With just weeks to go before the biggest love day of the year, it's not too early to start thinking about the right Valentine's Day gift for your sweetheart who's a techie at heart just like you.
While it may be hard to find the perfect gift for that special person you can avoid some big potential stumbles by knowing what not to wrap and gift.
1. The Gift Card
Gift cards can be a great gift. What's better than letting a gift receiver pick out the best gift for themselves, right? Wrong. The one thing better is putting a bit more thought into the gift decision. A gift card screams "I couldn't think of anything to give you." Valentine's Day, after all, is all about showing the love, which means you have to think a little more before choosing a gift or risk not having a love by day's end.
2. A Light-Up Engagement Ring
Thinking of popping the question on Valentine's Day? It's certainly one of the most, if not 'the' most romantic gestures on what is supposed to be the most romantic day of the year. So a light-up engagement ring could seem to be an extra-special gift, as one man found after creating such a ring two years ago. While it's a cool idea, and the innovator's girlfriend loved it so much she opted to keep it over choosing a typical engagement ring, many women would likely consider it more of a novelty item and opt for the traditional jewelry piece.
3. A Pink Gaming Console
OK, we all know why you got your significant other a gaming console. It wasn't as much about generosity as an excuse to buy a new gaming console for yourself. Making it pink doesn't make it a better gift or dispel the truth. It just illustrates that gaming is another love in your life and what woman wants to be reminded of the competition on the big day?
4. That Handy, Dandy Vacuum
Yes, vacuums are certainly technological. Just think Roomba. But there is more than a fair chance the love of your life isn't pouring over catalogs and websites heralding the latest in dirt-sucking machines. The same is likely true for most appliance-oriented gifts unless your Valentine has been verbally expressive about the latest and greatest cappuchino-making device that promises a great start to every day.
5. Outdated Tech
Thinking of buying your significant other a DVD player? Or even worse, a Walkman? Buying tech for your techie sweetheart is certainly applaudable, but if that tech is on its way out, perhaps its time to rethink your gift. If you're not quite sure what's the latest and greatest, you can always search Tech Times as it provides daily coverage of new tech, new video games, and new gadgets. And talk to your loved one's best techie friend for ideas as well. Nothing says "I don't really care about your interests" than giving a gadget you can't even resell on eBay.
Now that you have some insight on what not to give, head here to get some good ideas of what to give your techie sweetheart come Feb. 14
