Easter rewards a bit of planning. Order early enough that the collection arrives before the weekend, and you have a gift that carries through Good Friday to Easter Monday rather than a single shape that is gone by mid-morning. The egg still has its place. It simply does not have to stand alone.
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.
The stocking rewards small, well-chosen things. A few wrapped chocolates or a share bag do the job the sweets used to, and leave a better impression at the bottom of the sock.
The second week is for deciding format. A boxed assortment for the adults, a share bag for a family, individually wrapped pieces for colleagues and teachers. Settling this now means you order once rather than returning three times. The chocolates are handcrafted in Newbridge, Co. Kildare, where Mary Ann O'Brien started the company in 1992, and the range covers most of a gift list without needing to look elsewhere.
personalised chocolate photo box works as a thank-you because it is generous without being personal in a way that feels awkward. A teacher does not have to wear it, display it or find room for it. A boxed assortment can be opened at home over the holidays, shared with the staffroom, or kept back as a treat, and it says thank you without asking anything in return.
Knowing the date is only half the job. The other half is working backwards from it so a gift arrives in good time rather than the Saturday morning after. A short countdown makes that easier.
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.
The stocking rewards small, well-chosen things. A few wrapped chocolates or a share bag do the job the sweets used to, and leave a better impression at the bottom of the sock.
The second week is for deciding format. A boxed assortment for the adults, a share bag for a family, individually wrapped pieces for colleagues and teachers. Settling this now means you order once rather than returning three times. The chocolates are handcrafted in Newbridge, Co. Kildare, where Mary Ann O'Brien started the company in 1992, and the range covers most of a gift list without needing to look elsewhere.
personalised chocolate photo box works as a thank-you because it is generous without being personal in a way that feels awkward. A teacher does not have to wear it, display it or find room for it. A boxed assortment can be opened at home over the holidays, shared with the staffroom, or kept back as a treat, and it says thank you without asking anything in return.
Knowing the date is only half the job. The other half is working backwards from it so a gift arrives in good time rather than the Saturday morning after. A short countdown makes that easier.