You Got Me What!
Valentine’s Day is just two short weeks away and it’s probably a good time to either get your ladies something nice or if you are a lady, remind your man to get you something nice.
But remember this, okay? Men need help.
When it comes to buying gifts, we’re not nearly as smart as you think we are. Sometimes, we just send flowers. Other times, it can be bad. Very bad. Which brings us to our first ever contest here at Patrick Says: ‘You Got Me What!’
The wonderful folks at ProFlowers.com have given me FIVE (count ‘em) gift certificates to give away to five lucky readers. Each gift certificate is worth $70 to select Valentine’s flowers or gifts from the ProFlowers catalog. Ladies, leave the certificate around the house where your man can ‘find it’ or just get yourself something nice. Dudes, I just saved you from that lame gift you were considering. You’re welcome. How awesome is this? Huge thanks to them and to Joeprah over at Dad Blogs for the heads-up!
Anway, here are the rules. The contest will run from February 2nd, 12:01am, through February 8th, 11:59pm. You get entries in the contest by doing certain things. These are listed below:
- Leave a comment here and tell me what the worst Valentine’s gift you have ever received (or gave) was. That will get you one entry in the contest.
- If you have a blog, you can get two bonus entries for writing a post about that Valentine’s Day gift. Also, mention this contest and link back to this post. Leave a comment here with the link of your post.
- Lastly, if you Twitter, you can gain one additional entry by tweeting about this contest. Leave the link to the actual tweet in the comments here. Here’s some sample text: ‘Patrick Says is giving away $70 gift certificates to ProFlowers.com http://tinyurl.com/b4qy8z’
- There are a couple restrictions. Flowers can only be sent within the United States. And family members of me are not eligible.
There you have it. I’ll randomly draw the winners on Sunday night immediately after the contest closes and send out the codes right away. So spread the word and tell your friends!
Here’s an interesting side note about flowers as gifts. According to ProFlowers research, 76% of women asked would rather receive something other than red roses for Valentine’s Day. My wife is in the 14% who want the red roses. Where do you stand?
Oh, curious as what the worst gift I gave my wife is? I’ll save that for the winners announcement post next week. Good luck!
February 2nd, 2009 at 6:37 am
Worst Valentine’s Day Gift…well, until I met my fiancee I didn’t do Valentine’s Day, period. I never gave gifts or flowers, I suppose that had something to do with that my previous girlfriends were not right for me, doesn’t mean I was right in not giving gifts though.
February 2nd, 2009 at 6:38 am
I tweeted this contest: http://twitter.com/robertsm85/status/1169635972
February 2nd, 2009 at 8:34 am
The worst valentines day present was a cutie nightie but i was 7 months pregnant i couldnt even wear it for a couple months I just cried.
February 2nd, 2009 at 9:33 am
Last year my husband got me Klondike bars.
The end.
tweeted. http://twitter.com/mooshinindy/status/1170049476
February 2nd, 2009 at 9:38 am
@Mark Got you down for three. Thanks for commenting.
@jessica Sorry to hear that.
@moosh What? That’s an awesome gift!
February 2nd, 2009 at 9:47 am
Does nothing count? Because most years that’s what I get for Valentine’s Day.
February 2nd, 2009 at 9:55 am
A pair of rubber underwear. It’s the thought that counts right? Flowers might help me forget.
February 2nd, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Ok, the hubby and I have been together for nearly 21 years, and most of the time he does pretty well. I have a couple “bad gift stories”, but I’ll share the “clean one” with the blog.
Our anniversary is Feb. 11th, so VERY early on in our marriage, he got me one card for both “since our ann. & val. day are so close.” When he saw I was less than pleased, he ran out…I think to the grocery store…and bought me a crappy, little cactus. He was still perplexed as to why I was pissed. Duh! BTW…the cactus moved to three different states with us and finally “passed on” last year.
I’m in the 76% that would rather get something other than flowers….quality time together, dark chocolate and body massages are preferred!
February 2nd, 2009 at 12:41 pm
Hey, I waited until well after midnight last night with my sad little Valentine’s gift story but the comments were still closed, so I went to bed
I’ve never really had a Valentine on Valentine’s Day so I’ve never officially received a gift to praise or complain about. I personally think Valentine’s Day is an overly commercialized scam designed to get consumer cash flowing. People are either pressured to over-buy as a monetary display of devotion for their loved ones or on the other end of the spectrum, the ‘chick flick’ movies that come out around that time for those who are ‘loveless’ or “How to fall in love” books…it’s all over the place. I mean, isn’t your anniversary your special day to celebrate your love and commitment together? And why is it always up to all the men to buy and shop and spend? The entire day seems superficial and sexist, if you’re asking me.
