The best Christmas gifts for him, ranked
24 picks · one clear winner · in rand · updated September 2026
No. 1 Classic Bon Appetit Hamper
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GourmetNougat, chocolate, biltong and dried fruit balanced sweet against savoury, in three sizes. A hamper is the December gift that gets opened on the table and shared, so buy the size that matches the number of people in the house.
Skip it if he does not eat red meat.
Filed under Gourmet at NetFlorist · in the first dozen of its category · personalised to order
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The best Christmas gift for him is the Classic Bon Appetit Hamper (R500–750): nougat, chocolate, biltong and dried fruit balanced sweet against savoury, in three sizes. If that is not right, the Personalised Love Photo Mug (under R200) is next. Under R300, get the Personalised Classic A5 Notebook (R200–300).
- Picks
- 24
- Price range
- Under R200 to R1 000–2 000
- Under R300
- 8
- Under R500
- 18
- Personalised
- 11
- Delivers nationwide
- 23
Christmas gifts for him under R200
The cheapest picks on this page that still made the cut.
Christmas gifts for him under R300
The strongest picks at three hundred rand or less.
Christmas gifts for him under R500
The best of the list under five hundred rand.
Personalised Christmas gifts for him
Gifts that carry a name, a date or a photo, made to order.
The full ranking
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No. 1Classic Bon Appetit Hamper
Nougat, chocolate, biltong and dried fruit balanced sweet against savoury, in three sizes. A hamper is the December gift that gets opened on the table and shared, so buy the size that matches the number of people in the house.
Skip it if he does not eat red meat.
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No. 2Personalised Love Photo Mug
Photo and a message of your choosing printed onto a mug, with chocolate or hot chocolate on the other variants. For the man who takes the same mug to the same chair every morning of the holidays.
Skip it if he drinks out of whatever is clean.
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No. 3Personalised Classic A5 Notebook
Hardcover A5 notebook with his name on the front, in black, blue, red or pink, or three of them as a set. Good for the January restart, when he writes down everything he means to do this year.
Skip it if he keeps every list on his phone.
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No. 4Personalised Biltong Cutter
Large wooden cutter engraved with his name, with a second variant that arrives holding Montagu biltong and droewors. It earns its place at a December braai, where somebody always has a whole stick and a blunt knife.
Not for a man who buys his biltong already sliced.
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No. 5Biltong and Chocs Treat Box
Biltong, droewors and a cornet of Lindt Lindor in a box, in three sizes. Small enough to be the gift you hand over at a work lunch rather than the one under the tree.
Skip it if he eats no red meat.
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No. 6Munch Mania
Cashews, chocolate-coated almonds, biscuits and Pringles, sized small through extra large. Aimed at the man who raids the kitchen at ten at night, and it travels to the coast with the rest of the holiday food.
Not for someone eating carefully over the holidays.
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No. 7Biltong and Nut Crate
All savoury and no chocolate: biltong, nuts, dried fruit and crunchy snacks laid out in a rustic wooden tray, in three sizes. The one to send when everyone else is sending sweets.
Skip it if they do not eat red meat.
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No. 8Red Snack Hamper
Red hamper of things to nibble, in three assortments. It is the safe gift for the brother-in-law or the neighbour you exchange with every year without either of you knowing much about the other.
Skip it if the gift needs to feel personal.
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No. 9Personalised Retro Biltong Cutter
Retro design engraved with his name, a year and a message, in a small or a large. The year is the part that makes it a Christmas gift he keeps rather than another wooden thing in the kitchen.
Skip it if there is no year worth marking.
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No. 10Personalised Signature Biltong Cutter
Name, surname and a message engraved on a wooden cutter in a formal font. The dressiest of the cutters here, which makes it the one to give in front of the family rather than in a stocking.
Skip it if he never eats biltong.
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No. 11Simply Savoury Box
Wasabi nuts, chilli peanuts, peri-peri cashews, biltong, chilli corn and Japanese rice crackers, all savoury and all hot. For the man who does not eat sweets and gets nothing but chocolate every Christmas.
Skip it if he cannot handle chilli.
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No. 12Gold Box of Pongracz
Cap Classique from Pongracz, a 750ml bottle in a gold box, with chocolate on two of the variants. It is the bottle you send when Christmas lunch is at his house and you want it opened while everyone is there.
Skip it if he does not drink.
