Long distance anniversary gift for your partner in London when you are in Los Angeles

8 long distance gift ideas for your partner in London

1. A pixel game you can play together over a call Our product

   oin turns your story 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 life apart and 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 →

2. Jewellery with a small engraving

   A simple chain or bracelet from Mejuri or Pandora, engraved with a date. Check size and taste first. Around $50-200.

3. A photo book sent by post

   A printed book of your photos together, posted to them. Order two weeks ahead if the parcel crosses a border. Around $25-70.

4. A year of postcards

   One postcard a week from wherever you are, posted to them. Cheap, slow and kept. Around $10-30.

5. A co-op game to play together

   A game made for two, such as a cooperative puzzle or farming game. Buy one copy each and plan a weekly session. Around $15-60.

6. A meal delivered to their door

   Order dinner to their door from a delivery app that works in their city, and eat it together on a video call. Around $25-70.

7. A gift card for a local cafe

   A card for a cafe or restaurant near them, so they can treat themself and think of you. Around $20-60.

8. A pair of connected lamps

   Two lamps that light up when the other is touched, so you can say hello without a call. Check that both countries are supported before you order. Around $60-150.

Los Angeles to London: the time difference

London is about 8 hours ahead of Los Angeles, so 8 pm in London is roughly 12 pm in Los Angeles. The gap shifts by an hour for part of the year when the clocks change.

The gap is large enough that one of you will be in the evening while the other is still at work, so agree a regular slot rather than improvising.

What a parcel across the border costs you

A parcel from Los Angeles to London crosses a border, so allow one to three weeks and check customs rules for food, liquids and anything with a battery. A digital gift has none of that.

Buying for your partner

Gifts for a partner work when they reflect the way the two of you live. Notice routines, shared jokes and plans you have made together.

If you are unsure of a taste, an experience for two is safer than an object.

If your anniversary is tomorrow

Gift cards, flowers and a personalized game can be arranged online the same day. An oin game is usually emailed within an hour of payment. Pair one with a handwritten note and they still have something to open.

Anniversaries reward memory over price. Pick a detail from the first year, the first trip or the first fight, and build the gift around it.

Opening it together on a call

Send the link, agree a time that works in both cities and open the game on a video call. You can read the quiz questions aloud while they play, or share your screen and watch.

The final level you can play today is set in Almaty, Kazakhstan; New York and Tokyo are coming soon.