Musical inspiration from Buyagift- we’ve got Valentine’s Day covered!

You’ve served up the finest meal you’ve ever cooked, uncorked a bottle of fine French wine and laid your beloved’s beautifully wrapped gift on the table. Everything is perfect, everything is just right…except for one thing, the music.

No romantic evening for two is complete without an impressive playlist of the greatest love inspired tunes out there. It sets the mood and emphasises exactly what this night is all about…love. And that is where we come in.

Yes, we’re pretty darn good at selling perfect gifts but we’re also not too shoddy at making mix tapes as well. So, if you’re struggling for musical inspiration, check out our Spotify playlist available through ShareMyPlaylist.com and concentrate on the important things…like not burning the lasagne.

FREE GUARANTEED NEXT DAY DELIVERY until Midnight Friday 12th February!

With only 5 days left to get your romantic gifts in you might be starting to feel the pressure. But if you’ve still not decided on your red hot romantic gift and want just a bit more time, fear not.

To help out all of you struggling last minute romantics we’re offering FREE Guaranteed Next Day Delivery until Midnight Friday 12th February. In order to take advantage of this, apply the discount code LOVEGND when in your shopping basket. Amazing!

Now all you need to do is decide what is more likely to please: a candy g-string or a romantic weekend away? Check out all our Valentine’s Day gifts over at Buyagift HQ!

Valentine’s Day gifts: Top 5 Valentine’s Gifts for food lovers.

They say that food is the language of love and that the way to a person’s heart is through their stomach. Whether this is right or not, you really can’t go wrong with a bit of top notch nosh when getting all romantic. So, with Valentine’s Day approaching, our ‘Top 5 Valentine’s Gifts for food lovers’ will help you express your love with some good quality grub. Read more

Top 5 Valentines Day gift ideas to truly spoil your lover!

There are many reasons why a loved one deserves to be spoilt. It could be something incredibly romantic that they’ve said or done. It could be their caring, considerate and thoughtful personality. Or it could just be a simple matter of wanting to show them how much you love them. Whatever your motivation, giving your lover a good old fashioned spoiling this Valentines Day has to be a top priority. So if you’re going to do it…why not do it in style?! Read more

Surprise your lover with an incredible Silver Love Heart!

Charming your lover on Valentine’s Day is not as easy as you might think. The wrong gift can construe all sorts of hidden messages that your lover might just take the wrong way. It’s important to put across a romantic message of intent but with out breaking the bank. But where on earth would you find a gift like that and what would it be? Well, lovers, we’ll tell you where.

For the ideal Valentine’s gift look no further than a Silver Love Heart. Elegant, thoughtful and definitely affordable our I Love You Hearts are guaranteed to please come the big day- and only £18! A bargain, I’m sure you’ll agree.

For all other romantic gifts, perfect for Valentine’s Day, get yourself on over Buyagift.com.

Win a romantic train journey from the Orient-Express with Buyagift’s Valentine’s Day competition.

The art of buying a Valentine’s Day gift is notoriously hard to master. There’s the price: do you spend loads of money or do you risk seeming tight by maintaining a frugal attitude? Then there’s what to buy: an elaborate romantic break or perhaps a sentimental but miniscule gift? It’s enough to make your head explode!

Now, we at Buyagift just don’t like seeing headless bodies- especially not on Valentine’s Day- so we’ve decided to help out one lucky customer. This Valentine’s Day we’re giving away a Day Trip for Two from Orient-Express to one lucky romantic. All you need to do is enter.

A luxury train journey for two is pretty much as romantic as you can get (think the Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint scene in North by North West, but in the UK). This incredible prize will give you the fabulous choice of either a dining excursion or a full day experience on, depending on your departure location,  a British Pullman or Northern Belle train. Departing from selected locations throughout the UK, you’ll wine and dine in the exquisite surroundings of a carriage restored to its former 1930s elegance.

Now, how does that sound for a plate of steaming hot romance? So, get on over to Buyagift dot com and sign up to our newsletter to stand a chance of winning.

Buyagift’s Valentine’s Day Competition

Competition ends Wednesday 10th February, 2010.

Top 5 romantic songs… that aren’t romantic

Picture that perfect Valentines Day. The poetry, the roses, the red, red wine; a beautifully arranged candle lit meal cooked to perfection and elegantly set to a soundtrack of Whitney Houston’s I Will Always Love You. How could such a formula go wrong I hear you ask? Easy…Mrs H is actually singing about walking away from her loved one. Not the greatest choice eh? Read more

Annabella’s guide to Valentines gifts

Annabella is Buyagift’s own resident gift guru. Drawing on her own vast experience of giving and receiving presents she answers questions from readers on how to choose the perfect present for the right person, navigating the modern manners minefield that can make choosing gifts so difficult, and anything else under the sun.

Please send questions to annabella@buyagift.co.uk and indicate how you would like your letter to be signed, preferably including a location.

Unfortunately, Annabella can’t reply to customer service type messages so she asks that any customer service related queries are directed to the helpful folk over at customercare@buyagift.co.uk

Annabella is making a special effort to answer calls for Valentines Day gift advice within 24 hours. (Tea supply permitting.)

Hello my dears,

How exciting that Valentines Day is not far away! My gift-guru sense has been tingling since some lovely Valentines gifts went up on our website – surely the most splendid selection of romantic gifts ever assembled.

But how to choose the right romantic gift for your Valentine? Whilst a sensuously silky bouquet of Valentines flowers ‘does it’ for one, a nicely naughty Valentines gift will ‘do it’ for another. Fear not though my friends, Annabella is here to help you express those tender sentiments with perfect Valentines messages and Valentines gifts.

Choosing the right Valentines Gift in a new relationship

When Mr Annabella and I were courting, the phrase ‘making love’ meant simply to speak stirring words of affection. In the current dating climate one needs to be armed with an arsenal of Valentines gifts to sweep a new lover off their feet and out on a Valentines Day date.

A combination of traditional Valentines gift with fun little trinket covers all bases and does not express the same assumptions as, say, a ‘Naughty Weekend Kit’ might. Please your new found friend with a deliciously wicked box of Valentines chocolates (do check first that your new flame isn’t terribly allergic to nuts or dairy products) and contrasting unique Valentines gift like our Solid Silver Rolo or Name a Rose gift pack.

Valentines gifts for long term lovers

Even now as a mature lady I remember the sparks flying between Mr Annabella and I on those first unchaperoned outings. But when one has spent several years washing their husband’s very disagreeable socks, how does one put the zing into Valentines Day and manage to please that pernickety partner?

First, a Valentines Day out is a very good way of making the day special, so make part of your Valentines gift a fine dining experience for two and reconnect over a ravishing desert (or two).

If you are a gentleman it is a very nice idea to present your partner with a posy of roses or alternative Valentines flowers before entering the restaurant.

If you are a lady perhaps purchasing the aforementioned Naughty Weekend Kit would leave him anticipating the later part of the evening and distract him from noticing the bill.

All the best this Valentines Day my dears, and remember you can always email me if you find yourselves stuck (and of course all cards from secret admirers can come to the usual Buyagift address!)

Valentines Day Survey – the results are in!

Nothing says ‘I love you’ quite like a new socket and wrench set. Not so say 40 per cent of British women who have named household goods the least romantic Valentine’s Day gift they’d ever received. Read more

Valentines Gifts Idea – Heart shaped Brownies!

What could be more Valentine-y than giving your beloved a love heart?  Well, how about if that love heart was made of chocolate brownie and was guaranteed to be more scrumptious than a whole basket full of kittens? Read more