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clover 
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Posted: 11 February 2010 at 10:12am |
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A colleague has asked me for valentines ideas for his partner, but they've got a $20 limit. I am seriously stumped - any ideas?
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GuestGuest
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Posted: 11 February 2010 at 10:36am |
Bottle of wine and a card? I would be into that 
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Posted: 11 February 2010 at 11:08am |
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SD usually writes me a poem, he spends quite a lot of time on them, I have them in a scrapbook, although the one he gave me for our first anniversary is framed and hanging in our bedroom.
Another thing he could do is make up gift vouchers ...
IOU a backrub
IOU a homecooked meal
IOU a whole night with the remote etc etc
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Posted: 11 February 2010 at 11:18am |
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Lilfatty that is so sweet! I don't know if he is any good at poems but I'll certainly suggest it.
The wine one is a good idea as well, surely you could get a nice bottle for $20?
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Posted: 11 February 2010 at 11:38am |
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He could do heaps for $20, it all depends on how imaginative he is...
cook dinner
breakfast in bed
single red rose
chocolate
card
fish n chips or picnic at beach or somewhere
pamper day for her- bath bomb, mag, chocolate bar, wine
You don't need to spend a lot of money on someone to show you love them.
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Posted: 11 February 2010 at 11:58am |
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I keep saying that he doesn't have to buy something fantastic. I think she hated the birthday present he got her so is trying to make up for it.
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Posted: 11 February 2010 at 12:19pm |
hmmm sounds like she will not be happy with anything cheap or homemade & from the heart.
He could buy a charm for a bracelet he will get for her next b'day or xmas. Or lay-by something & pay it off, & give her a card & the date it will be payed off.
But to be honest I would not bother if someone is more interested in big $$$ gifts than the reason it is for it, they will never be satisfied. Those type of relationships are hard to maintain without serious debt. 
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Posted: 11 February 2010 at 12:25pm |
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Oooh Jazzy just cos she didnt like her birthday present doesnt mean she wouldnt be happy with homemade from the heart - he might have gotten her a pair of kitchen sizzors (sp) like my Dad got my Mum one year... suffice to say she wasnt impressed LOL
Lots of nice suggestions from the others here, I'm sure if he really thinks about the things she likes that one of those options will stand out as the right one.
What about a picnic, I'd love it if my DH brought a load of goodies and took me somewhere lovely with a blanket / basket etc - where he did all the thought and planning etc
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Posted: 11 February 2010 at 12:33pm |
you could get a couple of botles of wine for $20. i like belgian chocolates myself... for that much i could get wine and chocs!
lilfatty - how sweet of your husband! and how equally sweet of you to keep them all. My mother had kept all of the letters that dad wrote her when he was away when they first got married....even after they separated!
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Posted: 11 February 2010 at 12:40pm |
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great ideas ladies, I've passed them on. Apparently she does like homemade type stuff and had brought her some kitchen stuff for her birthday which is why she was less than impressed!
I think he is going to try and write something and create a bit of a homemade 'pamper hamper' for her.
Thanks again!
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Posted: 11 February 2010 at 1:14pm |
ha ha kitchen stuff for her birthday, he has a lot to learn 
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Posted: 11 February 2010 at 1:16pm |
I still think a picnic would be lovey.
LF poems are sweet. My DH wrote me heap of love letters that I keep in a box, that was before we were married  now he sends texts, ha ha, technology eh?
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Posted: 11 February 2010 at 1:18pm |
 kiwikid wrote:
Oooh Jazzy just cos she didnt like her birthday present doesnt mean she wouldnt be happy with homemade from the heart - he might have gotten her a pair of kitchen sizzors (sp) like my Dad got my Mum one year... suffice to say she wasnt impressed LOL |
Can't say I would be too impressed either, unless they were electric, ha ha
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Posted: 11 February 2010 at 1:26pm |
We ususally do stuff for Valentine's Day - buy a nice card then treat her to what it is that she likes, I'm making Dh chocolate cup cakes, and going to the movies.
Nice smellies are always lovely, or a nice back massage, he could offer to make her dinner.
I love kitchen stuff, Dh scored big brownie points when he brought me a scanpan for christmas - esp after his workmates hassled him about it.
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Posted: 11 February 2010 at 1:33pm |
lilfatty that is so incredibly romantic!!!
A picnic on the beach is a lovely one!!
Its a little over $20, but i found this
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I would be pretty stoked......... 
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Posted: 11 February 2010 at 1:41pm |
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I like jazzys pamper pack idea.
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Posted: 11 February 2010 at 1:55pm |
Awseome ideas ladies!! I personally would also be thrilled with stuff for the kitchen, but I love cooking. Evidently she does not
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