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No. 13Personalised Nine Piece Photo Magnets
Nine magnets at 100mm square, each printed with a photo you upload. For a man who never gets around to printing pictures, and a decent gift from children to their father at the end of the year.
Skip it if his fridge will not hold a magnet.
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No. 14Hat Box Treat Gift
Nestle chocolates in a round hat box, in four sizes. The extra large size is enough to put out for a room full of family, which is what December usually needs from a chocolate gift.
Not for a household already drowning in sweets.
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No. 15Personalised Portrait Mug
His face printed on a mug, in a coffee or a tea size. It is a joke gift that gets used every day, which is more than can be said for most of what he opens in December.
Skip it if he would hate seeing himself at breakfast.
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No. 16Snack Attack
Biscuits, Pringles, biltong and nougat in four sizes. It is the box to send early in December to somebody you will not see, since none of it needs a fridge or a plan.
Skip it if he avoids processed snacks.
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No. 17The Biltong Box
Sliced biltong, droëwors, beef sticks and pieces make an assortment for a meat-snack lover. Three sizes let you choose an individual gift or more to share.
Skip it if they do not eat beef.
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No. 18Craft Beer and Bites Hamper
Craft beer comes with droëwors, peanuts, chocolate and crisps in three sizes. It suits someone who talks about beer and enjoys savoury snacks alongside it.
Skip it if they do not drink beer.
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No. 19Personalised Navy Fleece Gown and Slipper Set
Navy fleece gown with his name embroidered on it and slippers in the same fleece, in five sizes. A December gift he only uses in June, so it is one to give if you know he feels the cold.
Skip it if he sleeps with the windows open all winter.
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No. 20Personalised Signature Wine Giftbox
One bottle in a black box with his name and your message on it, and five wines to choose between. It stands up as a gift for a father-in-law or a boss, where a snack box would look like an afterthought.
Skip it if he does not drink wine.
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No. 21Johnnie Walker Man Crate
A bottle of Johnnie Walker comes in a crate with biltong and Lindt, with Standard, Double Black or Gold labels to choose from. It suits a whisky drinker who will enjoy the bottle and snacks together.
Skip it if they do not drink whisky.
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No. 22La Motte Millenium and Lindt Gift
Bottle of La Motte Millenium with a Lindt white chocolate slab, in a few box options. Modest enough to give without obliging anybody to match it, which is what most December exchanges actually need.
Not for a man who does not drink.
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No. 23Nutty Biltong Luxury Crate
Sliced beef biltong, nuts, chocolates and savoury snacks give a food lover several things to open. The three variations add different quantities and include droëwors in the larger option.
Skip it if they avoid nuts, beef or dairy.
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No. 24Chateau Gateaux Vanilla Dream Cake
A vanilla torte layered with Chantilly cream and vanilla seeds gives a group a soft cake to share. It is a practical choice for a dessert table.
Skip it if no one can finish a cake soon.
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How to choose a gift for him
Prices on this page run from under R200 to R1 000–2 000; 8 of the 24 picks are under R300 and 1 are R1 000 or more. This list leans towards things to eat and personalised gifts. 23 of them deliver nationwide; the rest are metro-only, and the retailer page shows the next delivery date for your area. Start from the price band you have in mind, then read the note under each pick: it says who the thing is really for and who should skip it. Where a pick is filed for him by the retailer itself we say so; where a page borrows from a neighbouring list we say that too.
Where this list comes from: we read NetFlorist's whole catalogue, keep only what it files for him itself (Gourmet, for the Home, Stationery among the categories here), rank by where NetFlorist places each item, what its buyers have said and how the price sits, and write our own note on who it suits and who should skip it. We have not handled these products and do not say we have. Commission never touches the order. Price bands come from NetFlorist's prices on 7 September 2026; the retailer page is the truth on the day. The full method.
Quick answers
What is the best Christmas gift for him?
The Classic Bon Appetit Hamper (R500–750) is the best Christmas gift for him in our ranking: nougat, chocolate, biltong and dried fruit balanced sweet against savoury, in three sizes. Runners-up: Personalised Love Photo Mug (under R200), Personalised Classic A5 Notebook (R200–300).
What is a good cheap Christmas gift for him?
Good inexpensive Christmas gifts for him that still made our ranking: Personalised Love Photo Mug (under R200), Personalised Classic A5 Notebook (R200–300), Biltong and Chocs Treat Box (R200–300). None of them looks cheap.
