We've been busy sourcing our Christmas, Festive and Winter gift items for Box of Hugs for a while now. Even browsing through all the options takes us back to being kids with the excitement building with anticipation of Christmas movies, Father Christmas, stockings, decorating the Christmas Tree, (not) feeling all the presents under the tree in advance and of family time and parties. This Christmas may be a difficult one for many individuals and families given the cost of living and energy prices, but we think that this means it is even more likely that your employees, customers and suppliers will appreciate a lovely and thoughtful Christmas or Festive Gift Box of Hugs from you.
If you are the one who’s responsible for choosing - or you have been nominated to choose - the gifts for your suppliers, customers or employees this Christmas, you may already be feeling slightly daunted at the prospect of finding the time to look for, or to come up with gift ideas. You might have images of tearing your hair out, or of spending precious hours trawling through the Internet for the ideal gift ideas for the budget-holder’s approval; time which could maybe be better spent on other things.
Last year we helped several of our customers, just like you, put together lovely corporate festive gift boxes for their staff, customers or suppliers to say Thank You for their hard work throughout the year or to say Happy Christmas/Holiday Season. We're here to help you find just the right gifts for your Organisation - gifts your recipients will appreciate, are within your budget, and that you can feel proud of sending. Giving releases positive endorphins that make you feel good, so as tricky as it might be, it's a win for you too. Here's how we can help make the process easier for you.
Why choose us?
We’re a small business, run by three sisters and assisted in our warehouse by our wonderful packing team. We pride ourselves on supporting you through every step of the gifting process - from gift selection right through to delivery - with the aim of making things as easy for you as possible.
We offer:
- a personal service
- a wide range of good quality gifts to choose from - and if you can't find what you're looking for, we'll do our best to source it for you
- lovely gift boxes, packaged and sent direct to your recipients or to your office in a timely manner - you can also opt for us to get bespoke boxes, sleeves or cards printed for you.
- excellent customer service at all stages of the process
We are proud source many of our gifts from suppliers with sustainable and ethical mission statements - such as Love Cocoa which plants a tree for every bar of chocolate sold. So your gifts can also give something back.
We can also offer Vegan, gluten free or other dietary or life-style alternatives.
Who is this service for?
Anyone who is looking to send lovely and thoughtful gift boxes to a group of customers, suppliers or employees.
Choosing gifts
Choosing gifts for your employees, suppliers or customers can seem an overwhelming and tricky task - finding something they will both appreciate and remember.
We stock a wide range of gift items to give you plenty to choose from, including the following:
- delicious edible treats
- pampering and wellbeing gifts
- mugs, tea, coffee and hot chocolate
- inspiring and uplifting gifts
- books, activity gifts, puzzle books and jigsaws
- alcohol - including Lager, Ale, Craft Beer, Prosecco and Gin (for recipients over the age of 18)
Choose Your Gift Boxes From our:
1. 'Ready Made' Selection: Simply select a box or a couple of different boxes from our 'Ready Made' Box of Hugs selection. Contact us to let us know how many of each you would like and we'll help you do the rest. You can also choose how your gift is packaged, the card and message to include, and how, when and where you would like your gifts delivered.
Here are some of our 'Ready Made Box of Hugs' from our Christmas Gift Shop that would make great Christmas Gifts:
2. 'Build Your Own Gift Box' Box of Hugs Section: if you want something more tailored to your employees, clients or suppliers, you can choose your own items to create a more unique gift box.
Here are some of our gift items - new for Winter 2024 - that you could include in your gift boxes:
3. Tailor-made option: we know that sometimes you are looking for something specific or something a bit different.
As we’re busy buying our Christmas stock, now is an ideal time to talk to us about the kinds of gifts or gift boxes you have in mind. We can also arrange for items to be branded for you if required..
See our Corporate Gift Boxes section for some of the previous Corporate Gift Boxes we have put together.
Order times and quantities
We can supply as many gift boxes as you need, and have them delivered either to your office or directly to home or work addresses (UK only and subject to availability).
Christmas is one of our busiest times - so the sooner you get in touch with us, the more likely we are to be able to be able to deliver what you want, when you want it.
Please contact Lucy now to discuss your requirements: team@boxofhugs.co.uk or 01480 839847.
Customising or branding a card or box or other packaging for your organisation
We can also offer:
- different coloured or sized gift boxes (large, regular or small) or your choice of alternative packaging - such as paper bags, hessian or cotton gift or tote bags, Christmas stockings (subject to availability)
- our lovely re-usable Box of Hugs branded boxes, boxes branded with your company logo or plain/coloured boxes, bags, sleeves or cards customised with your company logo and/or a design and message of your choice on.
- different coloured filler to package the gifts you’ve chosen - if required
If you know what you want or what you're looking for, contact us now to discuss your Christmas and Festive Corporate and Business gifting requirements
Contact Lucy at: team@boxofhugs.co.uk or on 01480 839847.
Whether you’re looking to put together a combination of gifts from our current stock or something more unique, the sooner you speak to us the sooner we can discuss options with you, give you time to get the gifts signed off by budget holders or other departments within your organisation (as required), and get this crossed off your to-do list early, so that you can focus more freely on the busy run up to the Christmas holidays.
Corporate and Business Christmas and Festive Gift Buying Guide
Not sure what you want? Here are some things you may want to consider:
1. What is your budget per head (inclusive of packaging and postage, and gift tax if relevant)? This will give you a starting point.
2. Do you want to link your gifts to your companies values or a business focus? If so, what are your company values or what have you - as an Organisation - been focussing on this year and and what kinds of gifts might tie in with those? e.g.
- promoting sustainability - many of our suppliers promote sustainability through their packaging choices, ingredient choices or the causes they support and promote
- fun - games, jigsaws, creative projects, baking gifts?
- health and wellbeing - facials, feet or hand ..., products to promote sleep or relaxation, mindfulness or inspiration
- family - games, edible treats
- team building -
- communication - writing pads, pencils or pens, branded gifts?
3. What do you think your employees, suppliers or customers would value most in a gift? e.g.
- gifts tailored to them, or for the whole family?
- edible treats or useful gifts?
- vouchers so they can choose their own gifts?
- sustainable gifts?
- that a charitable donation is included? (therefore giving something back)
Thinking about these things is often a good place to start - as you will know your employees, customers or suppliers better than we do.
4. What would you like to, or not like to receive as a gift? What have you received from organisations you have worked for in the past? What did you value (or not) about these?
6. Do you want to include a bonus, voucher or tickets in the box as an extra surprise?
7. Do you want to include bespoke and/or branded gift/s? e.g. for previous corporate Christmas gift boxes we have sourced family-sized jigsaw puzzles and Christmas Themed Gingerbread Biscuits (including gluten free ones) with icing pens and decorations.
8. How do you want your gifts packaged?
9. How will the gift boxes be given out? Do you want the gifts sent directly to recipients homes or business addresses, or delivered to your own office/s to be placed on desks or handed out personally? This might have implications for the size or weight of gifts you want to include.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss your options and how we can help, please contact us.
We look forward to helping you put together some lovely, thoughtful Festive or Christmas gift boxes that you, your employees, suppliers or customers will love.
Love and hugs
Lucy, Anna and Sophie
Box of Hugs Founders and sisters
P.s. We are here for all your other corporate gifting requirements too - including birthday gifts, on-boarding or retirement gifts, thank you or events gift bags or boxes.