Chocolate 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.

The first thing to know is that chocolate is a well-behaved thing to post. It keeps, it is not fragile in the way glass is, and a boxed assortment is built to hold its shape in transit. Individually wrapped pieces travel particularly well, since each one is protected inside the box. The main enemy is heat rather than handling, which is rarely an issue in a British or Irish winter and manageable at other times of year with sensible timing.

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The third is presentation. A well-made boxed selection reads as considered on its own, without needing a vase or trimming. It travels by post if you are apart on the day, and it arrives intact rather than needing water within the hour. For a couple spending the evening together, it doubles as something to share after dinner.

The egg will always have its place under the age of about twelve. For everyone else at the Easter table, a hamper built around darker, hand-finished chocolate is the more considered gift, and the one more likely to be finished with pleasure rather than obligation.