Valentine's Day '08: So what did you get her? [Archive]

samifan24

02-13-2008, 10:40 PM

Alright boyz, it's Valentine's Day '08 (or will be in a few mins). What did you get the missus? Me, I'm single so I don't have to worry about it.

Lathum

02-13-2008, 10:44 PM

Nothing, my wife and I agree it's a stupid, pointless holiday

CamEdwards

02-13-2008, 10:46 PM

Nothing, my wife and I agree it's a stupid, pointless holiday

+1

Well, I don't think it's stupid and pointless, but we don't do presents. I'm taking the evening off, she's making dinner, and we'll hang out and go to bed early. The best kind of Valentine's Day as far as I'm concerned.

JeeberD

02-13-2008, 10:46 PM

Flowers and cards (and dinner on Sunday). We're saving for a house so no big gifts...

Izulde

02-13-2008, 10:47 PM

Raiders Army has the best Valentine's Day gift idea.

DeToxRox

02-13-2008, 10:48 PM

A Facial.

Cringer

02-13-2008, 10:51 PM

Anal.

To me anal actually is a gold dipped rose. Calling it anal just sounds cooler to me.

We don't really do anything for these crap holidays, but I figured what the hell this time. I'm in a good mood

Groundhog

02-13-2008, 10:57 PM

I think Valentines Day is just another over-marketed cash cow. But I'm also too smart to not organise anything with my gf. We're going to dinner at a nice Japanese place, $110 each for a 7 course meal (not incl. drinks). We also bought a big box of chocolates for each other last night.

Rizon

02-13-2008, 11:09 PM

Dyson vacuum.

st.cronin

02-13-2008, 11:10 PM

Lathum

02-13-2008, 11:11 PM

VD

the gift that keeps on giving

Neon_Chaos

02-13-2008, 11:23 PM

My d**k in a box.

korme

02-13-2008, 11:25 PM

The last two years I've gotten small items for some of my closer girl friends, but I'm scratching the gesture this year, they are all still close friends and I'm not any closer to banging them.

path12

02-13-2008, 11:49 PM

The last two years I've gotten small items for some of my closer girl friends, but I'm scratching the gesture this year, they are all still close friends and I'm not any closer to banging them.

Ahhh. Nothin' like romance.

Mustang

02-14-2008, 12:23 AM

Flowers.

And then when I come home from work I'm going to bang the ever living crap out of her. And by bang the ever living crap out of her I mean cook dinner, clean up and watch the baby for her.

path12

02-14-2008, 01:18 AM

Flowers.

And then when I come home from work I'm going to bang the ever living crap out of her. And by bang the ever living crap out of her I mean cook dinner, clean up and watch the baby for her.

Ahhh. Nothin' like romance.

Raiders Army

02-14-2008, 06:32 AM

Raiders Army has the best Valentine's Day gift idea.

LOL. Not really. I'll be giving my wife a webcam show tonight. I'm still in KC (have been here for the past week and a half) and fly home tomorrow.

TLK

02-14-2008, 06:45 AM

Luggage...... seriously luggage.

Dr. Sak

02-14-2008, 06:46 AM

A Facial.

Are you giving her the facial or will it be professionally done?

wade moore

02-14-2008, 07:14 AM

Nothing, my wife and I agree it's a stupid, pointless holiday
+1

CleBrownsfan

02-14-2008, 07:20 AM

With my wife being 39 1/2 week pregnant - ANYTHING SHE WANTS!!! lol

Noop

02-14-2008, 07:29 AM

Nothing. I think one of my lady friends is planning on making dinner but I am not sure where she is going to cook considering my roommate is planning to propose to his girlfriend. Tonight should be fun...

NickSaban

02-14-2008, 07:30 AM

My wife is 24 weeks pregnant... I bought a dozen roses and will give her a footrub either before or after we watch Survivor and Lost, most likely. :)

Lorena

02-14-2008, 07:32 AM

Raiders Army has the best Valentine's Day gift idea.

Was it this one:

I'm married and I spent $0. My wife's valentine is that I say thank you when she serves me dinner.

DeToxRox

02-14-2008, 07:40 AM

Are you giving her the facial or will it be professionally done?

