22 Great Long Distance Gift Ideas
Below you'll find awesome long distance gift ideas for your boyfriend or girlfriend that Frank and I recommend. Some of them are gifts we have given to each other, and others have been highly recommended by others who have shared with us their most memorable long distance gifts. Click here to view |
**MOST POPULAR** These are our very own custom silicone bracelets. Despite being inexpensive, they send a big message. Hundreds of LDR couples from all over the world wear these bracelets to express their love from afar, as a promise to stay strong during their times apart, and show their long distance pride.
Send a bracelet with a gift message! |
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So you've been sending emails and/or letters since you've started this long distance relationship. Have you ever thought of sending a telegram? Of course not! People say love letters are old-fashioned,
but telegrams? ANCIENT!
Telegramstop.com uses the technology of today to bring back to life an old relic of the past. They will print and mail your telegram and ship it anywhere in the world. You can choose to have sent immediately, or to have it sent some time in the future. There is also an option to include a photo with your telegram. What's awesome is that the telegrams they send look authentic and timeworn. It will definitely be something your boyfriend/girlfriend will show off to their family and friends and cherish for a lifetime. It is an inexpensive service - sending a telegram costs + postage (worldwide) costs only $5.65 USD which is well worth it for a priceless keepsake. I contacted TelegramStop and they offered us a coupon to give to our site visitors and LFAD members. If you use coupon code LFAD you'll get 10% off! 
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Love Letter Satchels are handmade by me! I came up with the idea to create a "satchel" for my very own love letters, photos, greeting cards, movie tickets, bus tickets, etc from my relationship with Frank.
I will make a custom satchel just for you! I have many fabrics and ribbon colors for you to choose from. LDR gift tip? Order one for your partner and promise to send weekly/monthly love letters and cards! |
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A gift for your relationship! In it you'll get our Long Distance Relationship Workbook and 101 Romantic Ideas to download. You and your partner will also each receive a package in the mail containing a "My heart is in __" laptop stickers, Happy Hearts lollipops (8 flavors to choose from), and your choice of "Love knows no distance" bracelet or keychain in pink or chocolate brown.
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 Click here to view Boldloft's Long Distance Relationship Gifts Category |
BoldLoft has a ton of gifts perfect for long distance couples. And they're so cute! Frank and I especially love their "couples pillowcases."
They offer things that come in pairs, including pillowcases, t-shirts, coffee mugs, and glasses. Each pair is connected by a design. Check out the examples below:
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Create fonts in your own handwriting that you can use in your instant messaging program!
Check out the example that on the left that one of our members, garnet, sent me after she and her boyfriend created their custom fonts using YourFonts.com Seeing the fonts in each of your own handwriting is the perfect personal touch to a otherwise impersonal instant messaging program! Installing your own fonts in your instant messenger is probably one of the best ideas that long distancers can do with YourFonts.com But this is just one way to use your custom fonts. There are tons of possibilities... use you and your parnter's fonts for scrapbooks, gifts, art, etc... Frank and I had to try it out for ourselves! Here's how our fonts came out: 
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 Click here to visit Proflowers.com |
Frank has gotten me roses from ProFlowers.com, and they were excellent (see pictures below!).
We highly recommend them, not just for quality, but for their prices too! Click here to check out ProFlowers.com If you need to send flowers somewhere other than the USA, click the "International" link located at the top of the Proflowers home page.
For other flower and gift options we also suggest Flower.com |
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 Click here to visit CustomCarePackage.com |
Customizable Care Packages by CustomCarePackage.com "Freshly baked cookies, cinnamon rolls, candy, and much more. Create your own care package including a free letter or greeting card. Discounted UPS and FedEx delivery." Even if you don't buy from this company, browsing through the site can help give you ideas for making your very own care package for your boyfriend/girlfriend. |
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 Click here to visit InnovaToys.com and learn more about this clock Whoever invented this clock must have had LDRs in mind! This clock is connected to the internet and can receive messages from anywhere around the world. |
From the InnovaToys website: "You can take internet chatting to a whole new level if both of you have the Instant Message Clock. Or, should you actually be on the other side of the world, imagine the joy they'd feel as they get up in the morning to find a digital love note hanging there that you left before turning in for the night." Also visit InnovaToys.com for other awesome gift ideas. My favorite categories on this site are Optical Illusions, USB Stuff, and Nature! | |||
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Mizah charms are the perfect long distance relationship gift. "Mizpah" is an emotional bond between two people that are separated and "mizpah" jewelery signifies this bond. Charms will often have the quote: "The Lord watch between me and thee when we are absent one from another" or just "Mizpah." The charm is in two pieces and each person wears a part of the charm. Check out the ones I was able to find on Amazon:
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 Click here to visit CafePress |
Create something unique... A while ago Frank designed for me a cute little item with his own special message: "You are loved." He used CafePress a site where you can custom design pretty much any product you want... clothing, hats, mugs, bags, water bottles, teddy bears... the list goes on. All you have to do is upload an image you've made or a picture and resize it on the product of your choosing. Pick what you want to put it on, then leave the rest of the work up to them. Check out CafePress. (very simple and easy to use! not to mention lots of fun!) | |||
 Click here to visit Picaboo.com |
Picaboo lets you design awesome photobooks. It's like modern scrapbooking without scissors, glue, and the mess. You design it digitally and picaboo prints it!
