In the Christmas gift industry, we think about and plan our range of Christmas hampers all year round. Our Christmas Hampers Collection is carefully considered and selected every year.
It’s very special to us because of the opportunity to bring joy and togetherness at a very special time of year, every year. We wanted to share a little bit of a behind-the-scenes view of how we curate our Christmas hampers.
See how we come up with our luxury Christmas gift boxes, gift baskets and hamper selection each year.
Read on to find out how much we care about the Christmas gifts we present to you and how a big part of that is selecting products that ensure we can make available environmentally responsible gifts, this Christmas and all year round.
About the Christmas gifting experts at hampers.com
Our mission is to bring joy and wholehearted togetherness through gifting’ – and at Christmas time this comes with an extra sprinkling of magic.
Christmas is a time for making special memories and our gifts are a part of that. Seeing the wide smile, the look of joy, the reaction of pure delight when one of our Christmas hampers is opened is second to none on Christmas morning.
Our whole team really cares about creating an experience. That is why we chose the Christmas hampers collection so carefully. We want them to all be little voyages of discovery, curated with expert attention to detail.
Each product is carefully chosen. Each hamper is packed carefully by hand.
About the process of curating our Christmas hampers collection
Did you know that the planning of our Christmas hampers starts in January! Straight away, after Christmas, we are reflecting on what our customers liked and gave us feedback on, so that we always improve.
To curate real luxury, we work hard to establish the Christmas hamper range by April, so that we can make sure we have the best selections – offering a wide range of choices for different budgets, different tastes, and different dietary requirements too.
Importantly, we have a dedicated team of experts who taste the products and only select the best. It’s a hard job…but someone has to do it!
Tasting and selection are genuinely taken very seriously. Imagining and considering what will feel really magical when revealed and taste really great at Christmas is important. We also want each Christmas hamper to have an impact when your carefully selected gift recipient lifts the lid on Christmas day.
About the specially chosen products for our luxury Christmas hamper range
We don’t pick any old products to go in any old Christmas hamper. Our focus is always on bringing a Christmas hampers collection that is curated with care and offers great quality too. We love to pair items that we know will make the experience even more magical when eaten and drunk together.
Many of our chosen Christmas products have a good shelf life, meaning they can be enjoyed over a longer period. This isn’t a gift just for Christmas, but to be savoured over several days, or saved for a quieter moment in the new year.
Some of our special Christmas product providers
We also love getting to know all of our producers and suppliers. We work with them to showcase very special food and drink products, particularly those made in the UK.
Our producers align with our fundamental values. They care about sustainability. They know about great quality ingredients. They are experts themselves in creating amazing taste experiences.
We love to showcase smaller suppliers, and products that are a little different, and bring new and exciting experiences for your palate, especially at Christmas.
As a great example, take a look at our Red Wine and Festive Treat Hamper, which features very special mince pies, from the award-winning Lottie Shaw’s - they are traditional Christmas mince pies, deep filled and made from an old family recipe, which are also vegan.
As mentioned, we also love adding something a little different to our Christmas hamper range. Howdah is a wonderful example of a supplier who not only offers mouthwatering snacks with new and exciting flavours but also directly gives back – with every bag bought equalling one free school meal, directly supporting children’s education.
There are so many more special producers and suppliers we could talk about who have added to our special Christmas hampers collection and many of our luxury hampers offer something a little different. Discover more about some of our makers and producers here:
The stories behind the Christmas hamper selections
Each of the hampers in our Christmas hampers collection has a story or setting in mind.
Take as an example our Christmas Eve Wine and Nibbles Gift Basket. It was created especially to accompany the excitement and anticipation for the night before Christmas. That special time when perhaps a new couple, who have finished work for a couple of days, can sit cosily together on the sofa and, at last, relax. Or perhaps for the exhausted parents, whose young children are finally asleep in bed. They can delight in some very special nibbles just for them. An evening of quiet before the excitement of Christmas Day…and the early start!
Talking of families, see also our Luxury Family Sharing Christmas Hamper - for children, parents, grandparents, friends and extended family. This is a Christmas hamper that epitomises togetherness. Open the lidded basket and explore together – what will be each of their favourites?
This is just an example of two of our Christmas hampers and the stories and experiences we want to bring to your household over the Christmas season. Each one of our luxury hampers has its own story …and better yet, when you buy one of our Christmas hampers, you get to start the creation of your own story…your gift-giving experience…your sending of joy.
You've had the sneak peek...now it's time to explore the whole festive food range
We hope you have enjoyed learning a little more about all of the stages and elements that make up the curation of our luxury Christmas hampers collection and our selection of gifts.
We really care about the gifts you buy and the food hampers you carefully choose for your colleagues, friends and family this Christmas.
Explore our range now, knowing that we want to bring a touch of magic and togetherness to your home and the homes of your loved ones this Christmas, as much as you do
