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Let's be honest. Valentine's Day is really a holiday for the ladies. As at least three men have commented on Facebook and Twitter over the last few days, guys don't want Valentine's Day presents. They want you.

I haven't seen any guy turning down a Valentine's Day present, and honestly, if he's giving you one, your guy probably expects one in return. So, without further adieu, here are 6 gifts for you to give your favorite guy this Valentine's Day:

Word on the greeting card aisle is that this Sunday is Valentine's Day, so here are eight Valentine gifts for you to get your leading lady. (Or ladies, for you to put on your wish list.) All of them are under $100 and can still be delivered by February 14, as of Monday, February 8.

Coming up tomorrow: Valentine's Day gifts for the man in your life.

St. Valentine Roses by Emersonmade, $42 for 2. Not fragrant like the overpriced roses from your neighborhood florist, but they're sure to last longer.

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y favorite thing about Valentine's Day? Honestly, it's the cards. I like looking at them one by one in the store-the funny ones, the overly gushy ones, the sweet ones, and most of all, the handmade ones. I like to buy them by the bunch and send them to my girl friends (because Valentine's Day isn't just for couples!) and my family.

Here are some particularly great Valentine's Day cards I'm eying this year:

I am an obsessive-compulsive list maker. I make a to-do list in my notebook (yes, paper!) every morning and get a little high from crossing things off my list. I also make lists for everything else in my life: story ideas, new magazines to pitch to, new business ideas, gifts purchased, recipes I want to make … You get the idea.

It's Wednesday, and starting today, that means we're going to mix things up here at Sweet Finds. On Wednesdays, instead of delivering up the usual gift list and wish list recommendations, we'll serve up helpful tidbits to make shopping a little easier, cheaper, and more fun.

To kick things off, I wanted to point you to one of my new favorite shopping sites: Rue La La. Each day, the Web site features private boutique sales for different luxury brands. Many of the items for sale are clothing, but a good chunk are jewelry, watches, luggage, home items, top-of-the-line kitchen gear, bedding, wine, and even cruises and hotel stays.

For some people, a nice bottle of wine seems like an appropriate birthday or anniversary or hostess gift. After all, the recipient drinks lots wine and can smell even the slightest hint of caramel in a glass of pinot. He or she may even own a special wine refrigerator or two.

You know the type of person I'm talking about. You probably also know-somewhere, deep down-that you shouldn't actually give a bottle of vino to this person. Unless you're Gary Vaynerchuk.

My wine aficionado mother-in-law is one of these people. So when my husband and I set out to find her one last Christmas gift during our honeymoon in San Francisco and Napa this December, we saw a lot of bottles of wine and wine gadgets we knew we shouldn't buy her.

Some people wear their heart on their sleeve. Serious romantics? They wear theirs around their neck. At least I'm betting that will be the case with your Valentine if you give her one of these special necklaces:

1. Sterling Silver Double Fingerprint Thumbprint Heart Necklace by rockmyworldinc on Etsy

Remember those "best friend" necklaces that all the cool girls (read: not me) wore in elementary school? The ones where each "best friend" wore half of the heart? This necklace reminds me of those: It forms a heart using the thumbprints of two special people-a couple, siblings, mother and child, newlyweds, children, whoever. Romantic? Check. Personal? Extremely.

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After you purchase the necklace, rockmyworld inc sends along a kit for you to make a mold of the fingerprints you want to use, then you send it back and your fingerprints get cast in sterling silver. They'll even engrave a name on the back. Yours, perhaps?

The necklace costs $99.99. If you want to gift one of these for Valentine's Day, it's time to place your order.

We now know who'll be playing in Super Bowl XLIV on February 7. But do you know what you'll be serving at (or taking to) your Super Bowl party?

How 'bout some special Super Bowl XLIV cupcakes? And no, not the not-so-great ones from your local grocery. We're talking about homemade Indianapolis Colts v. New Orleans Saints beer cupcakes here.

Yes, beer cupcakes.

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