Myself. Paying for that kind of thing isn't legal in my neck of the woods.

JetsIn06

02-14-2008, 07:59 AM

I got my girlfriend a miniDV camcorder.

Flasch186

02-14-2008, 08:06 AM

Card (rarity), Flowers (rarity), dinner (gotta eat - so I'll order her a salad while I eat the Prime Rib).

Noop

02-14-2008, 08:06 AM

I got my girlfriend a miniDV camcorder.

So sextape?

panerd

02-14-2008, 08:07 AM

Noop

02-14-2008, 08:11 AM

Well I am getting my girlfriend flowers and dinner. And outside of the married folk I think the rest of you guys are full of shit and just like to hear yourselves talk on a message board.

Is it a BS holiday? Of course. But I have yet to meet an unmarried woman (and I also met very few married women) who don't think Valentine's Day is a big deal.

Do you guys also refuse to get your moms anything on Mother's Day? That holiday has zero historical significance.

I am single and I think its a bullshit holiday. It has no meaning to me whats so ever, mother's day is different because thats my mama and I'll be damn if you say my mama has no significance. :) Seriously though it is a BS holiday created just to make guys spend money for the same sex they have gotten before... wait was that too much? Too blunt for this audience? LOL.

gottimd

02-14-2008, 08:17 AM

Yes it is a BS holiday. I wish they would market the Steak and BJ day more.

In any event, of course my wife goes with the "oh you don't have to get me anything..." statement which in womans talk means "you better get me something".

I had ordered 2 dozen roses and a crystal vase for her and made reservations at a really nice italian restaurant downtown on Saturday Night. Sent her an e-card this morning since I always forget up until the actual day that I need to get a card most likely because I always put it off.

rkmsuf

02-14-2008, 08:21 AM

gottimd

02-14-2008, 08:33 AM

You poor bastard.

I prefer to be called "Il Bastardo"

Schmidty

02-14-2008, 08:34 AM

I'm so tired of cynicism. It's just as lazy as blind adherence to tradition. It just makes people feel cooler and more intelligent.

Anyway, I understand that it's a commercial holiday (what holiday isn't?), but it's still a fun excuse to get a babysitter, go out to eat, and have some fun. Sure, we do that other times as well, but Valentine's Day just seems more.....festive.

I still remember how fun it was in school getting all of those Scooby Doo, Smurfs, Etc., postage-style Valentine cards. And then in high school, always having the whole rose-sending thing. That one was always a little nerve-wracking, but it was fun too.

gottimd

02-14-2008, 08:38 AM

I think that elementary school tradition should be carried on. I remember taping up my brown paper bag on the chalkboard and the class would put their cards in every ones bag and then you would spend some time opening them up later on in the day.

I think I am going to try and revive that with my wife. Tape up two bags on the mantle and put our names on it and put a card her bag.

Then throw a tantrum when there is no card in my bag and sulk the rest of the evening calling her snot face.

wade moore

02-14-2008, 08:50 AM

Well I am getting my girlfriend flowers and dinner. And outside of the married folk I think the rest of you guys are full of shit and just like to hear yourselves talk on a message board.

Is it a BS holiday? Of course. But I have yet to meet an unmarried woman (and I also met very few married women) who don't think Valentine's Day is a big deal.

Do you guys also refuse to get your moms anything on Mother's Day? That holiday has zero historical significance.

fwiw - I don't get anything for my mom for Mother's Day. I think I've posted on here before how I think Mother's Day is a BS Holiday as well.

Coffee Warlord

02-14-2008, 08:51 AM

My girlfriend buys ME stuff on Valentine's Day, so I have pretty much no excuse not to get her something.

She got a new digital camera to replace the one she lost in Vegas, and we'll go out to dinner...somewhere.

cartman

02-14-2008, 08:54 AM

I prefer to be called "Il Bastardo"

Are you this guy?

http://muse.beansaboutit.com/pix/bastardo.jpg

Coffee Warlord

02-14-2008, 08:56 AM

By the way.

Has anyone else been looked at like you're utter scum when you say you're not buying your mother anything for Valentine's Day?

