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5 Gifts to Get Your Bae (Who’s Not Your Bae) for Valentine’s Day

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at U Vic chapter.

With Valentine’s Day approaching, baed-up college babes are deliberating the presents, restaurants and day plans to gift their loved ones. The single-as-a-pringle ones may either be chastising themselves for not bagging a guy/gal in time for cupid’s holiday while catching up on Sex and the City reruns, or commending themselves for their single status as a way to save money they currently do not have.  Now, for the girls in the middle of the spectrum, the girls who have yet to leave the “talking” barricade, our single-yet-taken shorties, the Meredith Grey-season-two girlies, what the hell do gift your bae (who’s NOT your bae)?!

 

 

5. Chocolates

It’s true, people love this. A sweet and inexpensive treat, yet sufficient enough to show someone you care. Did I mention that it’s cheap?

 

4. A Starbucks gift card

Show your faux bae that you care enough to not gift them a Tim Hortons gift card. Show them that you acknowledge their caramel macchiato addiction, as it truly gets the best of us.

 

3. Bottle of Wine

Enable the Olivia Pope within your not-so bae by gifting them with a $12.99 bottle of pinot noir. Do not forget to invite yourself, indulge in a night of wine and laughter or a possibility to progress to #2.

 

2. The goodies (*cues Ciara’s 2004 hit single* )

Yes, the cookies, nookies, and other non-rhyming euphemisms. A great gift with dual benefits.

 

1. NOTHING

If neither of you have made it official yet, it is alright. You are not obligated to buy a gift for a “possibly;” save your coins and your sanity, sis.

 

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A native of Sudan, Victoria Rae is a second year health information sciences student, who joined the team specifically for the gifs. Her religious views consist of Mariah Carey, purple lipstick and cocoa butter.
Ellen is a fourth year student at the University of Victoria, completing a major in Writing and a minor in Professional Writing: Editing and Publishing. She is currently a Campus Correspondent for the UVic chapter, and spends most of her free time playing Wii Sports and going out for breakfast. She hopes to continue her career in magazine editing after graduation, and finally travel somewhere farther than Disneyworld. You can follow her adventures @ellen.harrison