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5 Unique Gift Delivery Services

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It was 79 years ago on July 28th 1933 when a fan sent singing star Rudy Vallee the first birthday greeting via telegram. In honor of this anniversary here is a list below of other unique deliveries available today.

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Charm and Happy - Singing Telegrams

Based in Los Angeles
(877) 725-6967
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There is no better way to send a unique birthday greeting rather than using Pinky, the famous singing gorilla who has delighted guests such as Harry Connick, Jr. Your personalized message will be given in a fun, comical and theatrical way by a trained and friendly team member of Charm and Happy.

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Sending a PajamaGram to someone you love is like sending a hug. Each pajamagram is specially wrapped in its own keepsake packaging. PajamaGrams are perfect for everyone on your list you can choose from over 200 designs in women's, men's, babies and children. PajamaGram is a sister company to The Vermont Teddy Bear Company.

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You're no sucker, so send a bouquet of suckers to your beloved friend or loved one. Edible Gifts Plus is creating unique and fun lollipop bouquets that will not only surprise them, but delight them as well. There are several lollipop bouquet designs to choose from that will keep the recipient sucking for days.

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Everyone loves balloons so why not send the biggest, best and most creative bunch of balloons you can? Balloon Planet is blowing up the best balloons in town and they are available for delivery worldwide. There are tons of balloon bouquet categories to choose from, or you could even create your own.

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Anyone can send a floral bouquet, but are you creative enough to send a cookie bouquet? Gwen Willhite, founder of Cookies by Design created her first cookie bouquet in 1983 and now there are Cookies by Design locations throughout the country. Whatever the occasion may be Cookie by Design will send the most delicious cookies in a unique arrangement that will be sure to delight the receiver.

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Sock Grams are a fun and quirky way to send someone something a little extra on top of a greeting card. Each sock gram comes with a greeting card and a .25 fl oz packet of foot balm for adults or a packet of stickers for the kids. There are hundreds of socks from several different catagories such as animal socks to humorous socks (my favorite being the bacon socks).

Desiree Eaglin blogs at Sarcastic, Funny and Brutally Honest. You can find her on Twitter too.
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