But I digress, I actually did receive something when I was a much younger girl. I was maybe….12? Anyway, it was a tiny teddy bear with a necklace around it’s neck with a floating heart on it. The heart was plastic and the gold soon flaked off…I also quickly learned that the boy didn’t choose it for me, his mom did. He didn’t really like me, his mom liked me for him. So that’s all I got!
February 2nd, 2009 at 1:55 pm
Ok, I’m going for a couple more entries, I could use the gift for my mom’s birthday next week!
I posted a link to the contest over on my blog on a post called Valentine’s Day is looming. Thanks!
February 2nd, 2009 at 2:28 pm
The worst gift would have to be the year she decided to tell me a few days before Valentine’s Day that this year, my gift was we didn’t need to get gifts for each other.
Unfortunately, she assumed that I was going to run to the store at the last minute, but I had already ordered her gift months prior.
So my gift was getting nothing at all, and giving her a fancy watch which resulted in her being upset that I got her something so nice and she got me nothing…
Women!
February 2nd, 2009 at 2:47 pm
I need to know if nothing counts including no Happy Valentines Day. That is the worst I have gotten. I fall in the would like red roses, But hubby won’t get flowers for me. He says only when I die will he get me flowers.
February 2nd, 2009 at 7:51 pm
Previous Valentine Days over the years have passed with not a whole lot of anything monetary passing between each of us over our 21 years. I do not honor the calendar dated card holidays very often. But I do remember giving a boyfriend a boring white long sleeved polo shirt when I was 16 or 17 for Valentines Day. Why I do not know, having a new boyfriend and young at the time, I thought it was what I was suppose to do. Very original, huh?
February 2nd, 2009 at 10:02 pm
a breast pump that was bought at a garage sale- is that bad or what
February 2nd, 2009 at 10:03 pm
Worst gift ever…a Q-Bert puzzle my ex-husband bought me at CVS last minute. I don’t even do puzzles let alone Q-Bert.
February 2nd, 2009 at 10:03 pm
Tweeted:
http://twitter.com/auntiethesis/status/1171957282
February 2nd, 2009 at 10:38 pm
Does nothing count? Because most years that’s what I get for Valentine’s Day.
February 2nd, 2009 at 10:51 pm
When hubby and I were engaged, he thought fancy undies were an excellent idea. He had never done anything like that before, so when he went to the store, he didn’t want to ask anyone or spend very long in there. He grabbed the first pretty set he saw. On Valentine’s Day I opened them up and they were seven sizes too large. I guess it’s the thought that counts.
February 2nd, 2009 at 11:01 pm
The worst Valentines gift I ever got was a pineapple. Now, I like pineapple but it needed a card, a flower, or at least a piece of chocolate with it.
February 2nd, 2009 at 11:59 pm
Flowers on the 13th, then a box of dark chocolate on the 14th. I barely like milk chocolate, but I especially hate dark chocolate. We’d been together for five years at this point, so you would think he would know better.
February 3rd, 2009 at 12:29 am
I received an assortment of fruit. Its weird how you can receive fruit in a basket and it’s a beautiful gift. But if you get the same pieces of fruit without a basket its a bit on weirdo side. The lesson: baskets make gifts cool
February 3rd, 2009 at 12:53 am
Using my twitter account for good on the daily: http://twitter.com/jyoseph/status/1172250537
February 3rd, 2009 at 11:33 am
Worst gift? Hmm. I block those out for the sake of my marriage. My best Valentine’s gift was from a friend, though. We were both single and decided to be each other’s Valentine’s. So we bought each other fun presents – girl stuff like chocolate and bath stuff we liked – and she totally surprised me with a private tour of NBC! We had another friend who was interning there, and we got to walk around and see everything and even watch SNL practice. Then we went home and watched the show and saw the skits we watched them rehearse. No romance, obviously, but it was thoughtful and fun and free – it was literally the coolest thing but it was all thought and heart.
Still my best Valentine’s Day. And she’s still a great friend.
