What can I gift someone instantly?

A PC game on Steam (sent to their account, or as wallet funds), a Kindle book sent to their email, an Apple Gift Card that covers a book in Apple Books, and gift cards for the shops they use. All arrive by email within minutes.

Is a digital gift a bit cheap?

Only if it is generic. A game they have been eyeing, or the book they mentioned, is a considered gift that happens to arrive fast. A random gift card is the cheap version — avoid it.

How do I stop this happening again?

Keep their wishlist where you can see it. When someone shares a list on Gifthax you can reserve something months out, and it stays hidden from them until the day.

Last-minute gifts that arrive in seconds

It is the day before, or the day of, and the post is not going to save you. What can: things that exist as a code. A game on Steam, a book in their reading app — bought now, received now, and not a worse gift for it if it is the right one.

Everything on this page is delivered digitally. Prices are the shop's own, in the UK, today.

And for next time: a wishlist means the physical gift is already chosen, so "last minute" becomes "ordered on Tuesday".

30 products · prices and stock checked October 2026 · every link goes to the shop

Stellaris (Steam)
£41.99
28
Portal 2 (Steam)
£8.50
27
Dark Matter – Blake Crouch (Apple Books)
£5.49
25
Onyx Storm - Edizione italiana – Rebecca Yarros (Apple Books)
£10.99
25
God of War (Steam)
£39.99
22
The Housemaid’s Wedding – A menyasszony otthona – Freida McFadden (Apple Books)
£4.99
22
It Starts with us – Colleen Hoover (Apple Books)
£6.99
20
Grit – Angela Duckworth (Apple Books)
£8.49
18
James – Percival Everett (Apple Books)
£7.99
15
The Lean Startup – Eric Ries (Apple Books)
£7.99
13
12 Rules For Life – Jordan B. Peterson (Apple Books)
£9.99
10
Elon Musk – Walter Isaacson (Apple Books)
£7.99
9
The Power of Now . . . in 30 Minutes – Eckhart Tolle (Apple Books)
£8.99
7
Matilda – Roald Dahl (Apple Books)
£6.49
7
The Alchemist - 10th Anniversary Edition – Paulo Coelho (Apple Books)
£3.99
7
The Hobbit (Enhanced Edition) (Enhanced Edition) – J. R. R. Tolkien (Apple Books)
£6.99
7
The Psychology of Money – Morgan Housel (Apple Books)
£7.99
6
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow – Gabrielle Zevin (Apple Books)
£6.99
6
The Poppy War Collector's Edition – R. F. Kuang (Apple Books)
£7.49
5
Atomic Habits – James Clear (Apple Books)
£8.49
5
Rich Dad Poor Dad – Robert T. Kiyosaki (Apple Books)
£5.99
5
Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games) – Suzanne Collins (Apple Books)
£14.99
3
Babel – R. F. Kuang (Apple Books)
£10.99
3
Neuromancer – William Gibson (Apple Books)
£5.99
3
BECOMING - Erzählt für die nächste Generation – Michelle Obama (Apple Books)
£4.99
3
Sapiens – Yuval Noah Harari (Apple Books)
£4.49
2
Pachinko – Min Jin Lee (Apple Books)
£6.49
2
Hidden potential – Adam Grant (Apple Books)
£8.99
2
Powerless (Saga Powerless 1) – Lauren Roberts (Apple Books)
£9.49
2
NORMAL PEOPLE – Sally Rooney (Apple Books)
£6.49
2

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