If you work in Dubai, Abu Dhabi or Sharjah and your family is in Lahore or Gujranwala, sending a gift home is easier than from almost anywhere else. Pakistan is only one hour ahead of the UAE, so our 3 PM same day cutoff is 2 PM your time, and you can order in your lunch break for delivery that same afternoon, subject to availability. You pay in rupees by Wise, Remitly or a transfer from your UAE bank account, and you see photos and a video of the gift before it leaves us.
This guide is for parents and spouses working away from home: what to send your wife on your anniversary, your children on a birthday you cannot be there for, and your family at Eid, and how to time it so you are on the call when the door opens.
In short
- Pakistan is one hour ahead of the UAE all year. Neither country changes its clocks.
- Same day cutoff is 2 PM UAE time, and delivery is 2 PM to 7 PM UAE time, subject to availability.
- Midnight delivery is 9 PM to 11 PM UAE time, for Rs 999 extra.
- Hampers, money bouquets and custom cakes need 2 to 3 days. Imported roses are booked in advance.
- Mother's Day is 21 March in the UAE and Sunday 9 May 2027 in Pakistan.
One Hour Apart: Ordering in Your Lunch Break
Because the gap is a single hour, your working day and your family's day line up almost exactly. Order by 2 PM in Dubai and same day gifts go out between 2 PM and 7 PM your time, so you can finish work, call home and watch your wife open the box. If you miss 2 PM, same day gifts can often still go today as an urgent order, with a 10% urgent order charge on the items, subject to availability.
| In Pakistan | In the UAE | What it means for you |
|---|---|---|
| 3 PM, the cutoff for same day and midnight delivery | 2 PM | Order before your lunch break ends |
| 3 PM to 8 PM, standard delivery | 2 PM to 7 PM | It arrives as you finish work |
| 10 PM to 12 AM, midnight delivery | 9 PM to 11 PM | You are still awake for the video call |
The kinds we make the same day are Layers cakes, local rose and sunflower bouquets, chocolate gifts, flower boxes, snack gifts, accessories gifts and some balloon boxes. Midnight delivery costs Rs 999 on top of the normal delivery charge, and it is the classic way to start a birthday or an anniversary: the gift reaches the door just before the date turns in Pakistan, by 11 PM in the UAE at the latest.
For Your Wife: Your Anniversary and Her Birthday
When you are away, the gift has to do the talking. The I Love You box in our top picks, at Rs 10,499, spells I and U in red roses with a heart of Ferrero Rocher between them, and the rose dome box at Rs 8,199 is a dome of deep red roses in a black round box with a pearl necklace draped across it. Both can go the same day, subject to availability.
For a bigger gesture, the gold glitter heels box at Rs 21,499 holds gold glitter stilettos, a matching clutch, a perfume and roller set and pearl beads in a clear display box, also same day. If roses are what she loves most, 24 imported red roses are Rs 19,999 and need booking in advance. The anniversary rose pot cake at Rs 12,799 looks like a flower pot with five red roses growing out of chocolate soil, and like every custom cake it needs 2 to 3 days.
For the Children: Birthdays You Cannot Be Home For
Missing a child's birthday is one of the hardest parts of working abroad. A gift with a character they love, arriving while the cake is being cut, helps a little. The Stitch box in our top picks, at Rs 10,999, is a pink box with a Stitch plush, an iridescent heart balloon, star balloons and sweet snacks, and it can go the same day. The Kuromi bouquet and the Hello Kitty bunny bouquet are Rs 5,999 each, a plush character among pink and cream or bright pink and yellow roses, both same day.
For a son, the I Love My Son balloon box at Rs 11,999 has snacks, cookies and chocolates under a personalised star balloon, and it is ready for delivery the next day. For the party itself, the unicorn rainbow cake at Rs 12,299 and the pink princess tray at Rs 21,499, with a crowned pink cake, hot pink roses, a Lotso bear, chocolate covered strawberries and a balloon arch, need 2 to 3 days, so book them as soon as the party date is fixed.
Eid, Mother's Day and the Dates That Differ
Eid can fall a day apart in the UAE and Pakistan, because each follows its own moon sighting. In Pakistan, Eid ul Fitr is expected on 9 or 10 March 2027 and Eid ul Adha on 16 or 17 May. Book Eid gifts for the Pakistan date, 3 to 5 days ahead, and we confirm the day with you on WhatsApp. We deliver on Eid days, but charges on Eid and other public holidays may differ.
For sisters and daughters at Eid, the Eid beauty bouquet at Rs 6,499 holds earrings, claw clips, scrunchies, nail polish, bangles and a hair bow under a gold Eid Mubarak topper, and it can go the same day.
Mother's Day is 21 March in the UAE and Sunday 9 May in Pakistan. If your children make a card for their grandmother in March, your mother in Lahore may know the May date better, and nothing stops you sending on both. See our Mother's Day gifts and Eid gifts for family for more.
Paying from the UAE
All our prices are in Pakistani rupees. Once you confirm on WhatsApp, we send our account details and the exact rupee total, and you pay by Wise, Remitly or a transfer from your UAE bank account. Any amount in dirhams next to a price is only an estimate, and your transfer service sets the final rate. We do not take card payments or PayPal.
To book, we take 50 percent in advance and the rest once you have seen the photos and video of the finished gift, before it goes out. Orders for delivery the same day or the next day are paid in full to book.
Delivery and Keeping It a Surprise
We deliver across Lahore and Gujranwala only, with our own riders. Delivery is free on orders above Rs 9,999 within 8 km by road of our Lahore branch or 5 km of our Gujranwala branch, Rs 999 below that inside those areas. Further out, delivery is Rs 100 per km for the whole trip from our branch, with a minimum of Rs 999 on orders up to Rs 9,999. There are no price tags inside the gift.
We make one delivery attempt. If no one answers, we call you to agree who can receive the gift at the same address. If it is a surprise for your wife, give us the number of someone else in the house who is in on it, so the rider can arrange the door without spoiling the moment.
Tip: Add a custom printed card for Rs 199, 5 x 7 inches, in English or Urdu. Children love seeing their own name printed, so for a birthday write to them directly: "Happy birthday Ayaan, Baba is so proud of you, see you in the summer."
For the full steps and a live cutoff in your own time, see our page on sending gifts to Pakistan from abroad. Browse gifts for your wife in Lahore, kids birthday cakes, same day delivery in Lahore and same day delivery in Gujranwala. To order, message us on WhatsApp at +923344434999 with the address, the date and your budget.
