12 gift ideas for your friends in Toronto
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For your friends in Toronto, start with a spontaneous trip, a piece from a favourite brand or a star map, and add a personalized pixel game from oin (oingift.com) for something you cannot buy in a shop. Toronto is a city where independent shops cluster in distinct neighbourhoods, and the list below has 12 ideas with rough prices.
12 gift ideas for your friends in Toronto
A last-minute pixel game 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 your story together 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 →
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 piece from a favourite brand
Matching hoodies from Uniqlo or Nike. Around $60-250.
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 photo book
A printed book of your photos together, with captions and inside jokes. Order a week ahead. Around $25-70.
A Dior fragrance
A Dior fragrance for the group to share. Around $90-180.
Flowers
A bouquet delivered to the door with a handwritten card. Around $25-80.
A custom mug
A mug with a drawing or a line only you two understand. Around $15-30.
A photo calendar
Twelve months of favourite pictures. Around $15-35.
Notes hidden around the house
Small notes tucked into a coat, a book and the fridge. It costs nothing.
A jar of compliments
Fifty small notes on what you like about them. It costs little.
A time capsule
A box of letters, tickets and photos to open in a year. It costs little.
Shopping for your friends in Toronto
Good places to browse in Toronto include Kensington Market, Queen Street West, Yorkville and St. Lawrence Market.
The subway and streetcars cover the downtown shops, and the PATH walkway links many of them underground when it is cold.
Buying for your friends
A gift for a group needs to work for several tastes. Choose something shareable, like a game night, a hamper or an experience, and keep it affordable.
Agree on a budget first so nobody feels left out.
If you want to give it today
A gift with no date attached says more than one on a deadline. Flowers and a personalized game are quick to arrange, and an oin game is usually emailed within an hour of payment.
Unprompted gifts work best when they are small and specific. Tie it to something they said recently, and say why you chose it in a short note.
A gift that does not depend on Toronto
Shops in Toronto cannot sell this one: a pixel game with them as the hero, two letters from you and a quiz about your friendship. It is emailed, usually within an hour. The final level is set in Almaty today, with New York and Tokyo coming soon.
Where can I get a last-minute gift for my friends in Toronto?
Browse Kensington Market, Queen Street West, Yorkville and St. Lawrence Market, or order something that arrives the same day: flowers and a personalized game. The subway and streetcars cover the downtown shops, and the PATH walkway links many of them underground when it is cold.
Can I send my friends in Toronto 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 Toronto?
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 Toronto as a link.
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