Better Valentines Day Gifts For Your Sweetheart

Welcome to the New Millennium of gift giving. The tradition of giving grocery store Valentine roses and Godiva chocolates as Valentines Day gifts has endured for decades to bail out those thoughtless saps who spaced and forgot all about the significance behind February 14th. Yes, it's true, something is better than nothing in this case, but a little bit of forethought can go a long way and leave your sweetheart warm and fuzzy throughout those long winter months.

If you're looking to really "wow" her with your Valentines Day gifts, then you might want to do a little upscale apparel shopping. Cashmere sweaters from TSE ($325+ at Saks Fifth Avenue) are considered some of the highest quality, professional-looking attire money can buy.

If you want to see what she'd look like in Paris Hilton, Christina Aguilera and Carmen Electra lingerie, then check out the collection at Agent Provocateur, the lingerie line of the stars. It may cost you a couple hundred dollars for a full ensemble, but any guy will tell you, it will be well worth it! Any Valentines Day gift ideas you can find at Tiffany and Co would be the perfect jewelry selection. There are a number of necklaces, bracelets and earrings in the $100-$200 range.

Perfume can be one of those humdrum Valentines Day gifts that show little imagination, so it should generally be avoided. In a 2007 BizRate Research survey, women rated "cleaning products" to be the most insulting and all-around worst Valentines gifts ever. While that high-tech vacuum or "Sham-Wow" on the infomercials may look enticing, you must resist! Otherwise, she may think you're insinuating something.

Additionally, gift certificates, while seemingly ideal, can appear too much like an ill-prepared last-minute purchase. Food is another loser gift if you rely solely on that. As a compliment it can work, yet that box of Godiva chocolates isn't going to impress anyone.

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