37 Delightful Digital Gifts That Will Arrive In an Instant

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So, you've had a little slip of memory, and the special date is approaching fast. Before you reach for the cliché chocolates, flowers, and a generic card, hold up! Whether it's your best buddy's birthday, your anniversary, or a significant life event, there's a treasure trove of delightful digital gifts, subscriptions, and streaming platforms that are just a few clicks away. Don't worry — they still show your loved one that you've got their interests at heart.

From streaming services they don't already subscribe to (Hulu is our pick) to their culinary obsessions (once you've tasted Black Seed bagels, there's no going back), we've rounded up a fantastic array of celebration-worthy e-gifts that cater to a wide range of tastes. This list is practically a one-stop shop for all those hard-to-please folks in your inner circle because, guess what, they get to choose their own adventure to a point!

So, dive in and make your next celebration truly special and effortless while skipping the brick-and-mortar shops and the questionable wrapping job.

MasterClass

There’s something for literally everyone on this streaming platform that gives members access to 100-plus best-in-class instructors in fields as varied as meditation and screenwriting to space exploration and chess — all for just $19 per month.

Once you surprise them with this thoughtful gift, their toughest decision will be if they should start with David Sedaris’ course on storytelling and humor or Doris Kearns Goodwin on U.S. presidential history and leadership. Or Issa Rae on “Creating Outside the Lines,” or Natalie Portman on acting, or Gordon Ramsey on cooking, or...

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Goldbelly E-Gift Card

Whether it’s tantalizing Black Seed bagels from New York City or biscuits from Loveless Cafe in Nashville, this gourmet meal kit and virtual cooking platform has no shortage of delicious gifts in their catalog for your lucky (and hungry, we hope) recipient to choose from.

Order an e-gift card for the dollar amount of your choosing, and friends and family members can pick from hundreds of restaurants, chefs, and artisanal food makers with nationwide shipping.

Uncommon Virtual Learning Experience

Ikebana? Bath bombs? Tarot reading? Yes, yes, yes, and sign up ASAP, y’all. With virtual classes ranging from around $25 to $260, let your bestie or brother-in-law embrace their inner artist, magician, macrame master, or chef with fun and educational programming taught by the pros.

Giftcards.com

Need something for the picky or impossible-to-shop-for guy or gal on your list this year? Giftcards.com’s Choice eGift Cards has you covered with a variety of gift cards that can be used at multiple stores.

For instance, try retail therapy ($25-$500) for the clotheshorse on your list to use at Wayfair, Gap, Nordstrom Rack, and more, or the video game enthusiast can enjoy the Game & Grub gift card ($25-$500) at Domino’s, GameStop, or even GrubHub.

Girlfriend Collective e-Gift Card

Give the gift of apparel ethically made from recycled materials with this Girlfriend Collective. With this digital gift, your recipient can get the Oprah-approved pocket leggings or a versatile bodysuit for a comfy, flowy fit they can wear on and off the court.

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Box of Holiday Treats

One might order this digitally, but treats will arrive at their doorstep. We love that you can "send" a Sugarwish box — with cookies (our top choice), candy, and other delicious treats — by text or email. The person you're sending it to can then choose their gift ASAP, and it will arrive in a special box wrapped to perfection.

Audible Subscription

An Audible.com gift subscription bestows access to a vast library of best-selling audiobooks, classics, and more. The edification and entertainment are endless, wrapped in convenience so your loved one can listen on-the-go whether it's on a smartphone, tablet, or computer.

To send an Audible gift subscription, select how many credits you want to give. From there, it's simple for your gift recipient to log on. You can also select a specific audiobook to gift someone if you so choose.

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ResortPass Gift Card

While you might not have the budget to gift a loved one a resort stay, a ResortPass gift card is the best budget-friendly option.

Your giftee can use their ResortPass gift card to gain access to luxury hotels across the world, including right in their hometown if they're not looking to travel. During their "daycation," they'll luxuriate in the resort of choice's swimming pool, private beach, and more. It's as if they're an actual nighttime guest who doesn't have to stay the night.

Interior Design Service

If you have a friend or family member who has been wanting to revamp a room or two, a Havenly credit will be a welcomed gift.

By purchasing one of two design services — online for $159 or in-person for $499 — you're helping bring your loved one's vision to life with the help of a pro. The service includes providing 1-on-1 collaboration for a soon-to-be renovated space with a trained designer.

You can also enhance your gift with an extra merch credit to put money towards furniture or accessories the designer suggests for the home.

Cameo Digital Message

Is your buddy obsessed with reality TV, an athlete, or a celebrity? Check to see if their obsession is on Cameo, a marketplace for notable people from different walks of life to create that allows celebrities to send custom video messages to fans.

You can spend as low as $1 to get a celebrity to create a video message for your loved one. You can even suggest for the star to say something you want to the gift recipient.

