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May 18, 2009 11:23 PM

I want to send someone a singing telegram, but they're too expensive. What's a gift that is equally as corny that I can have delivered to a hotel conference room in Orlando?
posted by c:\awesome to Grab Bag (9 answers total)

Response by poster: Under $50, please.
posted by c:\awesome at 11:23 PM on May 18, 2009

If you're familiar with colleges or high schools in the area, you might try calling their Music Departments. I'll bet a music student would be happy to deliver a singing telegram for under $50.
posted by amyms at 12:41 AM on May 19, 2009 [1 favorite]

You can't throw a rock at Craigslist without hitting an out-of-work singer/actor who would love to do that for twenty bucks. It would probably bounce off a few others on the way, too.
posted by rokusan at 2:40 AM on May 19, 2009

My parents' friends were just telling me on the weekend how they got their son's HR person to coordinate a very corny cake being delivered to him at work, complete with most of the staff singing to him and ending with a "love mommy and daddy".

I don't know your specific situation, but would something like this work?
posted by Lemurrhea at 4:40 AM on May 19, 2009

Balloon boquet? I don't know anything about this business, I just typed balloon boquet and Orlando, FL into google. Looks like there are lots of places that do the same sort of thing.
posted by BoscosMom at 8:33 AM on May 19, 2009

Does the hotel have a gift shop? If so you could call and see if they can help you or just call the front desk and see if they have any ideas Isn't that one of the things a concierge might do? Also, I think there are places that deliver teddy bears.
posted by BoscosMom at 9:00 AM on May 19, 2009

You are in luck! Tajtunes does hilarious, live, kind of weird singing telegrams. Outsourcing sometimes is awesome.
posted by hardcore taters at 9:30 AM on May 19, 2009

(By "live" I mean "on the phone.")
posted by hardcore taters at 9:30 AM on May 19, 2009

Order a pizza. Ask them on the phone to spell something out with pepperoni or whatever -- give 'em a big tip.
posted by aydeejones at 8:23 PM on May 19, 2009