Most corporate gifting is forgettable on purpose. A generic hamper, a branded pen, a bottle of something that gets re-gifted by Thursday. The problem is rarely budget. It is that the gift says nothing about who sent it.
We build our gift boxes the other way round — around things made in Christchurch and Canterbury, by people we can name.
The three boxes
The Grand Tea Ritual is the substantial one. A full tin of organic New Zealand-grown Zealong tea, a hand-carved sea green ceramic mug thrown by Curios in Woolston, a curated selection of our baked goods, a canvas tote and a token redeemable in store for any drink up to $15.
The Artisan Tasting Box is the same idea at a smaller scale, built around a Curios tasting tumbler and a single serve of Zealong.
The Sweet Treats Box strips out the keepsakes and doubles the food — two of everything, which makes it the right choice for an office or a dinner party rather than one person.
What is actually in them
The food is ours, made in the studio: our layered Honey Cake, Brownie Bites, filled Bon-Bons and delicate fruit biscuits. You can buy any of them on their own from our sweet treats range.
The ceramics are the part people keep. Curios throw them in Woolston, and each one is slightly different — you can buy the mug or the tumbler separately from our ceramics collection. The tea comes from Zealong in the Waikato, the only commercial tea estate in New Zealand. More on who we work with on our partners page.
Why a keepsake matters in a corporate gift
Food gets eaten and forgotten within a week. A handmade mug sits on a desk for years, and every time someone uses it they remember where it came from. That is a considerably better return than a fruit basket, for roughly the same spend.
Larger orders and end-of-year
For volume — client gifts, staff recognition, conference bags — talk to us early rather than in the last week of the year. Our corporate gifting page covers the options, and if you need catering rather than boxes, our event catering and wholesale pages are the right starting points.
When you genuinely do not know what they like
A gift card is not a cop-out when the alternative is guessing badly. It also lets someone book an experience rather than take home a box — a class, or our Full High Tea Experience.
How to order
Boxes can be ordered online for pickup from our patisserie inside The Welder. See the full range on our gifts and vouchers page, or contact us for anything larger than a handful.