LDR gift tip? Create a photobook with images depicting your usual daily life events (if you haven't met yet) OR make a book of pictures of all the times you have spent together - great anniversary idea! |
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Note, there are other "varieties" including brown skin tone, soap, chocolate, candle, and glow-in-the-dark. Just do a search on the site. Check out these reviews by long distancers on adamevetoys.com! Must have for long distance relationships!!! "I have bought two of these kits. My original purchase was for my husband and I. He was leaving for Army Airborne School for several months. We had no problem making his clone-although I recommend at least two people for the process. While he was working on staying hard, I was getting the temperature just right. It looks just like my husband. I loved it sooo much, I recently purchased the kit for a friend for her bachelorette party. A month after their wedding, he will be spending a year in Afghanistan. This is the best product next to the real thing!!" happy military wife "i highly suggest this product for every couple to try. after reading reveiws i was worried about buying it. my husband is on a 12 month tour to iraq,and learning from him doin a 15 month tour last year i wanted to try and make this kit, he was recently home for R&R and we had not 1 problem with the kit,He an i are very satisfide on how wel it turned out.Whoever idea it was to sell this kit is my hero for the next 8 months :D" |
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 Click here to visit Smilebox.com |
Smilebox is a program that you can download for FREE to create things with your digital photos
including digital scrapbooks, e-cards, slideshows, photo albums, and postcards. After you make your creation you can send it for free by email to your loved one. There are a ton of designs and layouts to choose from.
Download Smilebox for free: Smilebox Inc. |
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 Click here to visit CookieHQ.com |
 If your other half is a sweet-tooth then I couldn't recommend a better gift idea for you. CookieHQ has TONS of cookie gifts. But the one I'd probably recommend the most is their Giant Fortune Cookies.
They are the size of a small football and inside is a foot-long fortune that you can personalize with your own message. How SWEET is THAT???
Click here to go right to their Giant Fortune Cookie selection. The image on the right is one covered with chocolate and peanut butter, but they have sooo many varieties including others covered with different candies, oreos, nuts, and more. 40 different flavors to choose from! You can even have images placed on the cookies. To check out their other cookie gifts, click here: CookieHQ.com |
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 Click here to visit RomanceHer.com |
 This site has many UNIQUE romantic gifts. That's not the only reason why I'm suggesting it though. Frank got me a gift from this site for Valentine's Day 2009. He got me one of their glazed 24 kt gold roses. It is probably the most beautiful gift he has ever given me. And it's kind of ironic, since Frank thinks its funny to buy those cheap fake roses at gas stations for me whenever he gets the chance. But now I have a real rose that is preserved and I can treasure it for a lifetime. He got it in my favorite color, purple (of course). To the right is a picture of it with one of our "Love knows no distance" bracelets (felt like proving myself!)
They have many other very romantic gifts, check them out! RomanceHer.com
"I meet you in every dream" pendant pictured at the left. A perfect long distance gift. |
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 Click here to visit CanvasPress.com |
 Click here to visit their website: CanvasPress.com. |
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 Click here to visit RomanticGifts.com |
If you are planning a trip to see each other soon, check out this site!
As the name would suggest, this site has a lot of romantic gifts,
most are on the sexy side. Many of their gifts are great for romantic
visits with each other, such as their Bed of Roses, and their various bedroom games.
This is definitely the place to search if you're looking for something to make your next visit fun and exciting. Click here to visit their website: RomanticGifts.com. |
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 Click here to visit BustedTees.com  |
"Because relationships are a marathon, not a sprint." If you're looking for a little LDR humor, check out this Busted Tees t-shirt. I just love this "long distance relationship" t-shirt. It comes in both mens and womens sizes. Click here to see BustedTees Long Distance Relationship If your boyfriend or girlfriend is into funny graphic t-shirts, Busted Tees is perfect just for that.  
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 Click here to visit the International Star Registry Website |
This would make a pretty neat long distance relationship gift. Naming a star for your love who is far away, is a special
gift because it's something that you can share and look at every night no matter where you are in the world. It's not quite "giving them the moon" but
it is pretty close ;) Plus whatever you choose to name your star gets put in the International Star Registry's book.
and Name a Star |
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 Click here to visit Skype.com |
A while back we asked people in long distance relationships to tell us what online communication tools they used and recommended for other LDR couples. Skype was by far the most suggested tool.
It isn't a secret that one of the best gifts you can give to your partner is a gift that will make you both feel closer and not so far apart. The ultimate gift is trip to see them, but if you can't afford that, you can probably at least afford a webcam or a Skype phone (for you international couples out there looking for a cheaper way to talk, a Skype subscription is tons cheaper than making international phone calls on your landline or mobile phone).
USA Skype Store or the Skype Store Europe . |
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 Click here to visit Bake Me A Wish |
Send cake!  Are you going to miss your boyfriend/girlfriend's birthday?
I have missed all three of Frank's birthdays since we have been together.
This year I baked him cookies. It would have been a lot harder to ship a cake!
Bake Me A Wish can handle all of that for you. I wish I had known about it sooner. Their cakes look insanely delicious.
Getting a cake in the mail for your birthday would definitely be a surprise. :) They also can ship cakes to APO/FPO addresses! So you can make sure your military man/woman gets a cake for their birthday :) Click here to visit Bake Me A Wish! |
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