Last-Minute Gift for my NYC Girlfriend?
February 8, 2012 7:55 AM Subscribe
Ideas for a gift to buck up my girlfriend who's feeling down that isn't flowers - must be able to deliver in NYC.
My girlfriend is in a funk today and I'd like to send her something to cheer her up. I'm in Ottawa and she's in NYC, so I can't exactly drop it off in person. Normally, I would get some flowers delivered to her apartment, but I'm wondering if there is anything else that might work. Hug-o-grams probably not advised. Thanks!
My girlfriend is in a funk today and I'd like to send her something to cheer her up. I'm in Ottawa and she's in NYC, so I can't exactly drop it off in person. Normally, I would get some flowers delivered to her apartment, but I'm wondering if there is anything else that might work. Hug-o-grams probably not advised. Thanks!
I once messengered my girlfriend some Ritalin. She was touched and delighted.
posted by The Dutchman at 8:05 AM on February 8, 2012
posted by The Dutchman at 8:05 AM on February 8, 2012
I once got surprise cookies delivered! I loved it.
posted by Blisterlips at 8:07 AM on February 8, 2012
posted by Blisterlips at 8:07 AM on February 8, 2012
Could get a bike messenger to deliver a spa pass for tonight.
posted by pwally at 8:08 AM on February 8, 2012
posted by pwally at 8:08 AM on February 8, 2012
Adding to pwally:
SpaFinder Gift Certs work like a charm: they are instantly e-mailed to her, fully reputable, multiple $ amounts - and she can use at the many choices of spas in Manhattan as early as tonight.
posted by Kruger5 at 8:51 AM on February 8, 2012 [1 favorite]
SpaFinder Gift Certs work like a charm: they are instantly e-mailed to her, fully reputable, multiple $ amounts - and she can use at the many choices of spas in Manhattan as early as tonight.
posted by Kruger5 at 8:51 AM on February 8, 2012 [1 favorite]
You could sign her up for Birchbox or something similar (a few ideas here).
posted by Margalo Epps at 8:52 AM on February 8, 2012
posted by Margalo Epps at 8:52 AM on February 8, 2012
Hard to answer definitively without knowing more about your girlfriend, but if I were having a tough day and my boyfriend delivered a spa pass for me to go somewhere and be taken care of in a low-stress environment for a little while, I would be thrilled. So, agreeing with pwally and Kruger5.
posted by anonnymoose at 8:58 AM on February 8, 2012
posted by anonnymoose at 8:58 AM on February 8, 2012
I sure love Robicelli's cupcakes and they have a Valentine's Day offer going on.
posted by mlle valentine at 9:02 AM on February 8, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by mlle valentine at 9:02 AM on February 8, 2012 [1 favorite]
I sometimes disdain cut flowers because I'd prefer a live houseplant - so if you know she is similar, you could send her a plant.
posted by vegartanipla at 9:07 AM on February 8, 2012
posted by vegartanipla at 9:07 AM on February 8, 2012
Dinner. Have a nice dinner and a bottle of wine delivered. If you can time it so she's just had time to get home and think, crap, now I have to figure out what to eat, it's especially great. You might have to text her a head's up, so she doesn't pick up takeout on her way home, though.
posted by crush-onastick at 9:18 AM on February 8, 2012
posted by crush-onastick at 9:18 AM on February 8, 2012
Check and see if she has a wishlist on amazon.
You can buy event tickets online and email them to her if she's into concerts / broadway shows. A great concert can shake me out of a funk like nothing else.
posted by bunderful at 11:23 AM on February 8, 2012
You can buy event tickets online and email them to her if she's into concerts / broadway shows. A great concert can shake me out of a funk like nothing else.
posted by bunderful at 11:23 AM on February 8, 2012
To Second COD, I received Edible Arrangements on my birthday last year. I knew it was coming a little in advance and I thought it sounded a bit bleh.
Dude. I nom nom nom the crap out of it. It was my favorite gift that year. :)
posted by PlutoniumX at 11:40 AM on February 8, 2012
Dude. I nom nom nom the crap out of it. It was my favorite gift that year. :)
posted by PlutoniumX at 11:40 AM on February 8, 2012
Edible Arrangements looks like such crap in the ads, but I third everyone who says it is fresh and yummy in person.
If she's in Manhattan (rather than any of the other boroughs), Zabar's delivers. ZABAR'S.
posted by Sidhedevil at 11:50 AM on February 8, 2012
If she's in Manhattan (rather than any of the other boroughs), Zabar's delivers. ZABAR'S.
posted by Sidhedevil at 11:50 AM on February 8, 2012
Edible Arrangements is the gas station roses of internet gifts.
Although the roses probably taste better.
posted by Sphinx at 12:46 PM on February 8, 2012 [1 favorite]
Although the roses probably taste better.
posted by Sphinx at 12:46 PM on February 8, 2012 [1 favorite]
I don't have time to find it right now, but somewhere online there's a company that delivers baskets and has one that's filled with a bunch of old-timey candy and games. Playdoh, Slinky, Mike n Ikes, Magic 8 Ball, etc. I think there's also one that comes in a little red wagon (Radio Flyer.) Also, Snookies Cookies delivers around the country, and they are the BEST.
posted by buzzkillington at 8:03 PM on February 8, 2012
posted by buzzkillington at 8:03 PM on February 8, 2012
Manhattan Frutier. Amazing chocolate. Best gift I ever got was surprise green apples and their goat's milk caramel dip waiting for me when I got home from work... all packaged in a cute basket.
posted by twoforty5am at 12:18 PM on February 9, 2012
posted by twoforty5am at 12:18 PM on February 9, 2012
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posted by jeather at 8:00 AM on February 8, 2012