The best gift boxes, ranked
24 picks · one clear winner · in rand · updated September 2026
No. 1 Lindt and Ferrero Chocolate Treasure Box
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Chocolate & NougatRustic wooden box of Lindt truffles in mixed flavours, with variants that add JC Le Roux or Pongracz. The box stays useful once the chocolate is gone, which is not true of most of this page.
Skip it if they do not drink and the bottle would go to waste.
Filed under Chocolate & Nougat at NetFlorist · in the first dozen of its category
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The best gift boxes is the Lindt and Ferrero Chocolate Treasure Box (R500–750): rustic wooden box of Lindt truffles in mixed flavours, with variants that add JC Le Roux or Pongracz. If that is not right, the Personalised Anniversary Chocs Hat Box (R300–500) is next. Under R300, get the Pink Begonia Box (R200–300).
- Picks
- 24
- Price range
- R200–300 to R750–1 000
- Under R300
- 1
- Under R500
- 16
- Personalised
- 15
- Delivers nationwide
- 17
Gift boxes under R500
The best of the list under five hundred rand.
Personalised gift boxes
Gifts that carry a name, a date or a photo, made to order.
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No. 13 Flowers for someone who likes a box to open
The bouquets and arrangements on this list.
Chocolate gift boxes
The ones that get eaten first.
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No. 1Lindt and Ferrero Chocolate Treasure Box
Rustic wooden box of Lindt truffles in mixed flavours, with variants that add JC Le Roux or Pongracz. The box stays useful once the chocolate is gone, which is not true of most of this page.
Skip it if they do not drink and the bottle would go to waste.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 2Personalised Anniversary Chocs Hat Box
White hat box marked for an anniversary, in four variants including a Cadbury one. It works for a couple, but also for a work anniversary or a friendship that has lasted, which is how most people end up using it.
Skip it if the date is not actually an anniversary.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 3Red Roses in a Black Gift Box
Twelve or twenty-four red roses arranged in a black box, no vase needed at the other end. Delivery is limited to Joburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban, so check the address before you settle on it.
Skip it if the address is outside those metros.
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban; check same-day availability
No. 4Personalised Golden Birthday Hat Box
Gold custom sticker on a glossy white hat box, with a Cadbury variant alongside the standard. The gold lifts it above the everyday chocolate box, so it suits a milestone birthday rather than an ordinary one.
Not for someone who would rather have the money than the packaging.
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No. 5Pink Begonia Box
A pink begonia in a presentation box brings a flowering plant into the home. It suits someone who enjoys colour from a living plant rather than a cut arrangement.
Skip it if they cannot care for a begonia.
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban only; confirm arrival at NetFlorist
No. 6Pink Roses in a Black Box
Pink roses and greenery sit in a black flower box with a light pink ribbon. The arrangement feels soft and romantic without a vase.
Skip it if they prefer plants that last.
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban; check same-day availability
No. 7Beautiful Box of Cerise Roses
Cerise roses sit among greenery in a decorative box. Twelve- and twenty-four-stem options suit someone who enjoys a bright arrangement with its own container.
Skip it if they prefer loose stems to arrange themselves.
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban; check same-day availability
No. 8Personalised Photo Birthday Chocolate Box
Photo of your choosing on the lid of a chocolate box, in three sizes. Pick a picture that means something to both of you, because this one is really the photo with chocolate underneath it.
Skip it if you have no photo worth printing.
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No. 9Bright and Brilliant Birthday Box of Flowers
Flowers arranged inside a box instead of a vase, in bright colours for a birthday. Nothing needs unwrapping or cutting when it lands, though 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; check same-day availability
No. 10Personalised Birthday Candle Hat Box
Glossy white hat box with their name and a candle-themed birthday sticker on the lid, filled with chocolate, in three sizes. It reads as a birthday gift before it is opened, which matters when it is being handed over in front of people.
Skip it if the birthday is not the reason you are sending it.
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No. 11Personalised Floral Box of Chocs
Lindt chocolates and Wedgewood strawberry, cranberry and macadamia nougat fill a divided wooden box. The floral design and recipient’s name are added to the crate for a personal presentation.
Skip it if they avoid chocolate or nuts.
