What Would You Do For a Fiverr?

Historically, on someone's birthday, the most they would get from me is the pleasure of my company when out for a few drinks. I decided that I would change this, and not only actually give people a birthday present, but it would be an incredibly thoughtful one.

Luckily, thoughtful, fun and amusing can go together very well indeed. This is where Fiverr.com comes in.

The concept of this site, is that various members across the globe offer a particular service (a gig) for the grand total of $5. These gigs vary from offering to create a logo for your website, or even hanging a padlock hung with your name on below the balcony of Juliet in Verona

I have been itching to share this website, but I have been waiting for some specific 'gigs' to arrive for a friend's birthday.

Firstly I had WelshBloke record a Happy Birthday video wearing nothing but a thong and a woolly hat:

And secondly, I sent justbadge a picture of my friend, which she used to create a watercolour animé image just for him:

So 2 original and personal gifts for the grand total of $10 (about £6.50).

The only problem is that now I have set a particular expectation when it comes to my birthday gestures in the future!