One really fun way to surprise someone on a special occasion is to rent a limo, pick them up, and take them for a scenic drive or take them out for a sumptuous dinner. It is pretty easy to rent a limo with a professional driver, and sit back and enjoy the trip, whether it's the spectacular scenery you will be seeing, or it is just a nice way to get from point A and B without having to do the driving, yourself.
There are business reasons to rent a limo, as well. I had to go to a cold, snowy city not long ago, and refused to drive on snowy or icy roads, so my client got me a limo rental, complete with driver, to bring me from the airport to the office, where we had a great meeting. I thought the limo rental was overkill, but it was a nice gesture of how much they valued me as a consultant.
If you have to make an incredible impression on a potential client, getting a limo rental to take them out to lunch is surely a way to get their attention. Commercial mortgage brokers do this frequently, because the loans they could generate for commercial real estate could land them huge commissions, and a limo rental is but a drop in the bucket for them.
