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How to plan Deepavali gifts for 50 people
Make one list, set three budgets, and order before the third week of October.
Most people start their Deepavali list a week before the festival, which is when sweet kitchens are busiest and couriers are slowest. Starting three weeks out changes everything.
Begin with one list, not three. Put family, colleagues and the people who help at home on the same sheet, with an address and phone number for each. Then sort them into three budgets: about ₹500 for neighbours and staff, ₹1,500 for colleagues and friends, and ₹3,000 or more for the few people closest to you. Three budgets are easy to pack; fifteen different hampers are not.
For anyone outside your city, choose dry sweets, dry fruit and brass. Milk sweets do not travel well beyond a day, and nothing is sadder than a box of spoiled peda.
Finally, write the notes early. A two-line note in your own words matters more than anything in the box. Send us the list as a spreadsheet and we will match each name to a hamper, show you a photo of each, and deliver them across Bengaluru on the day you choose.
