Card Factory slammed for selling 'disrespectful' and 'odd' Valentine's Day card

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With Valentine's Day little over a month away, high street card shops are already well stocked with cards ready to be sent to those we secretly - and not so secretly - admire.

Card Factory is one chain looking to cash in as ever ahead of February 14 - and their latest Valentine's Day offering has caused a stir online after a snap of a card was shared to Reddit.

Of course, the store has cards for our partners, spouses and even our pets - there's nothing controversial there. However, a new kind of recipient has been added to the mix - that of the 'Work Husband'. "Card Factory really do have a card for everyone," one person declared in the Casual UK subreddit after spotting the card in their local shop. READ MORE: 'I'll only date one type of man now – I'm sick of infuriating questions' READ MORE: Coronation Street star Charlotte Jordan quits after four years Left in shock by the somewhat "risky" idea, scores of Brits said anyone sending the card was "asking for trouble".

One woman admitted: "If somebody gave this card to my husband I would be going to jail." A second person confessed: "I would be deeply unhappy to receive (or learn that my partner had received) a Valentine's Day card from their 'work-spouse'.