16 Awful Valentine's Day Gift Ideas

The most romantic day of the year is almost upon us, and here are sixteen real, suggested Valentine's products you can buy to totally ruin it.

1. Customisable Pillow

amazon.co.uk

It's hard to think of a creepier thing to print onto your partner's pillow than your own name/a thinly-veiled claim to ownership. That being said, there's also literally no combination of words in the English language that could be printed onto a pillowcase without the universal reaction being "why did you do this?"

Buy it here for some reason

2. A "The Great Gatsby" themed Card

clintoncards.co.uk

"The Great Gatsby is a love story!" - Creative Director of Clinton Cards who only ever saw the trailer for the 2013 film.

Just make a card. I'm begging you.

3. A Tank Driving Experience

panoramio.com

For those quirky, outdoorsy couples who can't wait to spend the most romantic day of the year "In the reassuring company of friendly and experience [sic] instructors".

NEW RULE: Never buy your partner anything that requires a reassuring instructor.

You know about flowers, right?

4. Meme Fridge Magnet

amazon.co.uk

The clear message here appears to be "You're in grave danger so remain passive in this relationship," which perhaps means the gift's subtext of "Break up with me immediately; I bought you a fridge magnet for Valentine's Day" may be lost on some people.

You're making a big mistake

5. Anything Engraved

gettingpersonal.co.uk

Engraving's weird. It's like you're staking some kind of claim to the gift you've bought for someone else, ensuring they'll never be able to use it without thinking of you, or sell it on eBay without cutting the price by about £50. This paperweight is just one example of countless things you can put your name on for no good reason. It's easily my favourite useless, engravable object for two reasons:

A) No-one has EVER needed a paperweight since Colin Firth in Love Actually (2003)

B) The hilariously casual inscription they include as an example, as if anyone with the thought to carve a love note into a silver star is the sort of person to play it cool.

At least it's on sale.

6. Personalised Leather Luggage Tag

gettingpersonal.co.uk

This thing costs £45.

£45!!!!!!!!!!

7. Personalised, Sexually Suggestive Chocolate Bar

gettingpersonal.co.uk

In a relationship? Have no sense of humour/desire to actually have sex whatsoever? Cool. This is for you.

Bonk yourself.

8. Death Bauble

hallmark.co.uk

No joke: One of Hallmark's suggested Valentine's Day gifts is a customisable Christmas bauble used to commemorate a loved one.

Spend real money on this.

9. A Solid Silver Rolo

prezzybox.com

This is just too far. Want to symbolically show someone you love them in a real, meaningful way? Buy them real Rolos. You pay 50p and get like 15 of them and you can eat them and they're made of chocolate and they're great and you're as in love as ever. This ONE Rolo you CAN'T eat costs £69 and doesn't so much say "Here's a fun token of my affection" as much as it says "haha what's money?"

God help you.

10. Salt and Pepper Lovers

prezzybox.com

This is something I myself love and would consider buying, which is every indication that it should be avoided by anyone currently navigating a so-far successful romantic union.

If you must.

11. Chocolate Pizza

giftinspiration.com

Come on, guys. Just buy a real pizza and a bar of Dairy Milk and know what true love is.

Is someone making you do this or something? Do you need help? Click twice for "yes".

12. Mega Balloon Bouquet

valentinesgift.co.uk

There are four identifiable varieties of balloon in this 17-balloon mega bouquet, which will run you a cool £79.99 and make you look like an insane person who'd rather spend that money filling their living room with what's mostly more air, rather than go out for a nice meal or something.

For shame.

13. Parakeet Pin from the Tate Modern Gallery's online shop

shop.tate.org.uk

What's that? This is a silly idea for a valentine's gift that no-one in their right mind would suggest?

And yet.

Click here to hear the words "we need to talk" two weeks from now.

14. Medieval Banquet

vintage.johnnyjet.com

lol. Don't even think about it.

15. Crab Bowl

red5.co.uk

Ah, the gadget shop: a shopping centre sanctuary for eight year-olds and easily bored, neglectful boyfriends. Home to the lava lamp, the MP3 Player shaped like some kind of food, a small version of that lightning orb thing you put your hand on at the science museum. Also, yes, the crab bowl, which is the ninth thing gadget shop Red5 recommends in its Valentine's gifts section.

You'd literally be the first person to ever buy this.

16. Yurt Break for Two

redletterdays.co.uk

The word "Yurt" belongs nowhere near the concept of eternal romance.

I give up.