12 New Year gift ideas for your friends in Singapore
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For your friends in Singapore, start with an instant camera, a star map or an experience day, and add a personalized pixel game from oin (oingift.com) for something you cannot buy in a shop. Singapore is a city where malls, boutiques and delivery are never far away, and the list below has 12 ideas with rough prices.
12 New Year gift ideas for your friends in Singapore
A pixel game with a quiz of your inside jokes 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 inside jokes 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 →
An instant camera
A Fujifilm Instax Mini or Polaroid Now for photos they can hold. Around $70-110.
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 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 piece from a favourite brand
Matching hoodies from Uniqlo or Nike. Around $60-250.
Flowers
A bouquet delivered to the door with a handwritten card. Around $25-80.
A comedy or theatre night
Tickets for a show, with dinner before. Around $40-150.
A round of mini golf or bowling
A silly afternoon out. Around $15-40.
A custom photo puzzle
A 1,000-piece puzzle made from a photo of you both. Around $20-50.
A soft scarf
A wool or cashmere scarf in a colour from their wardrobe. Around $30-120.
Open-when letters
A stack of envelopes, each labelled for a moment: open when you miss me, when you need a laugh, when you cannot sleep. It costs little.
A jar of resolutions
Write one each, seal it and open it next year. It costs little.
Shopping for your friends in Singapore
In Singapore, gift shoppers head to Orchard Road, Haji Lane and Tiong Bahru.
The MRT is fast and air-conditioned, and shops stay open into the evening, so a gift is rarely out of reach.
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
New Year gifts can be small and still feel considered. Flowers, digital tickets and a personalized game arrive fast, and an oin game is usually emailed within an hour of payment.
New Year is about what comes next, so tie the gift to a plan: a trip, a class, a habit you will start together.
A gift that does not depend on Singapore
Shops in Singapore 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 New Year gift for my friends in Singapore?
Browse Orchard Road, Haji Lane and Tiong Bahru, or order something that arrives the same day: flowers, digital tickets and a personalized game. The MRT is fast and air-conditioned, and shops stay open into the evening, so a gift is rarely out of reach.
Can I send my friends in Singapore 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 Singapore?
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 Singapore as a link.
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