The best gift baskets, ranked
24 picks · one clear winner · in rand · updated September 2026
No. 1 Classic Red Check Picnic Basket for Two
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GourmetTwo-person picnic basket in red check, with the dining bits held in place so nothing rattles around on the way to the spot. For a couple who talk about going out for the day and never quite have the kit to do it.
Not for someone with no car and no park nearby.
Filed under Gourmet at NetFlorist · in the first dozen of its category
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The best gift baskets is the Classic Red Check Picnic Basket for Two (R750–1 000): two-person picnic basket in red check, with the dining bits held in place so nothing rattles around on the way to the spot. If that is not right, the Luxurious Crimson Check Picnic Basket (R1 000–2 000) is next.
- Picks
- 24
- Price range
- R300–500 to R1 000–2 000
- Under R300
- 0
- Under R500
- 13
- Personalised
- 15
- Delivers nationwide
- 21
Gift baskets under R500
The best of the list under five hundred rand.
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No. 17 Personalised gift baskets
Gifts that carry a name, a date or a photo, made to order.
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No. 13 No. 14 No. 15 Hampers for someone who likes a basket
Boxes, crates and baskets: several small things instead of one.
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No. 5 No. 6 Edible gift baskets
Biltong, nuts, fruit and treats.
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No. 7 The full ranking
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No. 1Classic Red Check Picnic Basket for Two
Two-person picnic basket in red check, with the dining bits held in place so nothing rattles around on the way to the spot. For a couple who talk about going out for the day and never quite have the kit to do it.
Not for someone with no car and no park nearby.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 2Luxurious Crimson Check Picnic Basket
Crimson check basket packed with snacks, the fuller of the red ones on this page. It suits a proper occasion, an anniversary or a wine farm afternoon, rather than a quick sit on the grass after work.
Skip it if they would rather have the food than the basket.
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No. 3Gourmet Beige Stripe Picnic Basket
Beige stripe rather than check, which is the version to send someone who would find red gingham a bit much. Snacks come packed in it, so it arrives ready to be carried out instead of needing a shopping trip first.
Not for a household that never eats outdoors.
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No. 4Gourmet Red Check Picnic Basket
Red check basket with snacks already inside, sized for sharing at a park or on the beach. The classic look does the work here: it is instantly recognisable as a picnic gift the moment they see it.
Skip it if they already own a picnic basket.
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No. 5Black Check Picnic Basket for Two
Muted black check on a basket built around two settings rather than a crowd. For a pair who would use it for sundowners at the dam more than for a family day out.
Not for a family of four who need to feed everyone.
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No. 6Personalised Red Check Picnic Basket
Natural brown basket for two with a red and white check interior, cream pleather detailing and utensils included. Your message goes on the zipped cooler lining, so it is there every time they open it rather than on a card that gets lost.
Skip it if you have nothing you want written inside.
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No. 7Gourmet Black Check Picnic Basket
Snacks packed into a black check basket that will not look out of place at a work function or a concert on the lawn. The darker weave shows less of the grass and wine that a season of use puts on it.
Skip it if they would rather be given a restaurant.
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No. 8Deluxe Black Check Picnic Basket
Packed fuller than the other black check basket, and built for a longer afternoon out. Send it to the friend who organises everyone else's outings and always ends up carrying the food in shopping bags.
Not for someone who stays home on weekends.
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No. 9Personalised Initial Wine Carrier Hamper
Wine carrier marked with their initial, made to be taken along to a dinner, a picnic or a restaurant that lets you bring your own. Smaller than the picnic baskets here and easier to actually use on a normal week.
Skip it if they do not drink.
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No. 10Elegant Beige Stripe Picnic Basket
Stripes in beige on a basket meant for two, quieter than the check versions and easier to lend out without it looking like a gift. For a couple who picnic properly rather than sitting on a jersey.
Not for someone who has nowhere to store it.
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No. 11Personalised Wine Carrier and Nederburg Wine
One bottle of Nederburg in a carrier personalised for them, so the gift is the wine and the thing that carries the next one. It suits a thank you or a birthday where a basket would be more than the occasion needs.
