Long distance Valentine’s Day gift for your husband in Los Angeles when you are in New York

8 long distance gift ideas for your husband in Los Angeles

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

   oin turns your story into a small 2D pixel game with him 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 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.

3. A star map of the night you met

   A framed sky from the night you met, posted to him. Order two weeks ahead for an international parcel. Around $25-60.

4. 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.

5. An online class together

   A cooking, language or drawing class you take at the same time, from your own homes. Around $20-100.

6. A countdown to the next visit

   A shared countdown on your phones, with a small surprise to open at each milestone. It costs nothing.

7. “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.

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.

New York to Los Angeles: the time difference

Los Angeles is about 3 hours behind New York, so 8 pm in Los Angeles is roughly 11 pm in New York. The gap shifts by an hour for part of the year when the clocks change.

With so little time difference, you can share an evening without anyone staying up late.

Domestic parcels, and why a link is still easier

Within the country a parcel usually takes a few days to a week, which is fine for a card but not for a gift ordered the day before. A digital gift is there in seconds.

Buying for your husband

Gifts for a husband are about shared history. A detail from the early years, a place you keep returning to or a habit only you know carries more weight than price.

Think about what would make his day easier, as well as what would delight him.

If you left it late

Valentine’s Day is the busiest day for flowers and restaurants, so book now. Gift cards, flowers and a personalized game arrive fast, and an oin game is usually emailed within an hour of payment.

Restaurants and flowers sell out around the 14th, so book a week ahead if you can. A home dinner with a good playlist is a real alternative.

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 he plays, or share your screen and watch.

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