Forgot to mention the code....here is how it looks like
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
$("#newsletter").validate({
errorLabelContainer: $("#newsletter #errorbox"),
rules: {
shopid: "required",
email: "required email"
},
messages: {
shopid: 'you must blablabla',
email: 'you must blablabla'
},
wrapper: 'div'
});
});
</script>
<form action="..." method="post" class="newsletter" id="newsletter">
<select name="shopid">
<option value="0"></option>
<option value="1"></option>
</select>
<input type="text" id="email" name="email"
maxlength="150" />
<a href="javascript:;" onclick="$(this).parent().submit
(); return false;" class="box-submit"> <img src="/images/
arrow_right.jpg" alt="" /></a>
<br /><div id="errorbox"></div>
</form>
