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A hand-finished chocolate collection suits this moment well because it does not need to be tied to a specific festive theme the way a lot of December gifting is. A collection or a small hamper works as easily in January as it would in any other month, without needing seasonal packaging that would look out of place once the tree has come down and the decorations are away.

Most of the stress in Christmas gifting comes from timing rather than choice. The gift itself is usually settled early in your head; it is the ordering, the posting and the arriving that slip until the point where everything is against you. A short November checklist takes that pressure off before December starts.

The making is where it earns its place. These chocolates are handcrafted in Newbridge, Co. Kildare, where Mary Ann O'Brien founded the company in 1992, and a single-origin dark, hand-finished, is a more personal gift than flowers bought from a bucket at a garage forecourt.

There is a sharing case too. If you are the one organising the team's festive spread, a larger box of wrapped pieces is easier to manage than anything that needs cutting or plating. People help themselves, the box stays tidy, and there is no waste from a half-eaten centrepiece at the end of the day.

As with any bought-in gift, check allergen information on the packaging or with the retailer directly if buying for someone whose dietary needs are not known well.