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hi, I am a 40+ year old who loves jewellery and all things sparkly. I also enjoy trying out and reviewing new makeup products, finding stylish walking sticks, reading and writing book reviews. I will review anything from bird tables/ hedgehog houses to the latest fashion! My Instagram account is @sparkling_magpie

Tuesday, 11 February 2020

Top 5 Valentines Day Gifts: #Whatwomenwant


I dislike Valentines Day immensely which is why I don’t do a Valentines gift guide blog post but I was interested to see that Mills & Boon have commissioned a survey to find out what women want for Valentines or V day as it is sometimes known. 

I could definitely go with the almost 1/2 of women under 30s who believe in celebrating Love for themselves whilst almost 1/4 would buy themselves a gift - I am always in the mood to buy myself a gift! And 1/3 (31%) would like to receive a book (great gift). The classic staples: flowers, chocolates and cards still top the gift list but they seem so boring and unimaginative when there are so many thoughtful gift ideas out there - like books! 


What are you buying/ expecting to receive on Valentines Day???? 

18 comments:

  1. My husband got me two signed books by my favorite author and I got him new gym shoes. We're VERY romantic lol.

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  2. I just ask for chocolate! I'm super easy. My husband does the same. It's not really a big deal of a day to us.

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  3. My favorite gift is a pint of ice cream. Then eating it in bed with my husband is the best

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  4. I think buying yourself a gift for Valentine's is great! We should all be good to ourselves.

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  5. We don't do valentine's day. We believe it is a time of over inflated flowers and chocolates.

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  6. I think that Valentine's Day is way over-commercialized. I have been enjoying everybody's stories about what they did to show love rather than just buying things. I loved Kristen's response above--they got each other what they really loved rather than designated Valentine's Day gifts. That actually IS totally romantic!

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  7. Everybody keeps gushing about Valentine's day. My husband wants to get me a teddy. I told him he is my teddy bear and I don't need extras.

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  8. We don't really do Valentine's. I suppose that on the 14th we'll have a nice home-cooked dinner and a glass of wine and that's that.

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  9. I am not expecting any gift from my Valentine... I might end up getting a gift for myself though. We love to spend Valentine at home - dine and wine!

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  10. I also dislkie Valentine's, but it's probably because I don't have someone special to share this day with!A good book is always a great present! :)

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  11. We rarely do valentines day and if we do it's a small, in the house thing with not many or any gifts. To us it's a man made, commercial thing. We try and show love to each other throughout the year instead.

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  12. I’m in my 30 ‘s and I just bought my boyfriend things he needed. Plus some electronics.

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  13. We stopped buying gifts a long time ago but if given the option I would love a new camera .

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  14. A good book would make a good gift for Valentine's Day. We don't really celebrate this day.

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  15. I'm not picky...I just like knowing I was thought of. But I would love a book or even a gift card to a bookstore!

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  16. We don't really celebrate valentines day, more just enjoy each others company!

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  17. Books are always a good idea for a gift, well maybe for me I like to read.

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  18. Those are interesting gift ideas. I would normally want something to eat during Valentine's day. Some chocolates or maybe a box of pizza.

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