Comments on: Where's the Something Cool Delivery Service?

Question: Where's the Something Cool Delivery Service?

soma lkzx — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 08:44:10 -0800

What's something nice you can get delivered to someone... that isn't flowers? (or chinese food.)

A friend of mine has her birthday tomorrow, and I'm looking to do something for her. She lives too far away to visit on a workday, so I'm trying to think of something in line with the old flower-delivery standby that isn't as trite as flowers themselves. Help me out?

By: soma lkzx

soma lkzx — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 08:44:32 -0800

p.s. this will be in charlottesville, va

By: jerseygirl

jerseygirl — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 08:49:44 -0800

What are your cost considerations?

By: TheLibrarian

TheLibrarian — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 08:51:56 -0800

maybe a cookie bouquet?

By: SteveInMaine

SteveInMaine — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 08:55:04 -0800

One thing that makes flowers "not trite" is to compose a message from the heart on the card that goes with them.

By: soma lkzx

soma lkzx — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 08:57:28 -0800

i have no idea what my cost considerations are. i'm pretty good at spending money, though, so don't hold any punches.

i'd never heard of a cookie bouquet; i just looked them up and some look like things you'd get someone in the hospital but some are really pretty cute.

By: bonehead

bonehead — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:02:39 -0800

What does she like to do? I know several (ok, two) women who would be delighted to get car parts or glazing tools rather than, say chocolates. It's surprising what a local auto parts store will do if you give them a call. Amazon overnight also offers a world of possibilities with giftwap and cards even.

By: unixrat

unixrat — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:10:13 -0800

Armed with a credit card, you can talk most places into accomodating any sort of order/delivery, even if they don't normally do it.

I had a new oven (yes, oven) delivered with a take-and-bake pizza inside it to a needy relative. From 250 miles away.

If you can dream it, you can bribe it.

By: JanetLand

JanetLand — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:11:34 -0800

A courier service will deliver most anything for you. Say you wanted to send a book -- call the Charlottesville Barnes and Noble, get the book, get it wrapped, and the courier service can pick it up and deliver it.

By: bondcliff

bondcliff — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:12:42 -0800

You can't go wrong with a man in a gorilla suit delivering chicken wings.

By: Wild_Eep

Wild_Eep — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:13:08 -0800

One word: LobsterGram.

By: anjamu

anjamu — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:17:03 -0800

cakes can be delivered! and decorated in the extreme.

otherwise, what about a nice bottle of wine? can't go wrong with that.

By: soma lkzx

soma lkzx — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:21:29 -0800

unixrat: greatest story i have ever heard

Wild_Eep: she needs to stop being a vegetarian so i can make that dream a reality

it looks like i just need to figure out what i should get her, it sounds like having something delivered is easy in the extreme

By: jerseygirl

jerseygirl — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:22:25 -0800

There are fruit "floral" arrangements and also Vermont Teddy Bears.

With all things "next day delivery" it'll be a little more costly for S&H. Plus, you'd want to place the order ASAP. Good luck!

By: soma lkzx

soma lkzx — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:28:56 -0800

if there were avocado "floral" arrangements the deal would so be sealed.

By: soma lkzx

soma lkzx — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:41:45 -0800

okay, it looks like i'm going to get a store to do something locally and either drop them some cash to deliver it or courier service it over to her. thanks a lot!

By: tayknight

tayknight — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:48:35 -0800

The cookies from http://www.cookiesbydesign.com are really really good.

By: nebulawindphone

nebulawindphone — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 10:09:21 -0800

Why, oh why has nobody suggested strippers?

By: ClarissaWAM

ClarissaWAM — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 10:25:07 -0800

I know this has already been answered, but 2 friends of mine had a big bunch of balloons (with a teddy attached to them) delivered to me when I got a new job.
Opening the door to see this guy standing there with a huuuuuge box was just amazing!
Wouldn't make such a great birthday present tho I admit.

By: cloeburner

cloeburner — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 10:34:44 -0800

I bet she wants a DVD copy of Airheads, or perhaps a new pair of shoes. I'll talk to her.

By: soma lkzx

soma lkzx — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 10:37:01 -0800

shhh don't tell her cloeburner!!!

By: cloeburner

cloeburner — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 10:43:32 -0800

I won't... this time!

By: Mitheral

Mitheral — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 11:10:21 -0800

soma lkzx writes "it looks like i just need to figure out what i should get her, it sounds like having something delivered is easy in the extreme"

In Canada Sears and The Bay will deliver anything they sell. I had the Bay deliver a Steamer trunk once which was what my LDR girlfriend at the time desperately wanted. I imagine the same would be true of many US department stores.

By: Sara Anne

Sara Anne — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 11:21:42 -0800

Pajamagram!

By: Thorzdad

Thorzdad — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 13:29:21 -0800

Lowes will drop off lumber right at her front door!

By: PY

PY — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 14:09:09 -0800

It looks like they don't do deliveries on specific dates (unless you or the gift-recipient lives somewhere that same day delivery is offered)...but the mention of avocado floral arrangements made me think of fruit & veggie shipments like these.

By: princelyfox

princelyfox — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 14:22:45 -0800

I worked for them so I'm a little biased, but I think Bundles of Cookies makes better cookies than Cookies by Design. Since all the cookies are baked and decorated to order, they need two days before they can ship it out, which is the only downside.

By: eve harrington

eve harrington — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 19:31:28 -0800

What would I want delivered from Charlottesville? A big bunch of cookies from the Rising Sun bakery, if it's still there. Yum.

By: sourlime

sourlime — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 21:33:40 -0800

My sister has cheered up a number of out of town friends after a break-up or a break-in by calling a local bakery (their town, not ours) and getting them to deliver.

As you've found out, the delivery probably isn't the hard part, especially if you're not too cost conscious. But enough sweets to share is always a good office present.

By: denimflavored

denimflavored — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 10:59:09 -0800

It may be a little late, but these are incredibly good. (I'm drooling just thinking about them...)