ever gotten.
The top five winners are pretty funny, but I have to admit that what made number one is truly awful!
But let's start with number five:
A tacky teddy bear.
What girl hasn't gotten a crappy Valentine's Day teddy bear at some point in her dating history? Let's hope that for most of us, it happened in junior high!
Read the rest of the countdown, chime in with your own answer, and read mine ... after the jump!
Nothing says "I picked this up at the gas station on the way over here" like a fake rose wrapped in plastic, and that's probably why artificial flowers were number four on the list!
Every girl loves jewelry for V-Day ... unless it's fake. If you can't afford the real thing, skip this option, men. Artificial gold necklaces were number three on the list.
Almost nothing's worse than getting nothing on Valentine's Day. That's why number two is ... nothing. You poor girl.
But the number one worst Valentine's Day present is ... a scale. I mean come on, men. Do you really think you're going to get laid any time soon if you give this to your sweetie? GAH.
I don't remember getting anything particularly horrible for Valentine's Day, but one year a guy I was dating when I was a sophomore in high school used Valentine's Day as Revenge Day after I had made it crystal clear that he wasn't getting past first base. He took the opportunity on that day of romance to ask my best friend to Junior-Senior Prom. AND SHE WENT, after phoning me first to say that even though she knew he had asked her just to hurt me, she was going anyway because she thought it would be fun. (That was my infamous Shitty Friend, for those of you who are wondering. And that story, by the way, has a very satisfying epilogue.)
But my favorite hilarious Valentine's Day story involves my sixth grade boyfriend. We had been together, like, forever. For Valentine's Day, I really splurged and bought him the new Glass Tiger cassette release and a really cute pencil with a fuzzy teddy bear on top that had PS I LOVE YOU stamped on it. A day or two later, though, I decided to break up with him, so I broke the news to him in a note, of course! His response came the next day in the form of a sealed envelope with the PS I LOVE YOU pencil inside, broken in half. BUT HE TOTALLY KEPT THE GLASS TIGER CASSETTE.
The nerve!
So what's the worst V-Day present you've ever gotten? Does anything stand out in your mind?
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My worst was my college boyfriend who got me a heart shaped pizza delivered by a guy in a tux with a rose. We dated all through college, and even continued after this "present" surprisingly enough. The pizza WAS kind of tasty...
Oh my gosh, Carenann, that is HILARIOUS!! And Mary. Awww. I hate to hear a "nothing" story. Glad he makes a good friend, anyway! ;)
I haven't gotten anything for Valentines day from my husband in YEARS. But my anniversary is five days later. Last year, two days AFTER our anniversary, my husband suddenly left the house at 9:00pm for a "work emergency." He returned later and said he had my anniv. gift. It was my wedding ring. The wedding ring I thought I had lost in NOVEMBER. He'd had it the whole time and said that he was having trouble deciding if he still wanted to be married or not. And he had decided that he did.
Let's be clear: He gave me something that was already mine. My WEDDING RING. That he had stolen and hidden for months. Because he was having doubts about his commitment to me. TRUE STORY.
The divorce should be final this March. Also true story. Best present EVER.
I haven't gotten any bad valentines presents but I did get broken up with in a note on my birthday, along with a "present" of all the notes i had written the guy during our relationship. But buffi you win the bad present story i think. that is just appalling
Buffi, I'm just so glad you're almost DONE with that mess. CELEBRATE!!
And Addys Mom, that's awful! Talk about bad timing!
Lindsay, you were still "Lucinda" when that crap all started! (and he's still with the same ho!) But you were such a great support for me. And YES I will be celebrating. Huge party and you are absolutely invited! :)
I've been married for 28 years, and we dated 2 years before that, so this will be the 31st Valentine's Day with my husband. Over the years, I've gotten flowers, candy, stuffed animals, and jewelry, but about 10 years ago I talked him into giving me only one gift: a love letter from him. That's really all I want. The flowers make me sneeze, I can't eat the candy, I have a boatload of stuffed animals, and I don't need more jewelry. The letters are the most precious thing in the world.
Oh, and a foot massage. He's really good at those.