I once spent $50 to get Sonja Morgan to say happy birthday to my friend who was obsessed with "Real Housewives of New York." He absolutely loved it, and she even personalized the video by saying his name!

Gift Card to Take a Class

Whether the person you're giving this gift to wants to take a virtual course or an in-person class, your gift will subsidize their learning.

This gift card can be easily emailed with your special message. Then, all your giftee has to do is sign up for what they want to learn. They can choose from: pottery, painting, cooking, crafts — just to name a few.

And if they go with a virtual class, many offer a kit that can be mailed to them with all the materials they need to learn.

Thrive Market Membership

Set up your friend or family member with their own Thrive Market membership or shopping credit so they can get groceries delivered right to their door.

Your gift recipient will get an email to create an account to redeem their gift. Once signed up, they can shop for their favorite grocery items.

Although $59.95 is the monthly membership charge, you can cancel at any time or gift more months if you so choose.

Headspace

Give your friend or family member the nudge they need to start a regular meditation practice with this wonderfully designed app that provides thousands of hours of meditations and exercises for sleep and stress, as well as movement sequences and a motivational personal dashboard that encourages users to keep their meditation “streak” going.

Drizly

Say cheers from afar by gifting your college roommate or clients a festive bottle of bubbly, a six-pack of non-alcoholic beer, or their favorite liquor.

Prices vary, and gifts are delivered by local retailers close to your amigos’ homes in 60 minutes or less. In addition to a wide selection of beer, wine, and liquor you choose à la carte, there’s also a White Glove Team to help you with client gifting.

Amazon eGift Card

An Amazon eGift card will make anyone on your list happy. You can add up to $2,000 on it, so your recipient can shop for basically anything their heart desires. From best-selling products to unique TikTok finds, this digital gift is their ticket to getting the latest and greatest.

YesChef

This platform is like MasterClass for cooking enthusiasts. Featuring classes from celebrated chefs like Nancy Silverton, Francis Mallmann, Ed Lee (his Southern-Korean cuisine curriculum “From Buttermilk to Bourbon” is our personal fave), and Erez Komarovsky, features an immersive documentary filmed in a place of personal significance to the chef along with lessons from the chef’s home kitchen.

Forget quarantine sourdough; get ready for Silverton’s dazzling Caesar salad, Komarovsky’s hummus mezze with falafel, and so much more.

Milk Bar Gift Card

Starting from $25, this digital gift from Milk Bar will satisfy any sweet tooth on your shopping list. From their best-selling Birthday Cake to their signature Milk Bar Pie to their adorable cake truffles, your recipient will have a hard time deciding which tasty treats to add to their cart first.

The Bombas Digital Gift Card

Thinking about giving the ever-practical pair of socks? Give a Bombas digital gift card instead. Your recipient can shop from a variety of socks, underwear, T-shirts, and slippers to keep them warm cozy.

The best part: For every clothing item they purchase, Bombas donates a clothing item of the same kind to those experiencing homelessness.

Stitch Fix

For the stylish set, wow ’em with a delivery of clothing and accessories selected by a stylist, plus some algorithmic magic with the help of the customer’s input: shoppers fill out an extensive survey on their taste preferences.

Stitch Fix makes returns a breeze, too (a shipping label for returns is included), and the high-quality, eclectic finds are perfect for easing out of couch-potato mode — OK, or upping your sweatpants game.

Bookshop Gift Card

If they prefer to stay in with a good book over going out, this digital gift will be their favorite of the season. It’s also a win for the planet since Bookshop.org is a Climate Neutral company committed to operating sustainably, so your book lover can shop for books in different formats and feel great about it.

Plus, Bookshop.org gives more than 80% of their profit margin to independent bookstores.

The Sill Digital Gift Card

The plant parent in your life will appreciate this thoughtful digital gift. The Sill offers a wide selection of plants, flowers, and home decor for anyone with a green thumb to consider. Thanks to you, they can add a new addition like this Petite White Orchid to their growing collection.

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Ancestry Subscription

What could be more special than giving someone the opportunity to know their roots and discover their family history, and even make connections with extended family members?

With over 30 billion digitized records and millions of family trees, every login to Ancestry is sure to present the user with something new. The price starts at $118 for a 6-month subscription.

StubHub Gift Card

There's nothing quite like the glorious rush of singing the chorus to your favorite song amidst a sea of fellow fans — or laughing until your guts hurt at a comedy show.

StubHub gift cards for music, sports, theater, or comedy aficionados await (so, that about covers everyone on your list), available in amounts of $25 to $1,000.

Coursera Plus

$399 a year or $59 a month gets your friend or family member access to 3,000+ educational courses ranging from Yale’s famed “The Science of Well-Being” (“The Happiness Course”) to Python for Everybody for aspiring coders. Wine Tasting: Sensory Techniques for Wine Analysis or Science of Exercise?

What to take first? Alas, we’ll leave that up to them, but you may just want to gift yourself a subscription to this online learning platform, too.