I swear to god, there are some people at my office (those left - heh), who think I'm just some huge asshole for not getting my mother anything. One, she has Mother's Day, Two, she's married. Not to me. My dad doesn't get my mom anything for mother's day (spouses, in my book, are off the hook for mother/father's day once their children are supporting themselves), and I'm not on the hook for Valentine's Day.

Drake

02-14-2008, 09:13 AM

A box of condoms for the next time she cheats on me.

johnnyshaka

02-14-2008, 09:35 AM

Routine flowers and a card. We're going to drop off the little one at my aunt's place Saturday night and catch a movie...something we haven't done in ages.

Dr. Sak

02-14-2008, 09:37 AM

By the way.

Has anyone else been looked at like you're utter scum when you say you're not buying your mother anything for Valentine's Day?

Next time take off the Penguin hat before asking the question...

ArlingtonColt

02-14-2008, 09:42 AM

I got my g/f some Amethyst earrings in white 14k gold. She is a TCU grad and loves purple. I'm also taking her to Ama Lur which is a spanish cousine joint that is supposed to be pretty romantic. I think I'm getting something nice, because I asked her about a fredericks bag on her coffee table and she blushed and told me not to look in it :P

vtbub

02-14-2008, 09:48 AM

A coffee maker. That's what she wanted.

Eaglesfan27

02-14-2008, 09:48 AM

Last few gifts for my wife have been jewelry so I went a different direction: She likes games as well, so I got her a Nintendo DS Lite (thanks to the help of a FOFC member who found one and shipped it to me - I'm not sure if they wish to remain anonymous.) Also, got her a few games for it. Also, I'm brining home a dozen roses. This is the 10th anniversary of when I proposed. So after I get home from work, I'm cooking the same dinner that I cooked that night, Chicken Parm with Spaghetti. Also, will do the same thing - candlelight dinner and then some romance afterwards.

Eaglesfan27

02-14-2008, 09:49 AM

Dr. Sak

02-14-2008, 09:50 AM

A coffee maker. That's what she wanted.

Cheaper than a new computer. ;)

vtbub

02-14-2008, 09:56 AM

Cheaper than a new computer. ;)

LMAO

Kodos

02-14-2008, 09:59 AM

I haven't gotten my wife flowers in years.... so I got her 18 long-stem roses. I also got my mother roses. Usually I don't even send her a card, but I figured it'd be a nice surprise. I generally agree that VD is a racket. Not as bad as Sweetest Day, though.

Historically, it usually worked out that I wasn't dating anyone and was alone on Valentine's Day, so it is definitely not one of my favorite "holidays".

JeeberD

02-14-2008, 10:10 AM

Sweetest Day???

Kodos

02-14-2008, 10:13 AM

Sweetest Day???

Exactly. I'd barely even heard of it, until my best friend's wife in Chicago claimed what a big deal it was. Luckily, my wife is among the crowd who thinks it is not a holiday that needs to be observed.

Schmidty

02-14-2008, 10:24 AM

Sweetest Day???

Even I think that one's stupid.

JeeberD

02-14-2008, 10:26 AM

OK, but what the fuck is it? I've never even HEARD of that "holiday"...

Schmidty

02-14-2008, 10:27 AM

OK, but what the fuck is it? I've never even HEARD of that "holiday"...

I think it's in October or something. It's just a cutrate Valentine's Day.

JeeberD

02-14-2008, 10:28 AM

OK, Google to the rescue. No wonder I've never heard of it...

Sweetest Day is an observance celebrated primarily in the Great Lakes region and parts of the Northeast United States...

Sounds like a very stupid holiday, indeed...

It is described by Retail Confectioners International, as "much more important for candymakers in some regions than in others (Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo being the biggest Sweetest Day cities)" and an "occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick, aged and orphaned, but also friends, relatives and associates whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed."[2] Sweetest Day has also been referred to as a "concocted promotion"[3] created by the candy industry solely to increase sales of candy.

Schmidty

02-14-2008, 10:28 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweetest_Day

Edit: Oops. You already found it.

