Valentine's Day: last minute, last resort gifts
By Laura June 
posted Feb 10th 2009 11:22AM
posted Feb 10th 2009 11:22AM
Read - Crystal Heart Mouse
If that's a little too "tech savvy" (or expensive) for your lover, well, you can always go the gag-gift / slightly offensive route, and get him / her the Kiss-o-Meter, which is essentially a breathalyzer for your... breath, meaning it rates your breath, kindly letting you or your companion if you're ready for a smooch. These lovely little devices are available for $30 at your local Urban Outfitters.
Read - Kiss-o-Meter
Read - Kiss-o-Meter
Okay, so this one's not heart-shaped or anything, but it's the kind of gift we actually might really like receiving (hint, hint). This set of Photoshop magnets promises to give your Magnetic Poetry a run for its money, and the set also comes on a magnetic board, if the actual refrigerator is too amateur for you. You'll be making fake-Photoshop art in no time, but fair warning: they're a hefty $65.
Read - Photoshop Magnet Kit
Read - Photoshop Magnet Kit
And finally, if you have a single friend you'd like to embarrass / remind of their solo-ness on Valentine's Day, the Mr. / Mrs. Perfect USB Companion ought to do the trick. This mildly offensive-looking item will sit on your desk and "speak" to you all day long, with settings for either positive messages, or mildly titilating, "cheeky" ones. Right: because being single means you'll really think it's awesome to hear sexual innuendos from a 3.5-inch tall chunk of plastic. Seriously, who do they have in mind with this one? Anyway: they're $4.99 -- if you're still interested in being unutterably cruel. And you are, right?
Read - Perfect USB Companion
we love engadget
I just vomited a little.
Oh my god it's so hideous!
OK, we had our good story of the week with brain-wave controlled wheelchairs, back to Swarovski-encrusted rubbish, tacky USB keys and Hello Kitty mini-sub-ultra-portable netbooks.
How about get nothing? Forget the stupid consumerist aspect of the holidays and figure out what the relationship is really about?
Spoken like a single lonely person... Do you have any idea how much work that entails?
oo man.
i dont know anyone whos been pleased to recieve one of those crystals. they just scream tacky crap.
just do the usual and get some junk for her box usually works
quoting porno movies like that prolly isn't the best idea
haha yeah you might be right, some times i get carried away
unless she's into that.
in which case, i might hit the singles scene XD
the photoshop magnets are preorder (ships Feb 15th), so they wouldn't make it in time for valentines day.
OMG, Engadget! Someone thought of the one thing I hadn't bedazzled yet!
I think we are forgeting that the readers of engadget (being highly nerd) probably have a much lower percentage of girlfriends than the average male. Of course, that doesn't apply to me :-)
all shes getting is six inches of winter sausage.
The site with the photoshop magnets also has emergency condom boxes, which imo are more suited towards valentines day
http://www.meninos.us/shop/en/produtos/box/box.html
Wow, I thought I was safe here.
Coring something pink = girls like it now
my girlfriend told me she wanted a cheese grater. i think i can manage that gift.
WOW...I love the Crystal Heart Mouse
i referred engadget to my girlfriend and now she is asking for a Swarovski-encrusted Crystal Blackberry Curve!!!!!! are you guys listening?? get me one for her and i will stop hating you.
Yet another holiday to spend money we dont have. Lovely.
RT
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Here are a couple of cool eco friendly gifts.
http://www.cardboardsafari.com/
For gadget peeps, you might want to check out Scottevest:
http://www.scottevest.com/
be the best boyfriend ever, send a virtual gift:
http://happyvalentinesday.iwouldhaveboughtyouthis.com/index.html
Give the iphone app that keeps the romance alive. There's a few - like iromantic and ivalentines.
Hi, I love the crystal Mouse, I think we shall also try http://vopium.com offering Free Minutes for International Calls on this Valentines Day :)
I kind of like the useful kinds of gifts...there are several here: http://www.oneforthetable.com/oftt/index.php in a variety of prices, including a cherry pitter Which you could probably still go out and buy) Ooma (which you could still order immediately) or a Kindle (which you could order and "say you did"). I'd actually be pretty happy with a cherry pitter....