One week out is for the details. Write the message, confirm the delivery address, and decide whether the gift is arriving on the day or a little before. Chocolate keeps, so a few days early is safer than cutting it fine.
January does not have an obvious gifting occasion built into it the way November and December do, which is exactly why it gets overlooked as a moment to say thank you for the year that has just finished. A New Year thank you gift, sent to a client, a colleague, or simply someone who helped out over the previous twelve months, works well precisely because it is not expected, and does not carry the pressure or competition that surrounds Christmas gifting.
A practical note for a mixed office: do not try to speak for anyone's dietary needs or allergens. Point colleagues to the information on each product and let them make their own call. For those who ask where the personalised chocolate photo box comes from, the cocoa is sourced through Cocoa Horizons and the company is a member of Origin Green, with production held to BRC Grade A+ standard.
The making sits behind all of this. These chocolates are handcrafted in Newbridge, Co. Kildare, where Mary Ann O'Brien started the company in 1992, and a boxed selection is put together to survive the journey and arrive looking as it should.
The second week is for deciding format. A boxed assortment for the adults, a share bag for a family, individually wrapped pieces for colleagues and teachers. Settling this now means you order once rather than returning three times. The chocolates are handcrafted in Newbridge, Co. Kildare, where Mary Ann O'Brien started the company in 1992, and the range covers most of a gift list without needing to look elsewhere.
Small share bags do a similar job from the other direction. Rather than splitting a box, you drop a whole bag into a single stocking, which suits the person who likes to graze through the morning rather than open everything at once. They sit well next to the satsuma at the toe of the stocking and take up little room.