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 stores 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 store's own, in the US, 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 November 2026 · every link goes to the store

PEAK (Steam)
$7.99
17
It Ends With Us – Colleen Hoover (Apple Books)
$9.99
7
Nine Sols (Steam)
$29.99
9
Rich Dad Poor Dad – Robert T. Kiyosaki (Apple Books)
$7.99
5
Sid Meier's Civilization® V (Steam)
$7.49
9
The Poppy War Collector's Edition – R. F. Kuang (Apple Books)
$13.99
5
The Hunger Games (Hunger Games, Book One) – Suzanne Collins (Apple Books)
$9.99
4
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo – Taylor Jenkins Reid (Apple Books)
$14.99
4
Where the Crawdads Sing: Reese's Book Club – Delia Owens (Apple Books)
$12.99
4
The Name of the Wind – Patrick Rothfuss (Apple Books)
$9.99
3
BECOMING - Erzählt für die nächste Generation – Michelle Obama (Apple Books)
$6.99
3
Cloud Cuckoo Land – Anthony Doerr (Apple Books)
$15.99
3
Neuromancer – William Gibson (Apple Books)
$7.99
3
The Kite Runner – Khaled Hosseini (Apple Books)
$7.99
3
Prophet Song – Paul Lynch (Apple Books)
$9.99
2
The Bee Sting – Paul Murray (Apple Books)
$12.99
2
Of Mice and Men and The Moon Is Down – John Steinbeck (Apple Books)
$4.99
2
NORMAL PEOPLE – Sally Rooney (Apple Books)
$8.99
2
Dune – Frank Herbert (Apple Books)
$9.99
2
Throne of Glass – Sarah J. Maas (Apple Books)
$14.99
2
The Creative Act – Rick Rubin (Apple Books)
$10.99
2
Sapiens – Yuval Noah Harari (Apple Books)
$5.99
2
Can't Hurt Me – David Goggins (Apple Books)
$12.99
2
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck – Mark Manson (Apple Books)
$13.99
2
The Remains of the Day – Kazuo Ishiguro (Apple Books)
$12.99
2
Demon Copperhead – Barbara Kingsolver (Apple Books)
$11.99
2
Thinking, Fast and Slow . . . in 30 minutes – Daniel Kahneman (Apple Books)
$11.99
2
A Little Life – Hanya Yanagihara (Apple Books)
$11.99
2
I'm Glad My Mom Died – Jennette McCurdy (Apple Books)
$14.99
2
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Roald Dahl (Apple Books)
$5.99
2

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