February 3rd, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Okay so last year, my hubby sent me flowers at church. I volunteer there once a week, so he had them sent there. Makes sense. He was using his noggin. Anyway, it is a REALLY big church. So, whats the problem, you may ask? I never got them! Someone accepted them and signed for them, and that was that. I never even knew they existed until Tom came home and asked if I had gotten anything. I did finally get more roses. Though, it wasnt till the 16th. Oh well. I think the worst part is that they disappeared at church! Really?! (shakes head)
February 3rd, 2009 at 1:53 pm
http://twitter.com/psychospazmom/status/1173964749
February 3rd, 2009 at 2:15 pm
I have two:
I was once given really ugly lingerie that was several sizes too big (and yet still too small for my chest)
I was once given nothing but liquor I didn’t want and candy I was allergic to as a combo gift for my birthday & V-day, when my significant other knew he was getting expensive video game stuff from me- and I know for a fact he was not broke.
February 3rd, 2009 at 7:18 pm
My husband always buys me food and too-small lingerie. After 5 babies, I am hardly a Size Small. Or even Size Medium! Even Large is pushing it. I think it’s great that with each passing Valentine’s Day, his eyesight gets worse, so he probably THINKS I look like a Size Small. I’ll take it! And those chocolates.
February 3rd, 2009 at 11:30 pm
@Everyone Wow. Just wow. There are some great ones in this list. Don’t forget to tell your friends about the contest. Also, don’t forget about the other ways to get more entries if you have a blog or use Twitter.
February 4th, 2009 at 10:46 am
I gave my wife an apron with hearts on it (I thought it was cutesy and girly, she thought it meant I only wanted her to cook and clean) and some sugar-free candy (I didn’t read the label and picked it up by accident, but she thought it mean she was fat.) That was our first V-day. I’ve learned a lot since then – and I know this would be a great gift and maybe a touch of redemption.
February 4th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
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February 4th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
There was the first year that the Husband and I were dating and after weeks of hinting plus planning the ‘perfect’ gift for him – he got me – nothing. And, he even went home from college for the weekend, after I gave him the gift and he still didn’t get anything.
However, worst, I think – the year I was in 8th grade and the guy I had a major crush on gave me a corsage, totally out of the blue. We weren’t even “going steady” I was totally flabbergasted, and I said “Oh, that’s so nice . . .” when he added “I found it on the floor by your locker, so I thought it was yours.”
I’ll go post on my blog
February 5th, 2009 at 2:15 am
Best & worst Valentines gift exchange? I gave hubby the key to a weekend suite at the Marriott. He gave me a new faucet set for the bathroom sink.
February 5th, 2009 at 2:17 am
tweet-a-tweet-tweet!
http://twitter.com/nape9393/status/1179091597
February 5th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Oh, this is easy! My ex and I were having a rough patch and he was trying to hang on…planned a big V-Day dinner out to my favorite Indian restaurant. When we get there, he whips out a half-off coupon. Then interrupts me when I’m ordering to tell me what I can and cannot order on the menu because only some items were covered with his coupon. I would have been happier with a Value Meal somewhere, if price were the issue (which it wasn’t). That was, happily, our last V-Day together.
February 6th, 2009 at 9:36 am
I got my then boyfriend red fuzzy handcuffs as a joke. He freaked out.
February 6th, 2009 at 10:31 am
The list is so long but crappy ‘heart’ jewelry tops the list. Guys, just don’t go there unless you’re buying something for your 10 year old daughter.
Next up is crappy heart shaped trinkets. We don’t like them, we don’t want them, and we end up displaying them on our dressers for years or re-gifting them if we think we can get away with it.
Flowers are great – and you know, there are OTHER flowers besides roses. Just sayin’.
February 6th, 2009 at 10:33 am
And tweeted…
http://twitter.com/wendy_dance/status/1183640310
February 6th, 2009 at 10:44 am
The worst V-Day “gift” is also one of my classic stories! When I was in high school, I got was asked out on my 1st date which was to be Valentine’s Day.
This was a big deal because he was a senior and I was merely a freshman. My mom was so excited for me and we conspired to get my dad to agree to the date. I remember that V-Day was a Friday and I went to school with hightened anticipation. I saw him in the hallway and he confirmed the date. YEAH! I was in heaven. That afternoon, the police showed up and raided his locker where he was then arrested for possession of drugs.
So I ended up getting stood-up for V-Day. Does that count as a worse gift?
