The Chestnut
- Roasted chestnut spread, 220 g
- Spiced shortbread, box of 12
- Single-origin drinking chocolate
- Two stoneware mugs
Nothing sits in a warehouse waiting for December. Every box is assembled the day it ships, the card is handwritten, and the contents are listed here in full — so nobody receives a basket of things nobody eats.
Last year we sold out of the Chestnut hamper on 6 December. If you know you want one, the date on the card can be set for any day up to the 24th — ordering early does not mean it arrives early.
Six boxes, each with every item listed. Prices include the card, the packing and the delivery within the mainland zones.
Gifting companies usually sell these back to you at the checkout. They are part of the price here because a hamper without them is not a gift, it is a delivery.
Your message, written by a person, in ink. Up to forty words, and we will photograph it and send you the picture before it goes in the box if you ask.
Any working day up to the 24th. Order in November and it still arrives on the day you picked — early ordering buys certainty, not an early parcel.
Tell us about an allergy or a preference and we substitute like for like at no cost. Nut-free, alcohol-free and gluten-free versions exist for every hamper on this page.
Published in October and not moved. If a courier fails us after you have met the date, the hamper is refunded in full and we still deliver it.
| Destination | Last order date | Delivery | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| City, same day | Day before, 14:00 | Choose morning or afternoon | Included |
| Mainland zones 1–3 | 12 December | Next working day, tracked | Included |
| Mainland zones 4–5 | 9 December | 2–3 working days | Included |
| Islands and remote | 5 December | 3–5 working days | $9 per box |
| Corporate, 20+ boxes | 5 December | Scheduled by agreement | Included |
| International | 28 November | 7–10 working days | Quoted per country |
Chilled items travel with an ice pack and are guaranteed for 36 hours in transit. Anything that arrives damaged is replaced without a photograph or a form.
One contact, one invoice, one spreadsheet of addresses. We check every address against the postcode database before printing a single label, which is why almost none of them come back.
"I sent forty boxes to clients and one address was wrong on my own list. They spotted it before printing and rang me. That is the whole reason I am back this year."
"My mother cannot have nuts and I expected to be told it was not possible in December. They swapped two items and sent me the new contents list the same afternoon."
"Four stars only because the Chestnut sold out while I was deciding. Ordered the Hearth instead and the handwritten card genuinely made my sister cry."
Yes, any working day up to the 24th, chosen in the order form. Ordering in November does not mean it turns up in November — the box is packed the morning of your chosen date, which is the whole point of packing to order.
Write it in the order notes and we substitute like for like at no extra cost, then send you the revised contents list to approve. Nut-free, alcohol-free and gluten-free versions of every hamper are made every day through December.
Yes for mainland delivery — the card, the packing and the courier are all in the number on the card. Islands and remote areas add $9 per box, and that is the only surcharge on this page. There is no gift-wrap upsell at the checkout.
Tell us and a replacement ships the next working day. We do not ask for a photograph, a form or the damaged box back — in December the recipient does not need a claims process, they need a hamper.
Up to five addresses in the form; above that use the corporate route and send a spreadsheet. Each address can have a different hamper and a different message, and every address is checked against the postcode database before labels are printed.
The website stays open, but from 13 December the delivery promise becomes "before the new year" rather than a chosen date. We would rather say that plainly than take an order we cannot land on time.
Fill this in and a confirmation with your chosen date and the final contents list comes back within a working hour. Payment link follows in the same email — nothing is charged on this page.