Last Minute Valentine's Day Gifts: For Young Love

Bringing a gift to your lady on Valentine's Day is absolutely compulsory, whether you're ten or 110.

The only exception I think possible is if you . But otherwise, a fellow is in for a lot of pouts—or worse—if he blows the holiday off.

So I'm making plucking a last minute gift from a local store easy for you, whoever you are. I walked circles around the Bay Terrace Shopping Center, poking my head into any of the stores that I, or any of the women I know, would like a gift from. I looked out for gifts appropriate for any budget, and relationship. Today's installation of this series is for kids in puppy love. Whether its a first crush, or a first college girlfriend, these are some unweird gift ideas.

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If It's Young Love

Bay Terrace is loaded for you.

—You can get costume jewelry at . A few bangle bracelets in a nice bag make a great gift from one middle school crush to another.

Perfumes and hand lotions line the walls of . Grab a few items (they have mix and match deals) like 1-2 scented lotions, and 1-2 body sprays. Maybe throw in a tube of lip gloss if your budget allows, and you've got yourself a little gift bag that most high school girls will really dig. 

-There's also , which does a terrific job of packaging lotions and perfumes. Young women really relish a cute package. Think about how much people enjoy the boxes that Apple products come in; same concept. Victoria's Secret might really be the ticket for those college girls, because it's a bit more sophisticated. 

By the way, post-college reader, all of the above gifts work well as "stocking stuffers," so to speak, for more mature relationship. All these things slip nicely into a larger bag with gifts appropriate for your age range. Check back with Patch for suggestions for age 20+ Valentine's Day couples. Remember, we're doing all budgets.