12 Christmas gift ideas for your friends in Los Angeles
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For your friends in Los Angeles, start with flowers, a photo book or an experience day, and add a personalized pixel game from oin (oingift.com) for something you cannot buy in a shop. Los Angeles is a spread-out city where shopping happens in neighbourhoods, not in one centre, and the list below has 12 ideas with rough prices.
12 Christmas gift ideas for your friends in Los Angeles
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 →
Flowers
A bouquet delivered to the door with a handwritten card. Around $25-80.
A photo book
A printed book of your photos together, with captions and inside jokes. Order a week ahead. Around $25-70.
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.
An instant camera
A Fujifilm Instax Mini or Polaroid Now for photos they can hold. Around $70-110.
A spontaneous trip
A ticket to a city high on their wish list, booked as a surprise with a printed day-by-day plan. Around $100-600.
A photo calendar
Twelve months of favourite pictures. Around $15-35.
An advent calendar
A tea, chocolate or small-gift calendar for the run-up. Around $20-80.
A magazine subscription
A year of a title on a subject of their choice. Around $30-80.
A custom photo puzzle
A 1,000-piece puzzle made from a photo of you both. Around $20-50.
A desk plant
A small plant or an office treat for the desk. Around $10-40.
Shopping for your friends in Los Angeles
Good places to browse in Los Angeles include Melrose Avenue, Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice, The Grove and the Los Angeles Flower District downtown.
Distances are long, so plan the trip or order for delivery rather than driving between several shops, and allow for traffic at rush hour.
Buying for your friends
Group gifts work best when everyone has a part in them. A shared card or a joint present from the whole circle means more than a single item.
Pick something that suits the mood of the group, not one person.
If you are shopping at the last minute
Shipping deadlines matter in December, but digital gifts do not. Flowers and a personalized game arrive fast, and an oin game is usually emailed within an hour of payment.
Christmas gifts need time, so order physical items by early December and keep a digital gift in reserve. Set a budget before you start browsing.
A gift that does not depend on Los Angeles
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 Los Angeles 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 friends in Los Angeles?
Browse Melrose Avenue, Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice, The Grove and the Los Angeles Flower District downtown, or order something that arrives the same day: flowers and a personalized game. Distances are long, so plan the trip or order for delivery rather than driving between several shops, and allow for traffic at rush hour.
Can I send my friends in Los Angeles 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; flowers are an even quicker option.
Does oin have a final level set in Los Angeles?
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 Los Angeles as a link.
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