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No. 12Love You Hat Box
Satin ribbon on a white box that says love you on the lid, filled with Nestle or Cadbury. It says the obvious thing without any wording from you, which suits a send where you would rather not write much.
Not for a colleague or anyone the words would not fit.
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No. 13Personalised Lindt Black Box
Lindt milk, hazelnut, assorted and dark chocolates fill a black box that carries a message. The larger option adds another milk chocolate slab for someone who enjoys a fuller selection.
Skip it if they avoid chocolate or nuts.
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No. 14Personalised Live Laugh Love Lindt Box
Lindt chocolates come in a personalised box with Live Laugh Love wording. The combination suits someone who enjoys chocolate and keepsake packaging.
Skip it if they do not eat chocolate.
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No. 15Yellow Roses in Boxed Handbag
Twelve or 24 short-stemmed yellow roses sit in an elegant black box shaped like a handbag. It suits someone who likes a flower gift with unusual presentation.
Not for someone who would rather have a plant.
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban; check same-day availability
No. 16Personalised Thank You Blue Pattern Hat Box
Milo, Milky Bar, Aero, Tex, Smarties, Peppermint Crisp and Bar One fill a blue patterned hat box. Adding a name makes the chocolate thank-you feel addressed to one person.
Skip it if they avoid assorted chocolate bars.
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No. 17Pure White Roses in Hatbox
Six white roses with million stars sit in a white hatbox finished with a satin ribbon. Optional nougat and chocolate additions make it suitable when flowers alone feel too spare.
Not for someone who would rather receive something edible only.
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban; check same-day availability
No. 18Personalised Get Well Box of Lindt Chocs
First-aid design across a matt black box reading get well soon, filled with Lindt and personalised with their name. A box travels to a ward better than a vase does, and it can be shared with whoever is visiting.
Not for someone whose illness means no sugar.
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No. 19Personalised Birthday Choc Treasure Box
An engraved wooden birthday box holds milk, white, hazelnut, dark and coconut Lindt balls. Their name can be added to the box.
Skip it if they prefer savoury snacks.
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No. 20Personalised Be My Valentine Mixed Font Hat Box
A heart-covered hat box carries the recipient’s name and familiar chocolate bars including Milo, Milky Bar, Aero, Tex, Smarties, Peppermint Crisp and Bar One. It suits someone who enjoys playful romance and sweets.
Skip it if they do not eat milk chocolate.
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No. 21Personalised Chocolate Delight Hamper
Four sizes of hat box arranged with chocolate, personalised with their name and a message from you. The message is the part that makes it, so write something real rather than filling the field with best wishes.
Skip it if you have nothing you want to say in writing.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 22Personalised Heart Hat Box
Heart-shaped sticker and their name in bold on a white hat box of chocolate, in four variants. Made for saying you are thinking of them on a day that is not a birthday or an anniversary.
Not for a work gift, where the heart would read wrong.
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No. 23Personalised Congrats Box of Lindt Chocs
Congratulations across the box, with Lindor milk chocolate inside and their name added. Send it for a degree, a licence, a new job or a first house, where flowers would go home and be forgotten by Monday.
Skip it if nothing has actually been achieved.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 24Personalised Black Lindt Box
Their full name laid across a matt black box of Lindt, with a standard and a larger size. Using the full name rather than a nickname makes it read formal, so it works from a company as much as a person.
Skip it if you are unsure how they spell their surname.
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How to choose a gift for someone who likes a box to open
Prices on this page run from R200–300 to R750–1 000; 1 of the 24 picks are under R300. This list leans towards chocolate and personalised gifts. 17 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 box to open 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 box to open itself (Chocolate & Nougat, Roses, Plants 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 gift boxes?
The Lindt and Ferrero Chocolate Treasure Box (R500–750) is the best gift boxes in our ranking: rustic wooden box of Lindt truffles in mixed flavours, with variants that add JC Le Roux or Pongracz. Runners-up: Personalised Anniversary Chocs Hat Box (R300–500), Red Roses in a Black Gift Box (R300–500).
What is a good cheap gift boxes?
Good inexpensive gift boxes that still made our ranking: Pink Begonia Box (R200–300). None of them looks cheap.
