Gifts to send actors- Page 4

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 1/18/08 at 3:43pm

Cruel,

That's cossing a line.

Delete the post please, then make that therapy appointment.

[Fiyero13]

Posted: 1/18/08 at 3:47pm

what to think was going in blake's head?

[verynewyorkcurious]

Posted: 1/18/08 at 3:51pm

he's probably thinking, holy ish..next time i'm making a run for it. nah i'm only kidding..

you can tell though how much effort she put into that scrapbook. it's nuts..and that video on youtube? how does one even do that? do you know how to do that? i don't know how to do that.

'craziness!' - seth rudetsky

[Fiyero13]

Posted: 1/18/08 at 3:59pm

that would creep the crap out of me

[Revolutionary]

Posted: 1/18/08 at 6:05pm

What kind of friend would give gift certificates to the Olive Garden, I wonder? If I got a bunch of Olive Garden gift certificates from someone they'd be getting a punch in the face back from me. People are always giving me starbucks cards, and while it's a step above the Olive Garden, it's still annoying. I never use them.

If you're gonna give cards, people, give an Amex or Visa one!

Anyway, small gag gifts or something that looks like it didn't cost you $100 or take you a whole week to put together can be non creepy. I guess it depends on the delivery of the gift. If you're all like, (in a creepy voice) 'Hey there so and so, look I got you a gift!' (and I want you to open it so I can watch your reaction)' then yeah, that would be a mistake. But if it's something cute and if you're nonchalant about it then I don't see why it can't just be a nice gesture and I'm sure some people out there do appreciate it.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 1/18/08 at 6:46pm

Cupcakes are always appropriate.

[artscallion]

Posted: 1/18/08 at 6:55pm

"Cupcakes are always appropriate."


But don't wait til the night before to tell your mom you need them!

[SweetSoprano]

Posted: 1/18/08 at 7:08pm

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!

[Revolutionary]

Posted: 1/18/08 at 8:33pm

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. And don't be cheap about it either. Like I wouldn't want a box of 4, it's got to be a box of 12. Or 16. Or 24...

[Eris0303]

Posted: 1/18/08 at 8:42pm

"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*

[Revolutionary]

Posted: 1/18/08 at 8:53pm

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

[Eris0303]

Posted: 1/18/08 at 8:54pm

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

That sounds...delicious lol

[bluetuna]

Posted: 1/18/08 at 10:19pm

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

[Eris0303]

Posted: 1/18/08 at 10:24pm

"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.

[MaronaDavies]

Posted: 1/18/08 at 11:25pm

Any sort of food is usually tossed, whether it's in a store package or not. 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.

I once knew someone in a show that attracted a young audience and he used to receive a lot of drawings of his character. He'd keep them pinned up on his dressing room door and they really were cute. It's worth it to say that these were drawings done by people in the grade school age range, though; he probably would have been creeped out if an adult had sent him something similar.

[Mamie]

Posted: 1/18/08 at 11:34pm

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.

[Revolutionary]

Posted: 1/19/08 at 12:08am

Cupcakes and cookies in tamper proof plastic... from a supermarket?

Hellz no. Why would you even bother? Good cupcakes only come in cardboard boxes.

Anyway, so they may get tossed, they may not, does it matter? My one actor friend loves it when people give him sugary crap, it doesn't happen often but he has no qualms about eating something if it looks yummy because he only gets stagedoor gifts once in a blue moon and he honestly does enjoy receiving them. But it shouldn't really matter if it's actually consumed or not. When people give flowers, you don't actually know if they're being enjoyed by the recipient. I for one freaking hate flowers but I appreciate the thought behind them. And yeah, throwing away cupcakes would matter to me because no one in the universe should waste a good cupcake and not be held accountable for it, lol, but really, it's more about the gesture. And it's a nice little gesture so it should end there.

[Eris0303]

Posted: 1/19/08 at 1:00am

"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.

Posted: 1/19/08 at 1:29am

The only gift you can give a celebrity that you know he'll apreciate is your virginity.

Or a fruit basket.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 1/19/08 at 8:07am

A word of advice here:

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

I know this from experience.

[GHOSTLIGHT2]

Posted: 1/20/08 at 10:45am

I know the actress in question whom I bought the DVD for well enough to know what She might or might not like, consequently I had an idea what kind of Movie She might like.
She has been particularly busy lately so I expect no immediate response.

but again food items even in store packaging can be tampered with.
We should never forget that the path to Hell is paved with good intentions.
If You are close enough with Him/Her that They trust You then it can work - but 90% of fans They do not know very closely.
We don't live in a world where We can count on everyone behaving as They should.

As for joeKv99's suggestion that a Virginity be offered, there aren't a lot of those around and if They know You have one You would not have to offer it - Human nature being what it is .

[emmadny]

Posted: 1/20/08 at 10:53am

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

[GHOSTLIGHT2]

Posted: 1/20/08 at 11:17am

Again, How Well do You know Her? do You know what She likes and what Her interests are? what are Her hobbies? the more You know about the performer the better You will know if it is appropriate.

[Jane2]

Posted: 1/20/08 at 1:27pm

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.

[GHOSTLIGHT2]

Posted: 1/20/08 at 2:16pm

Who knows Jane Who knows, as I said previously it is something people do.
It may not make sense to You but it does to the person doing it.