New Links for Corporate Gifts Boston

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We have added more interesting links to our web page.

St Patricks day.com A great place to learn all about this special day and Irish sites of interest. St Patricks day Gifts to Boston and nationwide.   http://corporategiftsboston.com/Results.cfm?category=41

Harvard University Hotels a wonderful resource for this important city in our locality!

Great Tea rooms of America - It says it all. How could a Brit not have this resource on her site?

Euoti International travel resources page. Worldwide link to travel industry providers

Please take a peak at https://corporategiftsboston.com/Links.cfm

Customized gifts USA

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Everywhere you go, there are faceless entities. Recorded messages from telemarketers, information centers with press button requests for your local Bank just 2 minutes down the street, beautiful websites for everything you can imagine you need, but no direct contact number or sometimes not even a location address to find out which country you are buying from!

Have you noticed that some of the beautiful gifts on web sites are very stiff, and cardboard looking with no personality to their make up? How about some foliage now and then or a jaunty little collectible that gives the gift life. A personalized magazine to get well with.

What happened to the good old human contact? Lets be honest we would all pay a little more to actually get a person help us that was empathetic to our needs in the local hardware store rather than go to the chain super stores which are so big, impersonal and never enough staff around to help or indifferent to help.

It is no different in the gift giving industry. The immaculate gift baskets that we see set in picture perfect settings, with identical colored coded packaging and simple tied ribbons are very elegant, and maybe the choice people want to send to their Corporate contacts. But personally even for Corporate gifts, I think it is lovely to see added in between the yummy delights a Company logo pen, pad, mug or equally suitable additions to the arrangement to remind the receiver who sent it to them and why.

In the gift that you send to your Aunt Gladys for her 80^th birthday, would it not be a delight for her to open it and find the ribbons, tissues or other adornments are her favorite shade of teal blue with Azalea flowers – a life long favorite – entwined? Her much loved Walkers shortcakes perched cheekily at the back?

The problem is, most Companies do not promote the ‘personalized ‘touch, or bespoke hamper service. They may do it, but never seem to quite mention it early enough before you loose interest or see what else is out there. Often they cannot personalize, as too busy making carbon copies to stop and take the extra time needed to talk to you. Or have no interest in being - different.

A thought, if they are carbon copies, how long may they have been pre made on the shelf? Don't forget some Companies only market and use drop shippers to forward the gift to it's destination, in other words they have no hand in the creation of your carefully chosen gift. Could explain why you see the same photos in different web sites all across the world!

One of my regular customer’s, loves the fact that she can tell me about the sort of person she is gifting for, what they like, what their restrictions are, and even chat through the list of what we will add to her chosen look within her price range. Can you blame her?

Look out there for Companies that will give you this kind of service. They are there, but may not be the glitzy looking gift sites that you come across in the first page of your search engine site. More than likely, they are smaller businesses that do not charge extortionate prices for well filled gift baskets. Remember, those bigger businesses have much higher overheads including huge advertising bills.

I know which I rather would look for.

Personalized gifts to Dubai and the Emirates

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We are happy to be able to personalize gifts to Dubai and the Emirates through our agents. Contact us with details of what you are looking for and we will endeavor to have it arranged! What beats that? We have ideas on our web pages but are happy to accommodate.

Delivery by hand available to other Emirates also. Let us know where you need delivery for any extra pricing. Specialty chocolates, flowers added or Arabic themes. South African items available for inclusion also! Corporate fruit and chocolate gifts shown.








Beautiful flower baskets also available.
Luxury Godiva and Lillies shown, available in different sizes and color schemes.

Cead Mille Failte - Happy St Patricks Day

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17th March is St Patricks Day. A wonderful day for all to celebrate with the Irish, whether going to a parade, a music festival, a Feis performance or your local Irish bar for Soda Bread and Irish stew.

Here at Corporate Gifts Boston we have designed a Irish gift basket for friends and family across the country. We can ship nationally.


A Pot of Gold.


Accented with heather and shamrock foliage, we have included, Irish shamrock tea, Fairwinds Irish cream coffee, Luck of the Irish hot chocolate mix tin, Apple oat cookies, Walkers shortcakes, Shamrock lolly pop and many other accented delicious savory treats with a St Patricks day mug. Not forgetting the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow! All topped off with a tri color fancy bow.

Take a look at our other designs in the St Patricks Irish section of our web site. www.corporategiftsboston.com

Cead Mille Failte!

Welcome to your new Mortgage!

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In these times of lower interest rates, re-financing and prospectively new Government backed schemes for the US housing market, our realtors, mortgage professionals and Banks can send a wonderful new mortgage or home thank you gift in the form of our Victorian Welcome. Set in a lovely house box and filled with charming and delectable treats, its a great way to congratulate or encourage new owners or mortgagees.

The Victorian Welcome

There is nothing like a thank you for business to encourage more leads or recommendations. Adaptable for many gift reasons and can be personalized as you choose! Plus it will not break the Bank! We are happy to ship nationally.

