The best farewell gifts, ranked
24 picks · one clear winner · in rand · updated September 2026
No. 1 Personalised Thank You Mug and Coaster Set
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for the HomeMug and coaster printed with thanks for all you do and their name, which is the leaving gift that gets used at the next job. It is a desk object, so it suits a colleague more than a close friend.
Not for someone leaving on bad terms.
Filed under for the Home at NetFlorist · personalised to order
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The best farewell gift is the Personalised Thank You Mug and Coaster Set (R200–300): mug and coaster printed with thanks for all you do and their name, which is the leaving gift that gets used at the next job. If that is not right, the Snack Attack (R300–500) is next. Under R300, get the Red Rose Bush Just for You (R200–300).
- Picks
- 24
- Price range
- R200–300 to R750–1 000
- Under R300
- 5
- Under R500
- 16
- Personalised
- 4
- Delivers nationwide
- 19
Farewell gifts under R300
The strongest picks at three hundred rand or less.
Farewell gifts under R500
The best of the list under five hundred rand.
Personalised farewell gifts
Gifts that carry a name, a date or a photo, made to order.
Hampers for a farewell
Boxes, crates and baskets: several small things instead of one.
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No. 1Personalised Thank You Mug and Coaster Set
Mug and coaster printed with thanks for all you do and their name, which is the leaving gift that gets used at the next job. It is a desk object, so it suits a colleague more than a close friend.
Not for someone leaving on bad terms.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 2Snack Attack
Biscuits, biltong, chips and nougat, all Halaal-certified, in four sizes so it can cover one person or the whole floor. Easy when the farewell is a team effort and nobody agrees on a gift.
Skip it if the office has already had cake and snacks all week.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 3Large Chocolate Filled Hatbox
Nestlé chocolate bars fill a round hatbox tied with black satin ribbon. Three sizes let you choose a small chocolate gift or enough familiar favourites to share.
Skip it if they do not eat milk chocolate.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 4Floral Scarf with Charlotte Rhys Hamper
Scarf in red, blue, pink or beige with a candle, soap and hand cream packed with it. Works for a colleague you know well enough to guess which colour they would wear.
Skip it if you are all chipping in and nobody knows their taste.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 5Lush Pink Lilies and Cerise Roses in A Vase
Pink lilies and cerise roses arranged in a vase, so it can stand on the desk for the last week without anyone hunting for a jug. Flowers on a last day are hard to get wrong.
Skip it if they are driving a long way home with everything they own.
Nationwide delivery; check the option and address for same-day availability
No. 6Red Rose Bush Just for You
Potted red rose bush rather than cut flowers, so it goes home and into a garden instead of a bin. Delivery covers Joburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban only, and there are versions with a teddy or chocolate.
Not for someone moving into a flat with no garden.
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban only; confirm arrival at NetFlorist
No. 7Thinking of You Blooms Crate
Wooden crate holding flowers, fresh fruit and a few snacks, which covers the goodbye and the drive home in one gift. Three sizes, and it only delivers to the four big metros.
Not for a farewell where flowers would feel too personal.
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban; check same-day availability
No. 8ROOIBOS GIFT SET
Rooibos-infused bath and body set, which is a gentler goodbye than another bottle of wine. Suits a colleague who is retiring or taking time off rather than moving straight on.
Not for someone who would rather have something to eat.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 9Personalised Purple Mom Gown
Purple fleece gown embroidered with the words Mom est and a year of birth, which only works if the person leaving is a mother. You need the year and the size at checkout.
Not for anyone the Mom wording does not fit.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 10Wondrous Yellow Arrangements
Yellow mixed flowers arranged and ready to stand, which reads as warm rather than romantic on a last day. Delivery is limited to Joburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban.
Skip it if their desk is already cleared and there is nowhere to put it.
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban; check same-day availability
No. 11Pastel Flower Bouquet
Seasonal roses, lilies and daisies in pastel shades, wrapped in cellophane, the bouquet that fits any room and almost any reason. What goes into it shifts with the season, so it will not match the photo exactly.