JeeberD

02-14-2008, 10:30 AM

Thanks anyways... :)

Easy Mac

02-14-2008, 10:40 AM

http://www.siliconvalleywatcher.com/mt/archives/Roosterreal.jpg
http://bedball.com/images/soccer_ball_6.jpg

gottimd

02-14-2008, 10:53 AM

http://www.siliconvalleywatcher.com/mt/archives/Roosterreal.jpg
http://bedball.com/images/soccer_ball_6.jpg

You got her tickets to this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlnFEdVKbBQ

Lathum

02-14-2008, 11:01 AM

Anyway, I understand that it's a commercial holiday (what holiday isn't?), but it's still a fun excuse to get a babysitter, go out to eat, and have some fun. Sure, we do that other times as well, but Valentine's Day just seems more.....festive.

My wife and I both agree you shouldn't need an excuse for romance.

If paying triple for a dozen roses and eating at an insanely crowded restaurant with inflated prices is your idea of being more festive then carry on my friend.

panerd

02-14-2008, 11:04 AM

My wife and I both agree you shouldn't need an excuse for romance.

If paying triple for a dozen roses and eating at an insanely crowded restaurant with inflated prices is your idea of being more festive then carry on my friend.

Well, why go to a fine restaurant, when you can just stick something in
the microwave? Why go to the park and fly a kite, when you can just pop a pill?

Lathum

02-14-2008, 11:08 AM

Well, why go to a fine restaurant, when you can just stick something in
the microwave? Why go to the park and fly a kite, when you can just pop a pill?

that makes no sense.

I don't need it to be February 14th to go to a fine restaurant with my wife. If I want to get her roses on august 19th I will.

IMO it is idiotic that there is a so called holiday that makes people feel compeled to get their loved one a gift while being gouged in the process.

MizzouRah

02-14-2008, 11:16 AM

Went to proflowers.com and she'll be getting 2-dozen roses and chocolates - they had a special promotion here on the radio.

It's not a big deal, but she manages at a local restaurant, so it will be nice for her to get some flowers in the middle of a dinner rush. ;)

Logan

02-14-2008, 11:17 AM

that makes no sense.

Seinfeld, FOUR!

Subby

02-14-2008, 11:20 AM

Went to proflowers.com and she'll be getting 2-dozen roses and chocolates - they had a special promotion here on the radio.
Heh - I hope you didn't get duped into buying the $9.99 vase like I almost did. :D

MizzouRah

02-14-2008, 11:22 AM

Heh - I hope you didn't get duped into buying the $9.99 vase like I almost did. :D

ALMOST! :)

The free chocolates were nice as well.

Lorena

02-14-2008, 11:23 AM

Subby

02-14-2008, 11:30 AM

ALMOST! :)

The free chocolates were nice as well.
Word.

I think my wife was a little bummed because she had a nice card and truffles for me this morning and I was like...hey thanks! So she thinks I blanked completely. Which I do normally, so fair assumption on her part. :\

Oilers9911

02-14-2008, 11:33 AM

Ahhh. Nothin' like romance.

Which explains why he is no closer to banging them.

Mustang

02-14-2008, 11:43 AM

If you need a last minute gift idea, I suggest teabagging your significant other.

When done right, your beanbag should resemble an upside down heart so, it's all good.

JeeberD

02-14-2008, 11:51 AM

If I want to get her roses on august 19th I will.

Dude...I DID get my wife roses on August 19th last year, and probably will every year until I croak!

MizzouRah

02-14-2008, 12:09 PM

Word.

I think my wife was a little bummed because she had a nice card and truffles for me this morning and I was like...hey thanks! So she thinks I blanked completely. Which I do normally, so fair assumption on her part. :\

Yeah, I had a card for my wife and she's like... honey, I didn't get you anything... I said, yes you did, you brought me a 12 pack home last night. :)

I said, "that's all I got you". She has no idea.

Izulde

02-14-2008, 12:41 PM

Was it this one:

Yep, that's the one! :D

Izulde

02-14-2008, 12:42 PM

I asked her about a fredericks bag on her coffee table and she blushed and told me not to look in it :P

Fredericks?! She's a traitor! Tell her to go to VS next time :D

ISiddiqui

02-14-2008, 12:46 PM

Well, my g/f and I decided on small presents (she's getting me one, so I had to get her one). In addition to me cooking dinner tonight (I like cooking, so it wasn't that big a deal).