Gift giving in South Africa

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South Africa. Majestic plains, big skies, epic scenery, diverse cultures, amazing resources, truly God’s country. Wildlife that is second to none and a history that is as turbulent as it is deep rooted in traditions and values.

You can almost smell the history in the earth as you visit her national parks and watch the graceful antelope and hear the herds of Wilderbeest thundering across the savannah in front of you. And on the hill in the distance, could that be Shaka the Zulu and his Impi appearing on the horizon?

Shaka the Zulu

The rise of the Zulu Kingdom occurred in the late 18^th century, through atrocities and cruelty, Shaka - the illegitimate son of a Zulu chief and a young girl Nandi, systematically expanded his territories by controlling more and more Zulu clans, finally creating the most powerful kingdom in Southern Africa by the beginning of the 19^th century. He used his power destructively and was eventually assassinated by his own half brother in 1828. The destructive re-structuring of the tribes and country, came to an end with his death and the disturbances among the growing refugees and settlors led to re-grouping. Large communities started to appear and the Chiefs that led clans disappeared. They could be safer and better defended in this manner and so progress again as a Nation.

Many races have tried to rule South Africa, on top of which immigration of differing races have meant that there is a melting pot of nationalities, from the indigenous black people and their differing tribes, plus white Europeans, Indians, Chinese and Indo Malays. This can mean that it is hard to generalize on etiquette and cultural trends when giving gifts. Also many religious differences can come into play.

In the Cape area, there may be many Muslim families, so be aware of the Muslim restrictions we have mentioned before in the Middle east article, to save offence. Alcohol may not be a good item to give, so chocolates, flowers or baked goods may be a better suggestion. It may be necessary if visiting a home to remove your shoes, so avoid the socks with the hole in!!

With the sumptuous array of wines and liquors available in South Africa from her own vineyards and resources, it would be a wonderful gift idea for many people and circumstances.



Wild Africa Liquor gift from Corporate Gifts Boston - South Africa collection.

If meeting a known Zulu for the first time , the classic Zulu greeting ‘ Sawubona’ or ‘I see you ‘ would be well met. Many would know this phrase irrespective of Tribe so a nice little greeting to memorize. The response would be ‘Yebo, Sawubona’ or ‘Yes I see you too’. Nothing brings a smile to peoples’ faces more than an attempt to greet in a native tongue anywhere in the world!

Open gifts immediately, there is no delays needed. Use both hands to offer or the right, not the left, incase religion not known.

Flowers are always a great idea and from my own memories, the beauty and diversity of the flowers in the urban areas was outstanding. Carnations can be linked to funerals, so may be the only one to take care with.

Many people are quite naïve about what is available in Africa as a whole. With feelings that maybe everything is in the ‘bush’. From my own experiences in South Africa particularly, this is far from the truth. I never saw so many wonderful crafts, expert carvings, beautiful gifts of the highest quality. First class restaurants with world ratings and shopping Malls filled to the brim with anything you can buy elsewhere in the World plus more! Rural areas of course can not always compete with all this but the cities and major towns can certainly aid you with gifts to give and to bring home with you.

Gifts from home will always be a winner, so if it is possible to bring a souvenir into the country, do so if visiting. Great ideas would be coffee table books.

There is no expectations here for lavish presents in general, but this is a very polite society, so send thank you notes or e mails after your visit or after receiving gifts in return. Also try to be on time.

The 21^st and 40^th birthdays are the most largely celebrated, so these would be worth noting if invites extended to family parties. Splash out a little more and the wrapping should have more effort for these events.

A little bit of Romance from Corporate gifts Boston - South Africa collection

Traditional Zulu weddings involve giving and receiving of cows, blankets, mats with beadwork which is so typical to the Zulu traditions. But in this day and age, electronic gifts and home or kitchen wares are practical and certainly well received. If you receive an invite to a local wedding, be sure not to miss it. One I attended had the most marvelous music, singing and dancing and there was not an instrument in sight. Melody and rhythm seem to be a natural given in this part of the world.

Food and drink in general would be acceptable, with care on religious differences along with personalized gifts in a Business setting. Monogrammed pens, folders and the like would be a wonderful idea.

After becoming good friends in South Africa, you may greet using the three clasps. First shake is the traditional western style with right hands, then second is fold your fingers around the others thumb and then revert to standard shake. To be met with a wide grin I am sure.

Not only the heat of the African sun, but the warmth of the people will melt your heart and bring you back time and time again. Not forgetting , of course, the wines whose grapes are ripened under those African skies…………

South African gifts and hampers launch from our US web site

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We are pleased to include 11 designs from our South African partners, with other available dependent on needs. Shown is Snack Attack filled with pleasing delights and packed in an elegant striped gift box. Some gifts include alcohol and others are Pamper spa gifts or baby gifts. All are elegant and a pleasure to promote.

Look through at your leisure and lets us know your thoughts or requests! The prices include delivery to anywhere in South Africa. Order from the US in Dollars or from anywhere worldwide. Kindly e mail for multiple orders.












African Earth Angel natural Bath collection












All in One Barbecue set