Faux Pas:Worst.V-Day.Gift.Ever

Feb 17, 2010

This morning my adorable co-worker approached my desk, wearing an impish grin.  “I bought you a Valentine’s Day gift,” she said.  I immediately panicked as I had nothing to give in return.  That was until she presented me with this:

“You’re contaminating my workspace, leave immediately.” 

As my hatred for Vera Bradley is widely known on the Interwebs and in the marble halls, clearly, she meant the gift as a gag.  But either way, just having it near me makes me feel less fashionable.  I am currently formulating a plot for retribution. 

To 3 Worst Valentine’s Day gifts: dead flowers, an STD and a Vera Bradley clutch.

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  1. Laura says:

    Right on, that clutch is ghastly.

  2. Christina says:

    I thought of you at the airport yesterday. I spotted a woman with two large Vera carry on bags (which she made her husband carry), a Vera purse, and to top it all off, a Vera wallet, all in coordinating colors. To add insult to injury, she was wearing the classic 80s mom jean.

  3. EPA Jane says:

    If you keep it, you are required to move to Indiana, get married, birth 3 kids in rapid succession, and feed them your crowning culinary delight – chili mac. Ugh. Or is that just my personal version of hell?

  4. Gersmalina says:

    Hi, Belle. Really enjoy your blog. I thought of you today when I came across the Team Vera Bradley cycling team. Who knew? https://iamspecialized.com/team/team-vera-bradley-foundation

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