DanGarion

02-14-2008, 12:47 PM

18 red roses, some candy, a card, and we are going out to dinner (nothing special for dinner, just a nice normal not to expensive food place).

Dr. Sak

02-14-2008, 12:50 PM

Did anyone buy one of Izulde's scented perfumes to give to their wives/girlfriend?

gottimd

02-14-2008, 12:53 PM

Did anyone buy one of Izulde's scented perfumes to give to their wives/girlfriend?

I took the picture he posted on here and blew it up to lifesize and framed it and gave it to her, but I didn't buy the perfume.

MikeVic

02-14-2008, 12:56 PM

I took the picture he posted on here and blew it up to lifesize and framed it and gave it to her, but I didn't buy the perfume.

I gave that to myself.

DanGarion

02-14-2008, 01:04 PM

My wife got me a card, tickets to see Jimmy Eat World, and also made cards for me from both of our cats, and our dog, so I got three cards total. It was cute.

panerd

02-14-2008, 01:04 PM

Seinfeld, FOUR!

Nice catch. I actually got to use that quote twice today. Some guy at a staff meeting was doing the whole overpriced flowers thing today and I used the line. Basically got the same response from the staff as I got from Lathum except for one guy that fired back about not wanting to pay $7 to see Sparticus. :)

Lorena

02-14-2008, 01:05 PM

I gave that to myself.

whoops.... no, i thought bought yourself soem perfume.

panerd

02-14-2008, 01:05 PM

I didn't know when I would ever get a chance to use such a great line again. Jerk store!

Dr. Sak

02-14-2008, 01:06 PM

My wife got me a card, tickets to see Jimmy Eat World, and also made cards for me from both of our cats, and our dog, so I got three cards total. It was cute.

Shut up showoff! You get 3 pussies and some of us only get 1!

MikeVic

02-14-2008, 01:09 PM

whoops.... no, i thought bought yourself soem perfume.

No, the image you huss.

MikeVic

02-14-2008, 01:09 PM

Shut up showoff! You get 3 pussies and some of us only get 1!

Or none!!

DanGarion

02-14-2008, 01:21 PM

Shut up showoff! You get 3 pussies and some of us only get 1!

Hey I had none for a long time.

Mizzou B-ball fan

02-14-2008, 01:51 PM

I gave my wife a hot beef injection.

(Credit given to Pumpy Tutors for being the inspiration for this post.)

Lorena

02-14-2008, 02:04 PM

I was asked to go to the front desk to pick something up and got this

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc59/Dodgerchick74/Picture1-10.png

I came back to my desk and 5 minutes later I got another phone call and was asked to pick something up and I thought it was a mistake but they said it was another delivery:

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc59/Dodgerchick74/Photo2.jpg

They were both a complete surprise especially when I found out Antmeister dropped the cookies off himself. Very, very sweet.

rkmsuf

02-14-2008, 02:09 PM

Ant, you wuss.

Logan

02-14-2008, 02:12 PM

Fellatiooooooooooooooooooooo.

MikeVic

02-14-2008, 02:13 PM

Fellatiooooooooooooooooooooo.

Hahaha.

oliegirl

02-14-2008, 02:16 PM

Awwwww! What a good hubby you have!

Good job Ant :)

Schmidty

02-14-2008, 02:26 PM

My wife and I both agree you shouldn't need an excuse for romance.

If paying triple for a dozen roses and eating at an insanely crowded restaurant with inflated prices is your idea of being more festive then carry on my friend.

I guess you're just smarter than the majority of americans. Leave all of us ignorant yokels to our futile attempts to have fun.

Anyway, you're a newlywed. You'll learn soon enough that the everyday romance thing becomes a lot harder to keep up (especially after having kids) the longer you're together, no matter how in love you are.

Valentine's Day can be a trite reminder for some, but at least it's a reminder.

Dr. Sak

02-14-2008, 02:32 PM

Fellatiooooooooooooooooooooo.

That what Izulde should call his first perfume line.