Warby Parker Gift Card

Don’t let hindsight be 20/20 — give a great gift instantly with this Warby Parker e-gift card. Even if they don’t wear prescription glasses, they can shop the brand’s stylish sunglasses and accessories with this digital gift.

It’s a gift that keeps on giving thanks to Warby Parker's Buy a Pair, Give a Pair mission, where a pair of glasses is distributed to one of WP's nonprofit partners for each pair of glasses bought.

Blue Apron Meal e-Gift Card

Treat your hostess with mostess to a delicious home-cooked meal with half the prep with Blue Apron’s Fast and Easy menu.

Blue Apron’s meal-delivery service has delicious meal options for a variety of diets and lifestyles. Choose to gift $70, $140, and $280 for all their meal needs.

Fenty Beauty + Fenty Skin E-Gift Card

Whether they already know their go-to shade in the Pro Filt’r Foundation or haven’t yet experienced the high shine of the Gloss Bomb lip gloss, this digital gift will be appreciated by Rihanna fans and beauty lovers alike. Along with shopping Fenty Beauty’s best-selling products like this skin tint and hydrating lip stain, they can also shop Fenty Skin for a true 2-in-1 gift.

Daily Harvest Custom Gift Box

For any vegans on your list, you can’t go wrong with a custom gift box ($85) or e-gift card ($50-$200) to this plant-based powerhouse that offers chia bowls, flatbreads, oat bowls, soups, smoothies, and more.

Prep is oh, so minimal — we’re talking throwing ingredients in a blender and adding milk for smoothies or placing a flatbread on a sheet tray and baking — for these frozen delights, and their plant-based ice cream offerings called “Scoops” rival the real deal (Chocolate + Ooey, Gooey, Midnight Fudge is our go-to).

Even friends who aren’t vegan will love DH’s offerings and can always jazz up meals with proteins, cheese, or a sunny-side-up egg as desired.

Paramount+ Gift Card

Buy a $100 gift card to someone near and dear for Paramount+ (plans start at $4.99 a month), and you’re gifting them the chance to enter the world of live sports, the Yellowstone prequel 1883 (trust us, out on Dec. 19, this show is worth the hype), kids series galore, an evolving library of Paramount+ Originals, and favorites from CBS, BET, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, MTV, and more.

Future Membership

For the gym rat in your life, this one-on-one remote personal training membership is a game changer. Give the gift of 1, 3, 6, or 12 months of membership (from $149) to this concierge-style fitness app that pairs the user with an experienced trainer.

Once they’re matched up with the ideal fitness guru for their needs, the pro will check on them remotely through their phone and Apple Watch, with unlimited access to a trainer to create their workout plan, answer questions, and hold them accountable.

$50 PlayStation Store Gift Card (Digital Code)

With the release of God of War Ragnarök, Elden Ring, and many more, there was no shortage of great games to play in 2023. Your recipient can choose from thousands of games, add-ons, subscriptions, and more with this PlayStation store gift card. Plus, PlayStation games frequently go on sale, so it’s best for them to have funds when they need it most.

Harry & David Gift Carfd

Ah, an e-gift card ($50-$250) that gives one access to amazing grub? Sign your gourmand gastronaut up, dear readers. If you prefer to pick something out, Cheese with Fruit Toppers or H&D’s Fruit-of-the-Month Club are all excellent choices from these gift basket wizards that have something on offer to delight every kind of palate. Prices vary, but deliciousness is consistent. When in doubt, chocolate is the answer, though.

Grammarly

Have a grammar nerd on your hands, or know someone in a professional field that involves lots of writing? This gift will have a huge affect, ahem, effect (thanks, Grammarly!) on them, helping them write clear and concise text. The premium version costs just $12 a month if you pay annually.

Hulu $25 Gift Card

Dopesick, Only Murders in the Building, Big Sky, oh my! There’s so much to watch on this streamer, and with new content being added regularly, the recipient’s “must-watch” list will continue to grow.

Hedley & Bennett Digital Gift Card

Your recipient already makes amazing dishes, so they deserve an equally amazing apron. From beginners to pros, Hedley & Bennett makes the quintessential apron any chef will appreciate. Each apron is handcrafted and made to last.

Hedley & Bennett also offers other products, including knives, stylish accessories, and chef shoes. and this digital gift will help them secure their new go-to kitchen must-have.

Peloton Apparel eGift Card

If they can always be found cycling away on their Peloton Bike+, this digital gift is for them. From sweat towel sets to matching clothing sets, your recipient can show their love for Peloton while crushing their next session with the help of the Peloton Apparel eGift card.

Lowe's Gift Card

For the DIY-er, the craftsman, or the dad with too many projects in the works, this Lowe’s gift card will come in handy. This digital gift will be the first thing they reach for when they need to patch up a few more holes to get their safety deposit back, fresh flowers for their home garden, or just need to fix a few things around the home, it'll have them covered.

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