A VirtualGift is a virtual prepaid Visa Card. You can use it like a Visa card to order online or by phone. You can’t use it in stores because there’s no physical card to “swipe” through card readers; however, the Virtual Card is available in hours instead of a week or two.
If your recipient does lots of phone or online shopping this could be the perfect last-minute gift.

Turning a VirtualGift Card into a last-minute gift is easy. During the ordering process, you’ll get to choose a suitable eCard for your recipient. The necessary information needed to use the Virtual Card is included along with your greeting.

VirtualGifts arrive quickly, but not instantly. Orders go through manual processing so eCards are only sent during business hours.

According to Giftcards.com, “Orders placed after 5pm eastern time on Sunday through 5pm eastern time on Friday are typically processed within 24 hours. Orders placed after 5pm eastern time on Friday through 5pm eastern time on Sunday could take 48-72 hours for processing.”

So if the occasion demands a gift right now, head for Lastminute-Gifts.com and get a Gift Announcement. You can tell your recipient what’s coming or keep it a surprise… the point is, you’ve let them know a gift is on the way and that they are in your thoughts.

You might also want to consider Custom Prepaid Gift Cards.

Did you ever see the greatest sweatshirt design on someone walking by in the mall… but you can’t find it anywhere?

Or the coffee  mug you saw a catalog which would be perfect for for Aunt Gladys… but it costs a fortune?

Or you’d just love to give something very personalized and special, but have no idea how to put it together?

Cafe Press has an answer to all the above.  This web site allows you to design custom T-shirts and and personalized gifts, then have them made and delivered fast.

How much time do you have for designing custom Christmas gifts? Here is Cafe Press’ 2009 holiday shipping schedule:

Shipping Method:   Order By:
Economy:                       11:59 p.m. (EST) Sunday, December 13
Standard:                        11:59 p.m. (EST) Tuesday, December 15
Premium:                        11:59 p.m. (EST) Sunday, December 20
1 Day:                               Noon (EST) Monday, December 21

Cafe Press doesn’t have a Speed Feature ( a method of getting your gift delivered or announced within 24 hours).  So if your custom creation won’t get there in time, use our  Gift Announcements to let them know their gift is on the way.

It must be the economy - a number of businesses are cutting back on their  St. Patrick’s Day gifts this year.  Several places I could count on in the past have nothing to offer now.

Then I looked at Cafe Press.  T-shirts sweat shirts and mugs seem to be among the most popular St. Paddy’s Day gifts, and Cafe Press is loaded with them. You can pick from lots of designs, or get creative and design your own. 

Since we feature gifts that arrive in 24 hours,  no speed feature is a big problem.  But if you have a few days, Cafe Press has announced a shipping special - they’ll upgrade your shipping to two-day service if necessary so your order arrives by Tuesday.  

And if you want to pay around $20.00 extra, overnight shipping  is available - order by noon.  Here’s a link for Cafe Press.