Letterbox gifts that are thoughtful and convenient
Sometimes you can’t make it in person for a special occasion. You might be away for work during a parent’s birthday, on holiday for a cousin’s engagement party, or too late to book transport for a friend’s graduation.
But there’s no need to feel guilty when you can send a thoughtful present by post that can be easily slipped through their letterbox. From a pretty bouquet of flowers to boozy cocktail gifts and even homemade cookies, these postable presents will all make your loved one feel thought of and seen.
Bloom & Wild the little hyacinth blooms, £26, bloomandwild.com
With some of the best letterbox flowers you can buy, Bloom & Wild has beautifully thought-out bouquets of flowers in a range of colours. They arrive as buds and bloom into fresh blooms over the next couple of days. The little hyacinth bundle is perfect for spring with green leaves and shades of pink, blue and purple.
Cutter & Squidge brownie selection box, £21.99, cutterandsquidge.com
Delicious squishy brownies in a variety of flavours are bound to be a hit no matter the occasion. These moreish bites include peanut butter laced options, white chocolate filled pieces, and salted caramel brownies in a gift box that fits straight through the letterbox and will put your giftee in a happy sugar coma.
NIO sour box, £39, niococktails.co.uk
Cocktails through the letterbox? Yes please. These are a celebratory way to say happy birthday, thank you or congratulations and all your recipient needs to do is pour over ice to start the cocktail party. The sour box contains six cocktails including a whiskey sour, a margarita, and even an iced tea cocktail.
Floozie cookie box, from £19.50, flooziecookies.com
Soft cookies in a range of flavours come stuffed with gooey centres at Floozie. Flavours include pistachio rose cookie with pistachio cream inside, oozing milk chocolate ganache inside a tahini salted milk chocolate cookie, and sour cherry compote inside a black forest gateau cookie. The boxes slide ride through the letterbox too.
Quickes cheese and chocolate letterbox, £30, quickes.co.uk
We’re finally in an age where you can send a cheeseboard through someone’s letterbox - and we couldn’t be more excited. Quickes is a cheese makers harking all the way back to the 16th century and this mini-hamper has three 120g cheeses plus crackers, chutney and chocolate.