Five last minute Valentine’s Day ideas

Whether you simply forgot or couldn’t think of anything, there’s no way you can greet your partner without some sort of Valentine’s Day gift in hand today.

That’s what these last-minute ideas are for: so that you seem prepared, even if you don’t have a lot of time or energy to invest.

• Gift card: Not the most creative or enlightened idea, but it does let your loved one choose their perfect gift in their own time. Try Exclusive Books or a spa voucher for a nice back-and-neck message.

• Magazine subscription: Quick, easy and inexpensive – many year-long subscriptions cost less than R360. Your partner will have a gift card either mailed or emailed to them before their first edition arrives, and you’ll be remembered fondly each time the latest edition arrives.

• Tickets: To what, you ask? To anything your partner will enjoy. The great thing about buying tickets online to a show, concert, or event, is that you get an immediate receipt which you can print and immediately surprise your loved one.

• Mug of love: For the easiest gift, take a plain mug, decorate and fill with sweet or savoury treats.

• Sweet kisses: On small pieces of paper, write down every kind of kiss that you can think of (passionate, on the cheek, and so on). Then fill an inexpensive red felt bag with your “kisses” and give it to your partner. Ask them to pull several pieces of paper from the bag, and then give your sweetheart whatever kind of kiss they got.