Giving Gifts at a Distance
At the moment, we’re living under difficult conditions that make celebrating birthdays – and other occasions like anniversaries, religious holidays and even work milestones – much more difficult. We can’t meet with the people we’re celebrating unless we live with them anyway, and we certainly can’t take them out for meals or drinks. Even gifts have to be given at a distance, or not in person at all.
Today we’re looking at the best gifts you can give under these restrictions to still give someone the best celebration possible.
Subscription Presents
If you can’t be there to give a present, then you can try to make getting a present delivered more exciting and significant. Gifting a subscription rather than a one-off present shows more thought and understanding of the likes and passions of the person you’re giving it to, and gives them something to anticipate for many weeks or months.
There are lots of different kinds of subscription options, from beer and wine to books or coffee, or even a craft box monthly subscription. Whether you’re buying for a knitter, a gourmet or a bookworm, you should be able to find a memorable subscription to gift them.
Say it with Flowers
Flowers are a great way to mark an occasion, and your options for sending them as a gift have never been wider. From international companies that can despatch a bouquet almost anywhere in the world, to local florists, to start ups specialising in innovative ways to deliver and keep the flowers fresher for longer, you should be able to find exactly what you need to for your friend – and often the option to add an extra gift like chocolate or coffee and personalised card too!
Who Do They Live With?
If you know the people the gift-ee lives with, you can try recruiting them into your gifting plans. Ticking the gift wrap option on an online order for a big retailer is functional but also impersonal – it also means they’ll still be opening a non-descript cardboard box to get at their gift.
If they’re living with someone you know and have contact with – be it a family member or a mutual friend – then you have the chance to make things a bit more special. If you speak to them privately, you can arrange to have your gift delivered to them instead, and they can open it , wrap it, add a gift tag marking it as being from you and present it to the person you’re gifting it to on the day!
They can also help to arrange phone or videocalls, pictures and cake, to really make the most of the experience under the difficult conditions we’re all living with!