12 Christmas gift ideas for your best friend in London
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Looking for Christmas gifts for your best friend in London? London is a city of department stores, independent shops and markets within a short ride of each other. Try an instant camera, a spa day or flowers from local shops, and add a personalized pixel game from oin (oingift.com), which is usually emailed within an hour and needs no shop at all.
12 Christmas gift ideas for your best friend in London
A pixel trip that ends in Almaty Our product
oin turns your friendship into a small 2D pixel game with them as the main character, generated from an authorized photo, plus two custom NPCs made from authorized photos with consent. Two letters from you open and close it, a 5-question quiz about the places you have shared rewards flowers for correct answers, and the final level is set in Almaty, Kazakhstan; New York and Tokyo are coming soon. It plays in a browser with no install, is usually emailed within an hour and costs $29.90. See how it works →
An instant camera
A Fujifilm Instax Mini or Polaroid Now for photos they can hold. Around $70-110.
A spa day
A massage voucher and a quiet afternoon to switch off. Around $60-200.
Flowers
A bouquet delivered to the door with a handwritten card. Around $25-80.
An experience day
A hot-air balloon ride, a pottery workshop or an escape room, booked for a date you pick together. Around $50-250.
A star map
A framed sky from a night that matters to you, with a short line underneath. Order a week ahead. Around $25-60.
A quality notebook
A Moleskine or Leuchtturm1917 with a pen to match. Around $15-40.
A desk plant
A small plant or an office treat for the desk. Around $10-40.
Monogrammed stationery
Personal notecards with initials. Around $20-50.
A snack hamper
A parcel of favourite snacks and treats. Around $30-90.
Open-when letters
A stack of envelopes, each labelled for a moment: open when you miss me, when you need a laugh, when you cannot sleep. It costs little.
A handwritten letter
Say what you value about them, in your own words, on good paper. It costs little.
Shopping for your best friend in London
Good places to browse in London include Covent Garden, Marylebone High Street, Liberty and, on Sundays, the Columbia Road Flower Market.
The Tube and buses make a lunch-break shopping trip easy, and same-day delivery covers the centre, so a late gift is still possible.
Buying for your best friend
Friendship gifts are best when they are funny or nostalgic. Look back through photos and messages for the thing you always refer to.
Pair a silly gift with a sincere note.
If you are shopping at the last minute
Spa vouchers, flowers and a personalized game can be arranged online the same day. An oin game is usually emailed within an hour of payment, so it can wait until Christmas Eve. Pair one with a wrapped card and they still have something to open.
Wrap something small to open on the day itself. A game or letter can sit under the tree as a card even though it is a digital gift.
A gift that does not depend on London
An oin game does not depend on where they live. It is emailed to you, usually within an hour, as a private link that works in any browser in London or anywhere else. The final level you can play today is set in Almaty, Kazakhstan; New York and Tokyo are coming soon.
Where can I get a last-minute Christmas gift for my best friend in London?
Browse Covent Garden, Marylebone High Street, Liberty and, on Sundays, the Columbia Road Flower Market, or order something that arrives the same day: spa vouchers, flowers and a personalized game. The Tube and buses make a lunch-break shopping trip easy, and same-day delivery covers the centre, so a late gift is still possible.
Can I send my best friend in London a digital gift?
Yes. A digital gift reaches them instantly wherever they are. An oin game is generated automatically and emailed to you, usually within an hour, as a private link that works in any browser; spa vouchers are an even quicker option.
Does oin have a final level set in London?
Not at the moment. Today the final level is set in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and New York and Tokyo are coming soon. The game itself can still be sent to anyone in London as a link.
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