Skip it if you need one particular flower in it.
Nationwide delivery; check the option and address for same-day availability
No. 12Chateau Gateaux Four Flavours Variety Cake
Cake cut into four flavours, in eight or twelve slices, which is the thing to put in the kitchen at eleven on their last morning. It only goes to Joburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban.
Skip it if the team is remote and there is nobody to share it with.
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban only; confirm arrival at NetFlorist
No. 13Hat Box Treat Gift
Nestle chocolates in a hat box, four sizes, which is the safe farewell when the whole team signs the card. Big enough to share around at the send-off.
Not for someone who has said they are off sugar.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 14Thanks Nestle Hamper with Balloon
Balloon tied to a hamper of Nestle chocolate, which turns a desk into an obvious send-off. Three sizes, and nobody has to carry it home if the team gets into it first.
Skip it if their last day is quiet and a balloon would be too much.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 15Charlotte Rhys Serene Beauty Hat Box
Bath salts, hand and body lotion, a netting sponge and a vanilla candle in a whiskey glass, packed in a hat box. It is a gift for an evening at home rather than something to put on a shelf.
Skip it if they only shower and never run a bath.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 16Biltong and Chocs Treat Box
Beef biltong, droewors and a Lindt cornet boxed together, with a name added if you want it. Savoury and sweet in one, which covers a colleague nobody can describe.
Skip it if they do not eat red meat.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 17Cream and White Flowers in a Vase
White and cream lilies, roses and gerberas in a vase, calm enough for an office and formal enough for a boss. The lilies arrive in bud, so they open over the days after the send-off.
Skip it if the flowers need to look their best on the day itself.
Nationwide delivery; check the option and address for same-day availability
No. 18La Motte Millenium and Lindt Gift
La Motte Millennium with a slab of Lindt, and a gift box or a second bottle if you want more. Straightforward for a colleague you like but do not know outside work.
Not for a workplace where alcohol gifts are not allowed.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 19Cadbury Sweet Treats Hamper
Cadbury right through, in four sizes from standard to extra large. It is the everyday chocolate most South Africans grew up on, so it suits someone who would rather have a familiar slab than a truffle.
Skip it if they only eat dark chocolate.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 20Gold Thank You Ferrero Candy Jar
Glass jar of Ferrero Rocher with a gold thank-you label, in fifteen, twenty-two or twenty-five chocolates. The label does the goodbye for you, and the jar is kept long afterwards.
Not for someone who would rather not carry a glass jar home.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 21Simply Savoury Box
Biltong, wasabi nuts, chilli peanuts, peri-peri cashews and rice crackers, all savoury and mostly hot. No fruit in it at all, so send it to the person who wanted a snack box rather than a fruit basket.
Skip it if they do not eat chilli.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 22Gold Box of Pongracz
Bottle of Pongracz Cap Classique with Ferrero Rocher in a gold box, for a leaving that is a promotion rather than a loss. The bottle is meant to be opened somewhere other than the office.
Skip it if the person leaving does not drink.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 23Million Stars White Orchid Set
Succulent with million-star stems and chocolates, which survives a desk move better than a bouquet. Delivery covers Joburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban only.
Not for someone with no window at the new place.
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban only; confirm arrival at NetFlorist
No. 24Personalised Dark Blue Fleece Gown
Dark blue fleece carries an embroidered name for a warm layer at home. The plain colour suits someone who prefers their clothing without patterns.
Skip it if you cannot check their gown size.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
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How to choose a gift for a farewell
Prices on this page run from R200–300 to R750–1 000; 5 of the 24 picks are under R300. This list leans towards things to eat and chocolate. 19 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 a farewell 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 a farewell itself (for the Home, Gourmet, Chocolate & Nougat 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
Best gift for boss farewell?
The Personalised Thank You Mug and Coaster Set (R200–300) is the best farewell gift in our ranking: mug and coaster printed with thanks for all you do and their name, which is the leaving gift that gets used at the next job. Runners-up: Snack Attack (R300–500), Large Chocolate Filled Hatbox (R300–500).
