Verb+ indirect object+direct object

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englishhobby

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Is it natural to use the following sentences? I wrote(+), (-) or (?) to show what I think.

Bake me a cake (+)
Pick me a card (?)
Send me an e-mail (+)
Type me a text (+)
 
I only like #1 and #3.
 
Can I say "I want to pick him a nice tie" ('pick her a good present')? Or is it more natural to say 'I want to pick a nice tie (a good present) for him/her'?
 
Can I say "I want to pick him a nice tie" ('pick her a good present')? Or is it more natural to say 'I want to pick a nice tie (a good present) for him/her'?

The latter sounds more natural to me.
 
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