Long distance birthday gift for your best friend in Toronto when you are in London

8 long distance gift ideas for your best friend in Toronto

1. A pixel game you can play together over a call 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 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. A booked visit

   A flight or train booking for the next visit, wrapped in a card. It gives both of you a date to look forward to. Around $80-900.

3. A subscription box

   A monthly box of tea, snacks or books sent to their door, so there is something to look forward to every month. Around $20-50.

4. A care package

   A parcel of snacks, a candle and a few small things from your city. Check customs rules and allow 1-3 weeks for an international parcel. Around $30-90.

5. A series of voice notes

   Record a short message for each day of a week and send them in order. It costs nothing and sounds like you. It costs nothing.

6. “Open when” letters

   Ten envelopes for moments: open when you miss me, when you have a bad day, when you cannot sleep. Post them or photograph and send each one. Around $5-20.

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 book for two

   Buy the same book, read a chapter a week and talk about it on a call. An e-book arrives instantly. Around $10-30.

London to Toronto: the time difference

Toronto is about 5 hours behind London, so 8 pm in Toronto is roughly 1 am in London. 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 London to Toronto 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 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 the birthday 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, so it can still be ready for the morning. Pair one with a handwritten card and they still have something to open.

Think of the day as a whole: a morning surprise, a gift at dinner and something for the evening. A single gift rarely feels like enough on its own.

Opening it together on a call

Pick a slot when you are both free, send the link and stay on the call while they play. The quiz makes a good conversation, because only the two of you know the answers.

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