The best teddy bears and balloons, ranked
24 picks · one clear winner · in rand · updated September 2026
No. 1 Ultimate Sally Williams and Teddy Bear Gift
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Teddy BearsWhite teddy packed with Sally Williams nougat, and a medium size that adds cranberry and almond nougat. Good when the smile is meant to come with something to eat straight away.
Skip it if they cannot eat nuts.
Filed under Teddy Bears at NetFlorist · in the first dozen of its category
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The best teddy bears and balloons is the Ultimate Sally Williams and Teddy Bear Gift (R300–500): white teddy packed with Sally Williams nougat, and a medium size that adds cranberry and almond nougat. If that is not right, the Teddy Bear with Lindt Chocolate (R300–500) is next. Under R300, get the Sensational Birthday Hamper (R200–300).
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- Price range
- Under R200 to R750–1 000
- Under R300
- 12
- Under R500
- 20
- Personalised
- 8
- Delivers nationwide
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Teddy bears and balloons under R300
The strongest picks at three hundred rand or less.
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No. 13 Teddy bears and balloons under R500
The best of the list under five hundred rand.
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No. 18 Personalised teddy bears and balloons
Gifts that carry a name, a date or a photo, made to order.
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No. 17 Hampers for someone who wants a smile
Boxes, crates and baskets: several small things instead of one.
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No. 24 The full ranking
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No. 1Ultimate Sally Williams and Teddy Bear Gift
White teddy packed with Sally Williams nougat, and a medium size that adds cranberry and almond nougat. Good when the smile is meant to come with something to eat straight away.
Skip it if they cannot eat nuts.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 2Teddy Bear with Lindt Chocolate
Twenty-two centimetre teddy with a cornet of Lindt Lindor packed beside it, in a box or a round hat box. Small enough to sit on a desk and not so much that it needs explaining.
Not for someone who would find a teddy at work embarrassing.
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No. 3Teddy and Cadbury Chocolates in Gift Box
Small teddy and a Cadbury Bubbly slab in a round black box, which is the low-key version of this kind of gift. It reads as thinking of you rather than anything heavier.
Not for a milestone that deserves something bigger.
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No. 4Sensational Birthday Hamper
Nestle chocolate in a birthday hamper, sized standard to large, for a day that needs marking with something sweet. It is chocolate rather than a keepsake, so it disappears in a good way.
Skip it if they have said they are cutting down on sugar.
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No. 5Chocolates and Cuddles Get Well Gift
Cadbury chocolate with a feel-better-soon balloon, aimed squarely at someone stuck at home and bored. The wording is fixed, so it suits illness rather than any other reason to cheer them up.
Skip it if they are not ill and the message will not make sense.
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No. 6Puppy Love Teddy with Lindt Hamper
Puppy teddy covered in small hearts with Lindt Lindor truffles alongside it. The hearts push it towards someone you are soft on rather than a colleague.
Not for a friend who would read hearts as more than you meant.
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No. 7Personalised Heart Flower Teddy
Teddy wearing a floral shirt with their name on it, which turns a shelf toy into something they keep. The name is added at checkout, so you need to know how they spell it.
Skip it if you are not certain how their name is spelled.
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No. 8Delicious Birthday Choco Treats Hat Box
Choose Nestle, Cadbury or Lindt, and the hat box comes filled with that one house rather than a mix. Handy when you know exactly which chocolate they buy for themselves and do not want to guess.
Skip it if you have no idea which brand they favour.
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No. 9Brown Teddy and Silver Star Balloon Hamper
Brown teddy, Nestle chocolate and a silver star balloon in one hamper, which arrives looking like a party. Better sent to a house than an office, where a balloon is harder to hide.
Skip it if they have nowhere to put a balloon.
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No. 10Personalised Snuggle Me Teddy
Jersey teddy for long distance, with the snuggle-me wording and a name added at checkout. Sentimental on purpose, which suits a partner who is away rather than a friend.
Not for anyone who would find that wording too much.
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No. 11Personalised B Day Embroidered Teddy Box
Embroidered happy-birthday teddy, 22cm, in a standard box or a gift box. The embroidery says the day out loud, so it only works on or near the birthday.
Skip it if the birthday is months away.
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No. 12Choc Teddy Feel Better Edible Arrangement
Ten Ferrero Rocher, ten chocolate stars and a brown teddy arranged in a box, for someone off sick and feeling sorry for themselves. Delivery covers the four big metros only.
