We like to buy our Valentine's Day gifts, ranging
from the silly, to the elaborate, and spend time on a “date”. This year, as you
are agonizing over what to get your sweetheart, think of Great Lakes Scrip
Center first. Not only have we come up with a few suggestions on gift and
entertainment options, we can help you earn rebate money while you make your
purchases.
Here are our top picks for buying romantic gifts through
scrip:
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SpaFinder.com – Give her a day at the spa to relax all her worries away.
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1800Flowers.com – You can buy your sweetheart a bouquet of her favorite
flowers, or buy her a year-long subscription, so she can get a bouquet every
month.
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BedandBreakfast.com – Find a nice little bed and breakfast for just the two
of you to get away.
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Bath and Body Works/White Barn – Create a spa-like atmosphere at home with
scented bath gels and candles.
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Hallmark – Pick out just the right card for your Valentine.
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Kay Jewelers – Valentine’s Day is always a good time for something
sparkly.
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Fannie May,
Harry & David,
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory,
See’s Candies – Chocolate... Who doesn’t love that?
Don’t forget the men and children in your life. Women are
most often the recipients of romantic gifts on Valentine’s Day, but children and
many men like to receive gifts of love, as well. We happen to have their gifts
covered, too.
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Walgreens or
Rite Aid – Get your kids the printed candy hearts that they all love to
eat. You can also find all the boxed Valentine’s cards they need for their
school parties.
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Sporting Goods – New golf gloves, fly rod, or something special that he
didn’t get for Christmas.
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Amazon.com – Buy your man personalized golf balls. This way he will know
which one is his among all the others in the bushes.
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Cabelas – Give him a hunting or fishing trip that he will never forget …
something for him to do while you are at the spa!
Now that you’ve gotten the gift taken care of, you need to
figure out what you and your sweetheart are going to do on that special day.
Why not get all dressed up and go out to eat at one of our many
dining choices? Follow that with a movie at one of our
theater retailers, or snuggle on the couch and watch a romantic movie you
rented with a
Blockbuster card. Here are some all-time favorites on all the experts’
lists:
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Casablanca
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Gone With the Wind
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Breakfast at Tiffany’s
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Titanic (1997)
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An Affair to Remember
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An Officer and a Gentleman
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Pretty Woman
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When Harry Met Sally
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The Notebook
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Love Story
With your gift, and then dinner and a movie, you should be
all set until his/her birthday or your anniversary. (We can help you with that
too!) Wherever your heart leads you this Valentine’s Day, remember to take scrip
from Great Lakes Scrip Center with you. With over 700 retailers, we have got
you and your date covered. Have a Happy (and romantic!) Valentine’s Day!
In this twenty-first century, Valentine’s Day has become
heavily commercialized. We are almost expected to get something for our
sweetheart, or suffer serious damage to the relationship. This was not always
the case.
One legend claims that St. Valentine’s Day had been a minor holiday
which celebrated the life of a priest named Valentine, who served during the third century in Rome. It was not
seen as a celebration of romance until the 14th century when Geoffrey Chaucer wrote a poem linking
romance with the holiday. Then, during the Victorian era, we started
giving out “Valentines”, or declarations of love. In the twentieth century, the
greeting card companies took over the task of making valentines for the masses
and the commercialization of St. Valentine’s Day was in full swing.