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Birthday Gifts for Colleagues

A birthday gift for a colleague from MakeHampers is the desk-friendly kind. A Penny Post birthday box with cake and a candle, a chocolate treat, a small prosecco, or a beer bucket for the Friday-afternoon type. Warm, workplace-safe, packed by hand.

Free UK delivery and no minimum order. It fits a birthday at the next desk, a team whip-round, or a quiet box left by their keyboard. Add a note and pick where it lands, work or home.

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The Chocolicious

The Chocolicious

Brownie fudge, Gnaw chocolate bars, chocolate orange popcorn and dark chocolate biscuits.
Price incl. VAT
£32.50
Bucket of Beers

Bucket of Beers

Four Full Circle and Toast craft beers in a galvanised bucket, plus snacks.
Price incl. VAT
£41.00
The Metropolitan with Red Wine

The Metropolitan with Red Wine

A bottle of Don Leon red with savoury nibbles and sweet biscuits.
Price incl. VAT
£57.00
The Metropolitan with White Wine

The Metropolitan with White Wine

A bottle of Don Leon Chardonnay with savoury nibbles and sweet biscuits.
Price incl. VAT
£57.00
Penny Post Chocolate Box

Penny Post Chocolate Box

Gnaw, Montezuma, Mighty Fine and Lily O'Brien's chocolate bars through the letterbox.
Price incl. VAT
£26.00
Baglietti Prosecco Gift Box

Baglietti Prosecco Gift Box

Baglietti No. 10 Prosecco with French chocolate truffles in a gift box.
Price incl. VAT
£36.50
Baglietti Rosé Prosecco Gift Box

Baglietti Rosé Prosecco Gift Box

Baglietti No.7 Rosé Extra Dry prosecco with French chocolate truffles in a gift box.
Price incl. VAT
£36.50
Penny Post Afternoon Tea

Penny Post Afternoon Tea

Hampstead teas with Furniss fairings, shortbread and Lily O'Brien's chocolate through the letterbox.
Price incl. VAT
£25.00
Penny Post Retro Sweets

Penny Post Retro Sweets

Sherbet Fountain, Drumstick lollies, Parma Violets, Fizzers, Refreshers and Black Jack chews.
Price incl. VAT
£22.00
Tea & Treats Gift Box

Tea & Treats Gift Box

Cartwright & Butler tea, fruit cake, stem ginger shortbread, flapjack and salted caramel fudge.
Price incl. VAT
£46.50
Wine & Treats Gift Box

Wine & Treats Gift Box

A Shiraz miniature with peanuts, macaroons and shortbread.
Price incl. VAT
£42.50
Penny Post Just Add Cheese

Penny Post Just Add Cheese

Fine Cheese Co crackers, a rubberwood board, peanuts, corn and pesto breadsticks.
Price incl. VAT
£23.00
Beer & Cheese Gift Box

Beer & Cheese Gift Box

Toast beers, Croome garlic cheddar and savoury snacks in a kraft box.
Price incl. VAT
£36.50
Italian Wine Duo

Italian Wine Duo

Bottega Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Grigio, two 75cl Italian bottles in a gift box.
Price incl. VAT
£41.00
Penny Post Cheese Please

Penny Post Cheese Please

Three Croome cheddars with Fine Cheese Co crackers and Tiptree chutneys through the letterbox.
Price incl. VAT
£35.50
Penny Post Happy Birthday

Penny Post Happy Birthday

Mini iced fruit cake, Happy Birthday candle, jelly beans, chocolate and truffle bites.
Price incl. VAT
£35.50
The Celebration

The Celebration

Otra Tierra Merlot, honey & chilli biscuits, sesame peanuts, shortbread and pralines.
Price incl. VAT
£47.50
White Wine Case

White Wine Case

Six white wines hand-picked into a case that changes through the year.
Price incl. VAT
£71.50
Red Wine Case

