Last Minute Valentine's Gifts Via A Smartphone

Our hearts are overflowing with love but our schedules are not overflowing with time. This means we have to cram that love into the moments available to us in tiny increments.

Let us look at several different Valentine's ideas swiftly dispatched in less than fifteen minutes through an Internet-enabled smart phone.

Valentine's Inspiration
Need inspiration for your love? Blackberry offers six free timeless short stories all about romantic love to get you in the mood for February 14.

Sexy Valentine
For Grown-ups Only



After you're good and inspired, download this charming kama sutra app (free), sure to inspire you and your mature love to new ways of appreciation.

Download Marriott Mobile for iPhone (free) to secure that special location to try out your new moves.

Hungry Valentine
You could make food, or order in, both options enabled by your phone.
IPhone users can download the Epicurious recipe app (free) to find recipes perfect for your Valentine.  Find recipes that use ingredients like oysters, strawberries, truffles and champagne.  



Have a Droid? Grubhub makes a wildly useful free food delivery app for Droid phones  for a Valentine's evening spent on activities other than cooking. IPhone users can also download the free Grubhub app. You must live in or near one of the thirteen cities that Grubhub serves.

Gifts for Your Valentine
Flowers, lingerie and thoughtful luxury items are all hallmarks of this romantic holiday. Use your smartphone to visit the 1-800-flowers website to send mind-blowing bouquets right up to the last minute.



Feel like gifting a little more racy? Access the internet through your phone to send an Agent Provocateur gift voucher to show you really care about her underthings. The voucher sends immediately so there's no pesky wait for shipping.

Valentine Greetings
Is there any site better for sharing your true feelings than Someecards (not intended for use by those under 18)? You can send a card either by downloading the Someecards iPhone app (.99) or by visiting the web site. Share a sentiment that helps you look far more clever than you are.



Feeling more G-rated? Candy hearts are an iconic Valentine's symbol. IPhone users can download this free, shakable Candy Heart app to send their Valentine their bite-sized feelings. Customize your candy heart feelings by using the free Candy Valentine app for iPhones.

Kiss on the Fly offers both an iPhone app (1.99) and a web app (free) that allows you to send animated and musical Valentines with kisses to all the folks you care about.



Ready and Willing?


Just because you don't have one particular partner this Valentine's day, mean you can't find a little fun. My favorite is the Love Machine iPhone app (free), an app that responds to your touch with the hilarity of the old bar room machine.

Looking to up your dating game? iFlirt is an iPhone app with tips and pick-up lines, as cheesy as they come.

And if you feel like showing yourself a little love this Valentine's day,  might I recommend the Flixster app (free) for both the Droid and the iPhone.  You can pick exactly the movie you'd like to take yourself to by watching movie trailers, finding showtimes or downloading critical reviews.

Showing extra Valentine's love to your friends, family and, yes, lovers, doesn't have to take days or hours of planning. Love demonstrated (even while standing in line at the post office) is love celebrated.  

How do you fit Valentine's day into your busy schedule? Your paper heart tips and tricks are welcomed in the comments below.


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