I actually am wondering if I'm being materialistic this valentines day and would love some input! My (21F) bf (24m) and i have been together for one year and this is our second valentines day together. Last year, I had a work schedule problem and couldn't get valentines off and worked all day, and same for him, so once I got off work, I picked him up (he doesn't have a car which is important here) and he said he needed to stop by the store to buy me flowers. I didn't mind that he told me before hand or that I had to take him at the time because last year around that time was very hectic for us (me switching jobs and moving, him trying to get his small business figured out and also moving).

Between then and now I've told him valentines day isn't a crazy deal to me, but getting flowers or a small homemade gift is cute to me, and I also love surprises. Today I woke up, and before dropping him off at work (still no car) he told me he didn't get flowers or anything but wanted to, and asked if I would drive him again.

I don't want to sound spoiled or unapprecative, because I really do love him and everything he does, but me having to drive him to get a gift I know I'm getting, doesn't sound as thoughtful as him just riding the bus to surprise me. I'm not mad or anything, but I guess it just bugs me a little. Everything else is great in our relationship, but whenever it comes to these small little gifts, it always seems so last minute and just not well planned since I have to drive him to get a gift for me I know he is giving me, wait in the car for a couple minutes, and then he gives it to me straight out of the bag.

Would you guys be slightly annoyed by this too? And how should I tell him that I appreciate the thought but the execution doesn't make it seem special without sounding snotty?