Valentine's Day cards?

I've been looking for those boxes of Valentine's Day cards that, say, children would buy for their classmates from Walmart for $2.  They're usually cheesy and cartoony. Does that exist here??  I saw some on Amazon for like £20 - yeah right!!

I wanted to get some to put on my coworkers' desks

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I know you're not asking, but in my experience, valentines day is not the same here as it is in the US. Very much a couples sort of thing, far less (or none) of the general love/like, hallmark-driven holiday it is in the states.
Also, it's a bit more sexy, like everything in the uk.

So your coworkers might not quite get an outpouring of Valentine's Day appreciation.

Or I could be being a Debbie Downer and it's a really cute idea. I dunno.

Clinton cards or Asda might stock the more generic cards. We've successfully imported Black Friday which has driven down the pre-christmas prices. Lets see if we can do the same for Valentines day...i hate the fact that i am expected to get the Mrs a gift or card on valentines. I show that i love here all year round not just one day.

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A female Brit's perspective - if a work colleague sent me a valentine's card I'd think it was a bit creepy (if from a woman) and be embarrassed (if from a man) and perhaps wonder if there was a subliminal message here??

Definitely a lover's thing.

Definitely a lover's thing.

As it should be!

As other (Brits) have said Valentines day is quite different in the UK.   I would also strongly advise against getting cards for coworkers (or anyone other than your significant other).

Failure to heed this advice might lead to you getting more involved in the "Suddenly Feel Socially Awkward..." thread elsewhere on this board 

I have given kiddie-ish valentine day cards to hub's  friends before. They thought they were cute and didn't really say much about it. I did explain though about how valentine's day cards are a thing in schools (or were at least) in the US. You won't find them in the stores here though.  I ended up googling for free printable valentines day cards and made them that way.  As I work with mostly other immigrants I wonder what they would think about the cards?  I too want to give out cards and cheesy candy.

I too want to give out cards and cheesy candy.

But this is event inflation....!!! It starts out like this, innocently enough, and then before long it becomes an expectation.

I'm sorry but I can just about get my head around kids exchanging cute/silly cards (although it's a little weird on a day celebrating secret love) but the thought of a colleague sending me and everyone else a card just makes my skin crawl!

I remember the anticipation when I was a teenager waiting to see if I'd get a card and the wonder of being able to (semi) declare my love for someone and hoping that they might realise it was me (and that it might encourage them to ask me out!!). 

I do still have a couple of cards that I received as an adult and that were a genuine mystery - the romance of knowing that someone out there held a candle for me even though I was not available!!

All I can say is every year, like clockwork, I'd pick out the silliest little kid valentines I could find. I'm a bit sad that I won't be able to get any again this year. Oh, those disney princess ones that I got all those years ago that came with "glitter tattoos" were awesome! My 20 something male friends were wearing their tattoos with pride. haha.

marmaladejar, I don't think you quite understand what kind of "cards" she's talking about. They aren't really cards, they're just small pieces of mass produced cardstock with a picture and a saying on them that you fold in half and seal closed with a sticker. For us American's it's a nostalgia thing. It was always fun to give out cards and get candy in class on Valentine's day.

These are what some of them look like.

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http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5055/5445276214_8eabc9eb82.jpg

It's sort of Leslie Knope-ish....

Lyonaria, you can't forget the awesome ones that had candy attached to them!   A tootsie roll sucker? Score!

I remember getting the list of class mates the week before and buying my valentine cards and filling them out, usually the night before.  We'd make construction paper mail boxes that week in school and everyone would go around putting their cards in eachother's mail box.

Thinking about the kiddie cards I really like that it is a thing in the US. And from the links you can tell it's nothing romantic. All the messages are cheesy. Like: "You're number 1!" As a kid you get to actively pick out the cards, sign your name and attach the candies then hand them out. Everyone gets a card unlike Christmas where cards are usually given within friends group - or you don't have to guess if that person celebrates the holiday, etc. Everyone can get one. It's something cute and fun. AND if you do have a crush on someone you could admit it on their valentine and it would be more secretive. Everyone gets them so it wouldn't be some lone person holding a valentine looking super embarrassed.  Of course for adults Valentines always meant something more romantic. I still have my last valentine from my co-workers from 4 years ago.  

Lyonaria, you can't forget the awesome ones that had candy attached to them!   A tootsie roll sucker? Score!

I remember getting the list of class mates the week before and buying my valentine cards and filling them out, usually the night before.  We'd make construction paper mail boxes that week in school and everyone would go around putting their cards in eachother's mail box.

Thinking about the kiddie cards I really like that it is a thing in the US. And from the links you can tell it's nothing romantic. All the messages are cheesy. Like: "You're number 1!" As a kid you get to actively pick out the cards, sign your name and attach the candies then hand them out. Everyone gets a card unlike Christmas where cards are usually given within friends group - or you don't have to guess if that person celebrates the holiday, etc. Everyone can get one. It's something cute and fun. AND if you do have a crush on someone you could admit it on their valentine and it would be more secretive. Everyone gets them so it wouldn't be some lone person holding a valentine looking super embarrassed.  Of course for adults Valentines always meant something more romantic. I still have my last valentine from my co-workers from 4 years ago.  

Haha, right! Oh, those were the days. *grins* I loved getting pixie stix too. The worst was smarties...

Our teachers handed out the classmate list a bit earlier I think, but I was always bad about reminding my mom so she was always a bit stressed. We never actually got class time to make out box/bag for collecting our haul. I didn't mind, I had my mom help. She was always good at crafty stuff. I remember spending so much time giving the cards I disliked to the classmates I disliked. haha. Ah, the pettiness of youth.

I should put together something silly for my friends this year. I miss them and snail mail is always appreciated!

Lyonaria: I do get it as we lived in the States for a few years and my daughter received these cards at school.  I thought it was odd then and still think it's odd! 

It's just the way we view it here I guess - but I think of it as an adult occasion and I suppose I'm not keen turning it into a mass produced event - it should feel a little more special and personal. 

Re Christmas Cards here we were all encouraged to send cards to everyone!