3 Last Minute, Personalised Gift Ideas
Whether it is your significant other, friend or colleague, everyone eventually knows the dread of forgetting to buy someone a present. This feeling can cause you to do something rash and buy either something really expensive (to cover up the fact that you forgot their day) or something really cheap because you can't think of a gift they might want and don't want to spend too much. Luckily there are options for you to create a great last minute, personalised gift for the special person. Here are three options that you can customise to fit your needs.
1. Custom Picture Framing
There is nothing more personal than getting someone a photo of the two of you enjoying each others company. In today's day and age, with thousands of digital photos in the palm of your hand, it is a nice change to receive a photo in three dimensions and, when done nicely, it can really be a gift that celebrates your relationship beautifully. There are a few craft and hobby shops that offer custom picture framing. Custom frames come in a variety of different sizes and frames, so you have a little bit of leeway. The more time you have the better, as you are able to choose more personal features of the gift, but if you are really in a bind you can still get this process done quickly.
2. Movie Playlist
While in the 90's giving someone a playlist of songs was a great way to show your appreciation for them, today songs are very easy to find and thus playlists have lost a bit of their personalised charm. However, you can still create a personalised movie playlist that serves a similar purpose. Whether it is centred on a favourite actor or a favourite genre there are many different ways you can go about making this playlist. Regardless of how you choose the movies, make sure you have something physical to give the person. While digital downloads and streaming of films might be much easier, nothing says that you thought of someone quite like a physical version of the playlist.
3. Celebrity Shout Out
Most groups of friends will have some cult celebrity that they love and follow closely and in today's landscape these celebrities are more accessible than ever. A great way to give your friend a memorable gift on short notice is to use one of the apps, like Cameo, that allows you to purchase a short shout out from a range of celebrities from sports stars to actors and even internet personalities. If you have a person in mind, then simply search for them on and see if they offer it. If the celebrity you were looking for isn't listed, keep searching as more people are added every day and the likelihood is that you will find someone that you both love on these apps.