Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, which means we’re about to be hit with the annual avalanche of heart-shaped chocolates, overpriced roses, impossible restaurant reservations, and a sea of red and pink everywhere you look.

Don’t get us wrong, it’s all very romantic—but after a while, it gets incredibly predictable. That’s why these folks decided to do things differently. Instead of flowers and candy, they went for gifts that made their loved ones laugh out loud, and those ended up stealing the spotlight.

Scroll down to see the most hilariously creative picks.

#1 Valentine’s Gift To A Teacher

#2 My Valentine’s Gift From Last Week Has Assorted Beef Jerky Instead Of Chocolates

#3 Valentine’s Day

#4 Take Note Boys, This Is How You Do Valentine’s Day Right

#5 My Friends Gift To His GF For Valentine’s Day

#6 Friend’s Girlfriend Made Him A Cake For Valentine’s Day

#7 This Valentine’s Day Bouquet Is Done Differently

#8 Realizing Valentines Day Falls On A Tuesday

#9 Get Your Wife An 18 Carrot Necklace For V Day Next Year

#10 Little Late, But My Wife’s Valentines Gift Just Arrived

#11 I Made My Boyfriend A Valentine’s Day Card

#12 Have A Valentines Date From Tinder. She Said She Wants To Take It Slow However. That’s Not Stopping Me From Giving Her A Dozen Roses

#13 A Little Raccoon For A Friend Who Works In Wildlife Rehabilitation

#14 My Little Sister Was Showing Me A Valentine’s Day Card She Got From Her Friend Today

#15 I Got Eggs As A Valentine’s Present From A Student

#16 My Wife Made Me A Cake For Valentine’s Day

#17 The Perfect Valentines Gift

#18 Nothing Says Romance Like Sorting Through Four Jugs Of Utz Pub Mix For Your Wife’s Valentine’s Day Present!

#19 Best Valentines Gift

#20 My Girlfriend Got Me A Giant Teddy Bear For Valentine’s Day. I Had To Leave It At My Parent’s House And This Happened Today

#21 My Girlfriend’s Little Brother Is Bringing These To His School’s Valentine’s Day Party

#22 When Your Girlfriend Gets You A Valentine’s Day Gift

#23 Worst Valentine Gift? Or Best Valentine Gift?

#24 Wife Got Me Flowers And Beer For Valentines. Men Should Be Gifted Flowers More Often. And Beer

#25 Happy Valentine’s Day!

#26 My So And I Agreed To A Gift-Less Valentines Day, But We Needed A Lemon Juicer

#27 My Fiance Got Me The Most Epic Presents

#28 When Your Wife Loves The Dog More Than You, This Is Your Valentine’s Gift

#29 Valentines Day Card From A Student

#30 Best Valentine’s Gift I’ve Ever Received

#31 My Wife Hates This Picture Of Me, So Naturally I Made It Into A Blanket For Her As A Valentine’s Gift

#32 Prepared A Teddy Bear Gift Yesterday For My GF, And Now It Looks Like This

#33 I’m New To Having An So On Valentine’s Day… Am I Doing This Right?

#34 Made This For My Secret Valentine At Work

#35 Made An Apple Watch Stand For My BF’s Valentine’s Day Gift!

#36 I Got The Best Valentine’s Day Gift Ever. Cross Stitching Is Finally Being Used For Good

#37 My GF Hinted She Wants A Teddy Bear For Valentine’s Day. I Hope She Likes It

#38 Valentines Star Wars Candies

#39 I Collect Prop Replicas. My Girlfriend Spared No Expense On My Valentine’s Day Gift

#40 This Pickle Company Valentine, But It Has Strawberry Gummies With It. Found In The Dog Toy Section

#41 The Valentine’s Note I Wrote For My Students

#42 Clever Valentine’s Day Gift

#43 Valentines Gift For My BF

Inside the letter it has written “youre my perfection” in phyrexien.

#44 So Much To Make But No One To Give It To

#45 Best Valentine’s Day Gift

My boyfriend totally nailed his Valentine’s Day gift for me and coincidentally we both got each other V-day themed Bulbasaurs (he got me the lighter pink, and I got him the darker pink).

45 Ridiculously Funny Valentine’s Day Gifts That Show True Love Means Making Each Other Laugh