Ksyrup

02-14-2008, 02:43 PM

Hey Subby, I don't think you meant to PM this to me.

http://www.nataliedee.com/020907/nipple-day.jpg

Izulde

02-14-2008, 03:04 PM

Funny thing, I walked out of the library to head to Stats and I was blasted by some of the most overpowering vanilla perfume ever. I mean it's like this chick said soaked in a bath of the stuff for four hours or something, it was that bad.

On top of that, I hate vanilla scents to begin with because they give me a headache.

Subby

02-14-2008, 03:08 PM

Hey Subby, I don't think you meant to PM this to me.
That's where you would be wrong, Sir.

Ksyrup

02-14-2008, 03:16 PM

In that case, let me return the favor. Choose your favorite and remember me fondly until September 19th.

http://www.brandonbird.com/svutines_3.jpg

Izulde

02-14-2008, 03:28 PM

So Bill Clinton's on campus tonight, but I ain't going out in that zoo. Besides, weekly chapter meeting's at 6:30, which means by the time I got there, all the decent seating would be gone anyway.

So instead, I'll watch sappy movies all night.

First up: Pretty in Pink

Eaglesfan27

02-14-2008, 03:28 PM

I know this is very insensitive of me but I'm annoyed because I just got word that one of my 17 year old female patients is suicidal (mom is bringing her over to my office now) and therefore I'm probably going to be stuck late at the office. Risk of the business and I told my wife so before we got married, but I still feel bad that I'm going to be home late (possibly quite late for dinner.)

MJ4H

02-14-2008, 03:33 PM

Oh our school scheduled our parent-teacher conferences for tonight, 4-8. You betcha.

Kodos

02-14-2008, 03:38 PM

I'm actually quite happy to miss out on having to eat out tonight. Alas, my wife has her TOPS meeting tonight, and then she is going out to dinner with her mother.

MikeVic

02-14-2008, 03:47 PM

I'm actually quite happy to miss out on having to eat out tonight. Alas, my wife has her TOPS meeting tonight, and then she is going out to dinner with her mother.

I totally misread that first sentence the first time.

Maple Leafs

02-14-2008, 04:23 PM

If anyone forgot...

http://www.gardenfun.com/shipping-deadlines.html

Checkout the last shipping option, and explanation...

MikeVic

02-14-2008, 04:27 PM

Cool!

korme

02-14-2008, 04:30 PM

My wife is 24 weeks pregnant... I bought a dozen roses and will give her a footrub either before or after we watch Survivor and Lost, most likely. :)

Fairborn, OH? Get outta town brother!

Raiders Army

02-14-2008, 04:34 PM

ISiddiqui

02-14-2008, 04:36 PM

I own that Bobblehead... it kicks ass :D.

MizzouRah

02-14-2008, 05:11 PM

Best. Show. Ever.

I agree!

I missed out the first time around, so I've been DVR'ing them on Tuesday's on TBS. Last night the first one was when Ryan brought Michael to speak in his business class... great stuff! :D

mattlanta

02-14-2008, 06:00 PM

Didn't have a valentine this year, but it's all good, I'm still enjoyin' it.

Happy Valentines to every one else, tell me how it went for you guys.

Oh, and I found these on a forum I go to, thought it'd be funny. They're valentine cards. Haha.:

http://net.gop.com/valentine/images%5Cvec_clinton1.jpg

http://net.gop.com/valentine/images%5Cvec_obama1.jpg

http://net.gop.com/valentine/images%5Cvec_clinton2.jpg

http://net.gop.com/valentine/images%5Cvec_obama4.jpg

http://net.gop.com/valentine/images%5Cvec_clinton3.jpg

http://net.gop.com/valentine/images%5Cvec_obama3.jpg

http://net.gop.com/valentine/Default.aspx

Izulde

02-14-2008, 07:39 PM

Heh, apparently one of my dogs back home just had a seizure of some kind.

This day just keeps getting better and better.

Last time I had a good Valentine's Day was elementary school... 20 fucking years ago.

No wonder I hate this fucking holiday.

Crim

02-14-2008, 08:14 PM

What'd I get my wife for Valentine's Day? Not a goddam thing.

Which is exactly what I got last March 14th. I told her then, "yer gonna have a weakass Valentine's Day, next year for this.

Hmph.