While you can do the flowers, chocolates, cute stuffed animal and romantic dinner for two as your Valentine’s Day gift idea, you may want to take a different approach. With so many people professing their love for someone special by gifting the same things for this celebratory day of affection, wouldn’t want you to do something more unique that highlights just how different your love is for each other?
Here are 10 Valentine’s Day gifts that offer something as memorable and unique as your love for that special someone in your life:
1. Birchbox Monthly Subscription: A wife or girlfriend that loves beauty products will sure to love this monthly surprise of great items that come pre-selected and delivered to the house or office. Beyond just one gift on Valentine’s Day, this gift keeps on giving for as many months as you set. Each box comes with five beauty sample size products. You will enjoy seeing her face light up each month the box arrives on your doorstep and will most likely reap the rewards of this ongoing show of affection. There’s also a guy’s Birchbox subscription, so this gift works for husbands or boyfriends.
2. Star Wars Rd-D2 Coffee Press: For the Star Wars and coffee lover in the relationship, this coffee press is a fun gift for Valentine’s Day that shows your spouse or loved one that you care about their interests. Offered by ThinkGeek, this $40 coffee press is officially licensed Star Wars merchandise, so it might even become a collector’s item one day! It makes and holds about four cups coffee with each use, so it’s sure to help stay caffeinated. The Three-month and six-month plans equate to $10 month while the full-year is slightly cheaper.
3. glassybaby: The company provides unique hand-blown glass votives and drinking glasses made by more than 80 artisans in the Seattle and Berkeley areas. With unique names and hundreds of beautiful colors to choose from, each hand-blown glass product even comes with its own story.. The votives first gained popularity thanks to an appearance on Martha Stewart’s show. The company was founded with the intent of giving back after the founder, Lee Rhodes, has fought and beat cancer three times. glassybaby gives 10% of its revenue to charity, which now totals more than $6 million.
4. FitBit Alta Fitness Tracker: For the athlete or one in training, this new FitBit syncs with over 200 iOS, Android, and Windows devices that use Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology plus its water resistant, has a battery life of up to five days, and lets you track your activity levels and sleep patterns. Giving this as a gift shows you care about your loved one’s health and wellness as well as support their fitness goals.
5. Boomf Selfie Treats: Put a selfie of you or as part of a couple of treats like marshmallows and chocolates. Then, when your loved one opens up the box, they will realize you went beyond the ordinary Valentine’s Day treats with something special and personal. It’s a fun and sweet way to celebrate your love. The company also offers other personalized selfie products designed to put a face to that affection.
6. Zazzle Woodgrain Sunglasses: Black, plastic Raybans were so yesterday. Now, you can buy a pair of woodgrain sunglasses that come in the same cool wayfarer style but are made from recycled polycarbonate for a lightweight feel. The lenses come in standard and mirrored options with UV4000 protection. You can get these customized with text, designs, images or patterns added, so your loved one realizes they were made just for them!
7. Brooklyn Brew Shop Beer Making Kit: If you know your significant other is obsessed with microbreweries, have them become their beer makers with this easy-to-use kit. Brooklyn Brew Shop gives you pretty much everything that is needed to make a gallon of beer and includes some reusable tools so more batches can be performed in the future. It’s something you can go and try together. Cheers to your love!
8. Stelle Audio Wireless Speakers: These have to be some of the coolest looking wireless speakers that are sure to fit right into your home or office so that you and your loved one can actually both enjoy the incredible sound they offer. The wood exterior provides a warm and inviting look, and the pillar shape makes them look more like a décor item than actual speakers, helping them to blend right into any interior design.
9. Ultimate Poker Chip Set: Help your loved one perfect their poker face with this incredible poker chip set that comes with buttons, cards, and high-quality (14 grams, which is standard casino weight) poker chips all housed in a mahogany box. This works for men or women because both are known to dominate on the table and love this strategic game. Although, it would look pretty cool on display in any man cave.
10. View-Master Virtual Reality Starter Pack: While this item on the list is intended as a Valentine's Day gift idea for your kids, it may take you back to your own childhood as it updates a favorite toy for the modern age. All you need to do is download one of the View-Master VR apps to your smartphone, slide the smartphone into the viewer and take in the 360-degree immersive experience. There are a number of Experience Packs you can buy to go with this gift or at a later date.
Now is the time to get shopping! With these unique Valentine's Day gifts, you will be sure to win, but you may also want to throw in the roses and chocolates just in case!