Skip it if the house is dry.
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No. 12Luxe Beige Serenity Picnic Basket
Gold satin ribbon on a beige basket, which is the most formal looking of the lot. Send it where the gift will be opened in front of other people, at an engagement or a work send-off, rather than into a kitchen.
Skip it if they would find the presentation fussy.
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No. 13Personalised Beige Picnic Basket
Cream and beige striped interior, brown pleather trim, utensils fitted and room for two. Your message is printed on the zipped cooler lining, so put something on it worth reading more than once.
Not for someone who would rather choose their own kit.
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No. 14Personalised Beach Club Cooler Box
Yellow and white stripes with palms, and their name and surname on the front. It is a holiday-looking box, so it fits someone heading to the coast in December more than someone using it for work lunches.
Skip it if they want something they can carry into a boardroom.
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No. 15Personalised Protea Cooler Box
Proteas printed on a cooler box that takes a name, in three sizes. It handles a braai, a day at the park or a visit to a friend, and it delivers only in Joburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban.
Skip it if they live outside those four metros.
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban only; confirm arrival at NetFlorist
No. 16Personalised Floral Adventurer Cooler
Flowers on a five-litre white cooler with a handle and their name on it. Small enough to carry in one hand to the sports field or the beach, which is where a big cooler usually stays behind in the boot.
Not for someone who needs to cool drinks for a crowd.
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No. 17Personalised Thirst Aid Cooler Box
Five litres of cooler with a joke on the front and their name, in three variants. Good for the friend who is always the one bringing drinks, though it only delivers to the four main metros.
Skip it if they would find the wording naff.
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban only; confirm arrival at NetFlorist
No. 18Personalised Coolest Traveller Cooler
Travel stamp design on a five-litre white cooler with a handle, personalised for them. For someone who does long drives and buys warm cooldrink at every garage on the way.
Not for a person who never leaves the city.
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No. 19Personalised Tropical Cooler Gift Set
Jungle print in strong colours on a five-litre cooler, with their name and your message on the front. Bright enough that nobody else at the braai picks it up by mistake, which is half the point of putting a name on it.
Skip it if they prefer their kit plain.
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No. 20Personalised Hearts and Photos Cooler Box
Eight photos of your choosing wrapped around the box, framed by heart motifs, with a message as well. This is a couple's gift rather than a practical one, so pick pictures they will not mind other people seeing.
Not for someone private about their photos.
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No. 21Personalised Best Braai Master Cooler
For the one who runs the fire every time, a five-litre white cooler with a handle and their name on it. It sits next to the braai holding the drinks rather than making everyone walk to the kitchen.
Skip it if they do not braai.
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No. 22Personalised Nautical Cooler Gift
Cooler of five litres in a nautical print, with a handle and their name. It suits somebody on the water or at the coast, and it is the plainest of the personalised coolers if the others are too loud.
Not for someone who wants a bigger box for a weekend away.
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No. 23Personalised Photo Grid Cooler Box
Photos laid out in a grid across the box, in a standard, medium or large. The bigger sizes carry enough for a full day out, and delivery reaches Joburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban only.
Skip it if they are outside those metros.
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban only; confirm arrival at NetFlorist
No. 24Personalised Leopard Print Cooler Box
Leopard print with their name on it, in three variants including the box on its own. Loud on purpose, so it suits someone who likes their things noticed rather than someone buying kit to blend in.
Not for a person who would never carry animal print.
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How to choose a gift for someone who likes a basket
Prices on this page run from R300–500 to R1 000–2 000; 3 are R1 000 or more. This list leans towards hampers and crates and personalised gifts. 21 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 someone who likes a basket 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 someone who likes a basket itself (Gourmet, for the Outdoors, Wines 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.
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The Classic Red Check Picnic Basket for Two (R750–1 000) is the best gift baskets in our ranking: two-person picnic basket in red check, with the dining bits held in place so nothing rattles around on the way to the spot. Runners-up: Luxurious Crimson Check Picnic Basket (R1 000–2 000), Gourmet Beige Stripe Picnic Basket (R750–1 000).
