# Recommend Valentine's gifts that aren't flowers or food or tchotchkes **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 10, 2011, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-valentines-gifts-that-arent-flowers-or-food-or-tchotchkes/570924 "2011-02-10T18:47:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-valentines-gifts-that-arent-flowers-or-food-or-tchotchkes/570924/21 "2011-02-13T21:24:13Z")
As implied by **Tortuga** , watching your weight doesn’t necessarily rule out chocolates. Now, you take something you can buy at Wal Mart, like, say, Hershey’s Kisses (awwwww, they’re kisses! Get it? Uh, dude, they’re still Hershey’s chocolate), and you need to down at least six of those bad boys before your brain says “Hey! We got chocolate!” But you go for the _real deal_ like Godiva, and you only need _one piece_, enjoyed _sloooooowwwwly_, to be satisfied. Now, me, I love to soak in the tub with a nice glass of wine, a couple of good chocolates, a good book, and some nice bath salts in the water, followed up by a really indulgent body butter. So, any or all of the elements of that (depending on what’s available locally, and what your budget is) might be nice, if she’s the type that enjoys those things. I know not everyone does. Jeez, I think I need a tub soak tonight! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-valentines-gifts-that-arent-flowers-or-food-or-tchotchkes/570924/22 "2011-02-14T14:02:34Z")
> [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](#): > > My sweetheart [named a roach after me](http://www.bronxzoo.com/name-a-roach/)! > > No, seriously! The Bronx Zoo has a deal where you can have the honor of naming one of their Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches for a $10 donation. The money goes towards supporting the zoo and their wildlife conservation programs. > > It could work well for you, because it doesn’t involve food or mementos. > > (Cue thirty seconds of chirping crickets) > > Well, _ **I** _ thought it was very sweet! Well, _I_ think it’s freakin’ hilarious. Tell me it comes with a card! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-valentines-gifts-that-arent-flowers-or-food-or-tchotchkes/570924/23 "2011-02-14T14:46:30Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Well, _I_ think it’s freakin’ hilarious. Tell me it comes with a card! 😃 It looks like it comes with a certificate. I heard about this on the radio this morning and I’m _so_ tempted to get it for my soon to be ex. Someone’s got to talk me out of doing it. It’s only $10, but I’ll never get to see how she’ll react. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-valentines-gifts-that-arent-flowers-or-food-or-tchotchkes/570924/24 "2011-02-14T14:48:26Z")
I gave Pepper Mill dark chocolates and a book: **The Tardis Handbook**. I think she liked the book more than the chocolate [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-valentines-gifts-that-arent-flowers-or-food-or-tchotchkes/570924.md?page=1)