Try this
- Ask whether deliveries or scheduled activities are welcome, and confirm any needed address through a private channel.
- Choose something that does not require the recipient to stay home, rearrange work, or spend money unless those obligations were agreed.
A worked example
“Would a small delivery this week be welcome? I can choose something that does not need you to be home.”
An invented example to adapt, not a real exchange or a script you have to follow.
Before you leave it here
If logistics become difficult, reveal or cancel the surprise. Preserving surprise is less useful than respecting the recipient’s actual circumstances.