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Gift programme

Employee Appreciation Gifts

120 products · minimums from 5 · 3–7 business days

Employee gifting has one failure mode that matters more than budget: a gift that excludes people. Get the dietary coverage right and a modest gift lands well; get it wrong and an expensive one generates complaints.

Practical guidance from running these programmes:

  • Cover the dietary bases. Any company-wide food gift needs a gluten-free option and something that is not nut-based. Two variants is usually enough.
  • Decide the delivery model first. One bulk shipment to an office is dramatically cheaper. Individual home delivery costs more per head than most of the gifts do — budget for it before you pick the item.
  • Shelf-stable only for anything going to a home address. A missed delivery should not ruin the gift.
  • Individually wrapped if it will sit in a shared space.
  • Spend the difference on packaging, not quantity. A well-presented small gift reads better than a larger unbranded one.

For recurring programmes — service anniversaries, quarterly recognition, wellness milestones — a tiered structure works best: a snack box or cookie tin at the low tier, a gift tower or serving board at the top. Same visual language, three price points, one artwork setup.

Frequently asked questions

What is a reasonable per-employee budget for a food gift?
Most programmes land between a snack box at the low end and a gift tower or board at the top. The bigger variable is shipping: individual home delivery can cost as much as the gift itself, so settle the delivery model before the budget.
Can you ship to employees' home addresses?
Yes. Provide a spreadsheet of names and addresses and we drop-ship each gift with a personalised enclosure card, priced per destination.
How do we handle dietary restrictions across a whole company?
Run two or three variants from the same programme — a standard gift, a gluten-free version, and a nut-free option — with full allergen statements on every unit.