Red Wine Case

Six 75cl red wines in a hand-picked case, bold to easy-drinking.
Price incl. VAT
£71.50
Edinburgh Gin Original

Edinburgh Gin Original

Edinburgh Gin Original 70cl, a small-batch London Dry with 14 botanicals.
Price incl. VAT
£49.50
Edinburgh Gin Raspberry Liqueur

Edinburgh Gin Raspberry Liqueur

Edinburgh Gin Raspberry Liqueur, 50cl, made with Scottish juniper.
Price incl. VAT
£33.00
Edinburgh Gin Rhubarb & Ginger Liqueur

Edinburgh Gin Rhubarb & Ginger Liqueur

Edinburgh Gin Rhubarb & Ginger Liqueur, 50cl, tart rhubarb and warm ginger.
Price incl. VAT
£33.00
Full Circle Brew - 3 Can Gift

Full Circle Brew - 3 Can Gift

Three Full Circle Brew cans: Repeater IPA, Hoop APA and Looper IPA.
Price incl. VAT
£25.00
Three Cheese Hamper

Three Cheese Hamper

Three Mouse House cheddars with water biscuits, oatcakes and onion chutney.
Price incl. VAT
£36.50

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What Is a Birthday Gift for a Colleague

A birthday hamper for a colleague is a gift with the tone dialled in. Generous, but not over-the-top. Personal, but never too personal. It marks their day at work. Nobody at the next desk shifts in their seat. A box of good food and drink hits that note, every time.

Keeping a Desk Birthday Right

The trick is judging how well you know them. A teammate you sit beside all week can take a proper hamper. Someone two departments over is better with a small chocolate or sweet box. Keep it edible. Keep it shareable. It works whoever it is for. When in doubt, a treat everyone can dip into beats a gift that is too much.

Choosing by What They Like

Go on what they bring to the office:

Birthday gifts for a colleague by taste
If they are Reach for
The one with a sweet tooth the chocolate hampers or sweet hampers
Up for a birthday toast the prosecco hampers, led by Baglietti
A Friday-pint sort the beer hampers, a bucket of craft cans
Happier with a brew the afternoon tea hampers
A grazer at their desk the snack hampers

If a toast is on the cards, worth being straight: the fizz is prosecco, Baglietti or Bottega, not champagne. It still pops on a birthday.

A Whip-Round From the Team

When the office clubs together, the budget goes further. A bigger sharing hamper, a cheese and wine spread, or a mixed treats box does the job. One collection, one gift, a card the whole team signs. It lands warmer than a pile of separate presents, and nobody is left chasing loose change.

Birthdays, Colleagues and Beyond

This page is the crossover of two ideas. For birthdays across every age and taste, the birthday hampers gather the full range. For a workmate gift with no birthday attached, the gifts for colleagues keep it workplace-appropriate. And when someone is heading off for good, the leaving hampers handle the send-off.

Ordering and Delivery

Every order ships free to any UK address, with no minimum. Place it by 1pm on a weekday and it goes that day. A letterbox box slips onto a desk or through a door with no signature needed, which suits a surprise. Choose the arrival date at the checkout and add a gift message free. The delivery and returns page has the timings.

Birthday Gifts for Colleagues: Frequently Asked Questions

A treat they can enjoy at their desk or take home. A Penny Post birthday box, a chocolate selection, or a small prosecco all suit a workmate. Keep it edible and easy to share, and it marks the day without overstepping.

Match it to how close you are. A small chocolate or sweet box suits someone you barely work with. A fuller hamper fits a teammate you sit beside daily. If the team clubs together, a shared gift spreads the cost and reads as generous.

Food and drink is the safe ground. It sidesteps anything too personal and everyone can enjoy it. A chocolate box, a prosecco, or a snack selection all fit a desk birthday, and a card from the team makes it feel meant.

Yes, to any UK address, desk or doorstep. Order by 1pm on a weekday and it goes the same day. A letterbox box needs no signature, so it can arrive as a surprise first thing.