Hey! Mother’s Day is this weekend. I can tell from the look on your face that you forgot, didn’t you? Don’t worry, it’s not too late to do something nice for your Mom. Here are five apps for your iOS device that will help cover your butt. But next year? You’re on your own Bucko!
Opentable (FREE) – That woman fed you from the time you were out of the womb, until… Well, for at least half of you, she’s probably still feeding you on a regular basis. So why not buy her an occasional meal? And make it someplace nice, with REAL silver wear, a place you don’t order through a clown’s head.
OpenTable allows you to book a table at over 20,000 restaurants in the U.S. and Canada. Plus, you can earn dining points, which can actually help you pay for the fancy grub you’re going to be wolfing down. (Use a napkin, will ya?)
You just choose a date, time, and the size of your party to view all available tables in real time. Then tap the table you want and the reservations is yours – instantly!
You can find restaurants near your current location, view information in a list or on a map, narrow the search by cuisine, neighborhood, and price. You can even browse menus, ratings, and reviews.
OpenTable is available FREE for the iPad and iPhone. [DIRECT LINK]
1-800-Flowers Mobile Gift Center (FREE) – OK, you’ve waited until the last minute, flowers will never make it on time, or will they? Believe it or not, there are florists who specialize in last minute deliveries. For people like you. Hang your head in shame! Then use this app to order some flowers for that poor woman!
1-800-FLOWERS Mobile Gift Center features include:
- Special selection of best selling flowers
- Streamlined browsing and checkout process
- Exclusive offers for our mobile users
- Secure Checkout
- One Click Service
- (AHEM!) Last-Minute Gifts: Order for same-day delivery directly from your mobile device.
1-800-Flowers Mobile Gift Center is available FREE for the iPhone. [DIRECT LINK]
Fandango Movie Times and Tickets (FREE) – Why not take a few hours out of your busy schedule and take your Mom to a movie? And don’t take her to Fast and Furious 6, or Iron Man 3… Unless she likes those kinds of movies too… Then she’s Mother of the Freaking Year!
Using the Fandango iPhone app you can:
- Use our search function, browse by “In Theaters” & “Coming Soon” lists or filter by rating & genre
- Save the movies you want to see & sign up for a FanAlert™ to be notified when they hit your local theater with the “My Movies” list
- View high-quality trailers, clips, exclusive interviews, movie stills & cast photos. Send trailers to your Apple TV over AirPlay
- Read Fandango Fan Ratings & reviews, critic reviews, Movie Tweets & scores from Metacritic
- View the most accurate showtimes, MPAA ratings, synopses, run times & director & cast lists
- Watch Fandango’s original video series, Weekend Ticket, & view the week’s top five movies in the “Spotlight” section! (iPhone only)
- Find theaters using the iOS location feature, view them in a list or within map & get directions
- Add theaters to a “Favorites” list for faster searching
- See all of the amenities (Reserved Seating, Mobile Ticket & more!) available for your theater
The Fandango Movie Times and Tickets app is available FREE for the iPhone. [DIRECT LINK]
SnipSnap Coupon App (FREE) – OK, you’ve gotten your Mom flowers, taken her out to dinner, maybe a movie… What next? How about an app that will help her save a few bucks year ’round? Maybe even when she’s buying Christmas and birthday gifts for you-know-who…
Your mom can simply snap a picture of any printed offer, and SnipSnap magically converts all the text, images and barcodes into a mobile-optimized offer, which she can then redeem right off the screen.
She can gather up all the coupons she has lying around. Whether they’re from the Sunday paper, the mail, or just ones she found buried in her purse or that couch you spend all your time lazing on, SnipSnap will mobilize them in a matter of minutes. When she gets to a store, she simply pulls up the coupon barcode, promo code, or photograph and presents it to the cashier to redeem.
SnipSnap Coupon App is available FREE for the iPhone. [DIRECT LINK]
Gilt City provides access to extraordinary experiences at insider pricing. Currently only available in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco and Washington, DC. Maybe by next year they’ll be in your town if you don’t live in one of these cities.
WITH GILT CITY’S APP YOU CAN
- Shop Near You.
- Discover exclusive offers on your city’s most luxurious and sought-after restaurants, salons, spas, events and much more at members-only pricing.
- Keep track and redeem offers right from your iPhone – no need to print out vouchers!
Gilt City is available FREE for the iPhone. [DIRECT LINK]
Maybe these five apps will help you avoid breaking the heart of that dear woman you call Mother, let’s hope you can take a hint. We’ll be back in about a month for Father’s Day. Because, if you need help buying gifts for the woman who gave you life, you’re going to need a lot of help honoring the guy who never would let you borrow his car.