February 6th, 2009 at 10:49 am
What I got my ex-husband many years ago? Marriage counseling.
My beau and I typically don’t do Valentine’s Day in any seriousness. Typically we either 1)spend it with friends with the theme of St. Valentine’s Day Massacre or 2) do something for someone else. This year we’re going to my mother’s as a gift for her.
February 6th, 2009 at 10:54 am
Flowers? I forgot to respond to that. I’ll take any flowers except normal carnations, and as long as they are organic. I’ve only gotten red roses once, so I’m not bored with them.
If I got this gift cert, I would completely spend it on flowers to my mother, though. I’m not sure she’s ever gotten real valentine’s flowers either…
February 6th, 2009 at 10:59 am
I would also add that flowers on the odd numbered tuesday of any month is also a nice treat. Monday is over, they arrive on Tuesday, everyone in the office gets excited and you get to smile about them all week long
February 6th, 2009 at 11:16 am
I would have to say a heart shape cheesecake (cheesecake is my favorite)okkk i know its not bad but I was on a diet i just had my son a month b4 so i was still going thru the hormones being up and down.. so I cried lol I refused to eat even a bite…lol
February 6th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Oh man this is the best! Love it. Some of these are hilarious.
February 6th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
Worst gift? A joke about not having a valentine’s day present. Even after I gave my wife the present the joke still lingered. You live and you learn………
February 6th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
a kiss goodnight
February 6th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
The worst Valentines gift I ever got was some organizational compartments from my husband. HE is the neat freak!
That’s why I want to send him flowers and embarrass the crap out of him! HEHEHE!
February 7th, 2009 at 12:32 am
The worst Valentine’s gift I ever received was a bracelet with a name engraved on it. My boyfriend of almost a year apparently did not know how to spell my name and had “Karly” spelled “Carlie.” Since the person that did the inscription was not very good and tried to use fancy lettering, it looked like my name was “Garlic.”
February 7th, 2009 at 1:04 am
I once got a can opener, and not an electric one either
February 7th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
I can remember not even getting a valentines present , just because we had no money , but we had each other and thats all that counts. We have been married 29 years , so I guess something went right.
February 7th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
I was given one of those ugly cherub figurines, not really a thoughtful gift for anyone over the age of 10
February 8th, 2009 at 5:01 am
The worst Valentine’s Day gift I received was actually received the morning after V-Day (as I call it)…as my husband walked in the door from being out all night, with a dried up, cellophane wrapped rose from 7-11.
And, yes, he is now my X.
February 8th, 2009 at 5:02 am
I tweeted. I am “Dealite2007″.
February 8th, 2009 at 5:07 am
I blogged about your giveaway. Stop by my blog for a cup of Joe…..CYA
February 8th, 2009 at 10:01 am
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February 8th, 2009 at 10:04 am
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Blogged it here:
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February 8th, 2009 at 10:24 am
worst gift was a fake ruby ring. :/
February 8th, 2009 at 10:24 am
tweeted .. http://twitter.com/kgail11
February 8th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
The worst gift my husband gave me for Valentines was a Toaster! Please, guys,
just KNOW this is not romantic!!!
February 8th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
The worst present for Valentine’s Day was a new coffeepot. After seeing my reaction, my husband said, but you needed it! Thanks.
February 8th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
the worse gift I ever received for valentine’s day was a gift that was engraved “I will always love you Lyn. ” The problem was that my name is Cathy. I found a wrapped gift and asked my husband if this was my valentine’s day gift. the color drained from his face and he tried to snatch it back but it was too late, I was tearing it open. There it was, a gift he bought for his mistress. That’s why he’s an EX-husband
February 8th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
The worst- Right out of highschool I was dating this guy that gave me used cds (not ones he bought at a used cd store, that I could handle). These were cds that his sister left behind before moving out. He gave them to me and mentioned something about how they were Christian bands and so I would get more use out of them then he would.
And I did…chucking them out of the car window on my drive home and seeing how well they flew through the air.
Mind you, I wouldn’t do that now, I’d recycle them. Going green now days, you know!
February 8th, 2009 at 11:49 pm
Congrats on hosting a great and successful contest like this, Patrick. It went really well and I had a blast reading everyone’s bad gift stories
February 8th, 2009 at 11:59 pm
This contest is officially closed. Check the blog for the post about the winners. Thanks everyone for entering and leaving great comments. Thanks.