Skip it if they are not ill and the wording would puzzle them.
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban; check same-day availability
No. 13Elephant Plush Toy and Lindt
Elephant plush with Lindt chocolate, which is the option for someone who has had enough teddies. Works for a friend, a partner or a colleague, since an elephant carries less meaning than a bear.
Skip it if they have no space for another soft toy.
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No. 14Personalised Love Photo Choc Tray
Two trays of Belgian truffles under a sleeve printed with a photo you choose, so the box itself carries the message. Have the picture ready at checkout, and take the wine version if it needs to be bigger.
Skip it if you do not have a photo they would want on a shelf.
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No. 15Happy Birthday Teddy and Chocolate Gift
Ferrero Rocher, golden chocolates, a brown teddy and a Happy Birthday balloon make a clear birthday bundle. Larger options add more chocolate and, in the largest, a bottle of sparkling wine.
Skip it if it is not a birthday.
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban; check same-day availability
No. 16Personalised Happiness Chocolate Tray
Twelve Belgian chocolates under a sleeve printed with their name, so it reads as made for one person. Small enough to be the extra thing next to a card rather than the whole gift.
Not for someone who would rather have a big slab than twelve pieces.
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No. 17Personalised Pretty Florals Chocolate Tray
Twenty-four Belgian truffles under a floral sleeve carrying your message, which turns a box of chocolates into something specific. Enough for someone who shares and still has some left on Monday.
Not for a person who finds florals twee.
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No. 18Lindt Divinity Hamper
Lindt Lindor cornet packed into a hamper, in a box or a hat box, for someone who wants chocolate and nothing else. No toy, no balloon, which suits an adult who would rather not get a bear.
Skip it if you wanted the gift to include something they keep.
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No. 19Fluffy Flamingo with Chocs
Flamingo instead of a bear, boxed with two slabs of Cadbury Bubbly. The choice of animal does the work here, so it suits someone with a sense of humour about it.
Skip it if they would prefer something they can actually use.
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No. 20Rosey Pink Birthday Bloom Surprise
Pink roses, ten stems, arranged and boxed for a birthday, in three sizes. For someone who would rather have flowers than a toy, and it goes only to the four big metros.
Skip it if they live outside the big four cities.
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban; check same-day availability
No. 21Birthday Wishes Edible Arrangement
Twelve red roses combine with gold chocolates and a Happy Birthday balloon. The bundle suits someone who enjoys flowers and chocolate with an explicit birthday message.
Skip it if they would not want a birthday balloon.
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban; check same-day availability
No. 22Personalised Emergency Chocolate Tray
Belgian truffles under a sleeve reading 'In case of emergency eat chocolate', which lands with anyone who keeps a stash in a desk drawer. The name goes on at checkout, so the joke is theirs.
Not for someone who would not find the line funny.
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No. 23Lindt Recovery Variety Hamper
Lindt Lindor milk chocolates, a teddy and a Get Well Soon balloon make a clear recovery gesture. It suits someone who would welcome chocolate and a small soft toy while resting.
Skip it if they avoid milk chocolate.
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No. 24Personalised Embroider Teddy and Chocolate Hamper
Plush teddy in a white jersey embroidered with their name, packed with chocolate. The chocolate is the part that gets used, and the bear is the part that stays on the bed.
Skip it if they would rather have one good thing than two small ones.
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How to choose a gift for someone who wants a smile
Prices on this page run from under R200 to R750–1 000; 12 of the 24 picks are under R300. This list leans towards chocolate and personalised gifts. 20 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 wants a smile 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 wants a smile itself (Teddy Bears, Chocolate & Nougat, Mixed flowers 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 teddy bears and balloons?
The Ultimate Sally Williams and Teddy Bear Gift (R300–500) is the best teddy bears and balloons in our ranking: white teddy packed with Sally Williams nougat, and a medium size that adds cranberry and almond nougat. Runners-up: Teddy Bear with Lindt Chocolate (R300–500), Teddy and Cadbury Chocolates in Gift Box (R300–500).
What is a good cheap teddy bears and balloons?
Good inexpensive teddy bears and balloons that still made our ranking: Sensational Birthday Hamper (R200–300), Chocolates and Cuddles Get Well Gift (R200–300), Personalised Heart Flower Teddy (under R200). None of them looks cheap.
