I ran across this nice "alternative to flowers" site: Vermont Teddy Bears.
The bears there are dressed up in different outfits, like a biker bear, bear in jeans, skateboarding bear, Elvis bear, playmate bear...and the list goes on and on.
Seems like a really great gift idea but too bad the bears there cost WAY too much (we're talking about teddy bears that cost around $100!).
Cool gift but too rich for my blood.