Valentine’s Day gift ideas that are not just flowers
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Flowers and chocolate are fine, but everyone gets them and nobody remembers which year was which. These Valentine’s ideas keep the romance and add something only you could give - plus a few that work when you are not in the same city on the 14th.
12 Valentine’s Day gift ideas
A love story they can play Our product
A 2D pixel game with your partner as the hero, your love letters hidden in the levels and a quiz about your relationship - each right answer earns a flower. Order by early February: oin delivers in 3-7 days, for
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Fifty-two cards, one reason each. Handwritten beats printed.
A dinner you cook from their childhood
Ask their family for a recipe they grew up with. The effort is the gift.
One flower that does not wilt
A pressed, preserved or crocheted flower - or a single real one with a long letter instead of a big bouquet.
A Valentine’s scavenger hunt
Clues around the house or city leading to places that matter to you, ending at dinner.
Jewellery with a hidden detail
An engraving on the inside of a ring or the back of a pendant: a date, coordinates or a word only you two use.
A couple’s experience
A cooking class, a spa day or a hot-air balloon ride - something new you do together.
A love-letter playlist
A playlist where the song titles, read in order, form a message.
A Valentine’s box for long distance
Order their favourite dessert to their door and video-call while they open it. Pair it with a digital gift that arrives on the day.
A custom portrait of the two of you
In pixel art, cartoon or watercolour - something to put on the wall or the lock screen.
A book with your notes in the margins
A favourite novel with your comments, underlines and reactions on every few pages.
The trip you keep talking about
Book the weekend you keep saying you will do "some day" and hand over the tickets.
Last-minute Valentine’s gifts
If the 14th is days away, choose something that does not depend on shipping: a handwritten deck of reasons, a cooked dinner, a scavenger hunt, an experience booked online or a digital gift. oin delivers in 3-7 days after payment - tell us your date when you order and we plan the build around it.
What should I get my boyfriend for Valentine’s Day?
Something personal rather than generic: a deck of reasons you love him, a dinner from his childhood, a scavenger hunt or a game where he is the main character. For a gamer boyfriend, a personalized game is hard to beat.
What is a unique Valentine’s gift for a girlfriend?
A love story she can play, an engraved piece of jewellery with a hidden detail, a book with your notes in the margins or a recreated first date.
What is a good Valentine’s gift for long distance?
Dessert delivered to their door during a video call, plus a digital gift that arrives on the day - for example a personalized game, which needs no shipping. See our LDR gift ideas.
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