The final few days are for anything local. If you have left it late, a share bag or a boxed selection picked up in person still reads as considered, particularly when the day itself is spent in company.

A word on provenance for anyone who cares where a gift comes from: the cocoa is sourced through Cocoa Horizons, and the company is a member of Origin Green, with production held to BRC Grade A+ standard. For allergens or ingredient questions, check the detail on each product rather than guessing.

Ordering for a workplace rewards a little lead time. Buy the personalised chocolate photo box in the last week of November or the first of December, keep it somewhere cool, and you have a festive gift ready for whichever day the team is finally all in together.

January does not have an obvious gifting occasion built into it the way November and December do, which is exactly why it gets overlooked as a moment to say thank you for the year that has just finished. A New Year thank you gift, sent to a client, a colleague, or simply someone who helped out over the previous twelve months, works well precisely because it is not expected, and does not carry the pressure or competition that surrounds Christmas gifting.

A hamper also reads differently as a gift. For a parent, a host or a friend you want to thank around Easter, a curated selection says you have thought about them specifically. It sits well as a centrepiece on the table on Easter Sunday, and unlike an egg it does not have to be broken into all at once to be enjoyed.

More information is available at individually wrapped chocolates.