Gifts to send actors — Page 4

what to think was going in blake's head?

that would creep the crap out of me

Cupcakes are always appropriate.

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My friend is an understudy in a show and when went on for the first time I bought her flowers (she got me house seats for the show). But, I've never really given her any other gift along those lines. (And yes, we have met outside the stagedoor...I've known her for a few years.) I don't really think sending a gift is appropriate, but a donation to BC/EFA in their name is probably your best bet, IF YOU MUST!

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"Mmm. There's nothing I love more than getting a big ass box of cupcakes from someone. Homemade ones are weird though, doesn't matter how yummy they look, I sure as hell wouldn't eat them if they were coming from some random person.

If you're gonna be giving someone cupcakes get them from a bakery."

I don't bake for someone that I don't know and I don't suggest other people do. That sort of stuff always ends up in the trash. A sealed, untampered with bakery package is always the way to go in that case.

I bake cookies for a minor celeb that I know but I've known him for six years and he looks forward his birthday because it means he's getting cookies from me. But, like I said, we've known each other for six years and have a big brother/little sister type relationship.

" I wouldn't want a box of 4, it's got to be a box of 12. Or 16. Or 24..."

Have a cupcake fetish? *winks*

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"I'm obsessed with cupcakes. I like to cram them down my throat and drink melted butter afterwards."

That sounds...delicious lol

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"Even getting food from a bakery is suspicious. Someone could easily tamper with the food after purchasing it."

I wouldn't get something in a cardboard box that could easily be tampered with. Most grocery stores with a bakery section sell cupcakes, cookies, and other treats in clear plastic containers that are sealed and it's usually pretty obvious if they've been opened.

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I once had a bottle of champagne sent to an actor on the opening night of his show. The bottle and an accompanying card was ordered from, and delivered by, BC/EFA. I don't know if they still do that or not.

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"It's unfortunate, but in this day and age, you can't blame an actor for not wanting to eat gifts of food items from strangers. If you're a friend they know and trust and you're baking them cookies that's one thing, but if you're showing up at the stage door with cupcakes, no matter how kind they think you are, they'll probably toss them."

Absolutely. Going back to my own example I met my friend in 2002 and the first time I gave him a food product was in 2004. Store bought cupcakes in a sealed, clear plastic container from the grocery store. The first time I baked was 2005. So I waited until we knew each other for three years before pulling that out of the bag. And he looks forward to it every year because he's on the road so much so cookies that I baked myself are a reminder of home. A nice departure from restaurant food.

"I once had a bottle of champagne sent to an actor on the opening night of his show. The bottle and an accompanying card was ordered from, and delivered by, BC/EFA. I don't know if they still do that or not."

I saw it on the website before Christmas. So as long as they haven't taken it down since then it's still there.

As for flowers...I wouldn't send them to a guy but if I was friends with an actress I might send them for opening night. I recently had to decide what sort of gift because someone I knew was opening in a show out of town and because it was a guy I didn't want to go the flowers route. Nor did I want to send chocolate because it has dairy in it (it was a musical). I ended up going with hard candy that came in a variety of flavors and each piece was individually wrapped. I went with this because I it wasn't perishable and because of the individual packaging he could share it with his castmates without worries of other peoples fingers on it. I later found out that the people he was sharing his dressing room with were taking handfuls. I also had it shipped right from the company so it was never in my possession for me to tamper with. But then again...this was someone I knew. I wouldn't send it to someone I didn't know or had only met once.

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A word of advice here:

Do not send anchovies to an actor unless you are sure he likes them.

I know this from experience.

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I want to send something to Sierra Boggess, but I'm from Spain.......

I'm still wondering why people give gifts to actors. I think doing that is likely to change any positive relationship you may have with them, to a negative one.

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