The best thank you gifts, ranked
24 picks · one clear winner · in rand · updated September 2026
No. 1 Lush Pink Lilies and Cerise Roses in A Vase
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MixesPink lilies, cerise roses and greenery arranged in a vase, so there is nothing to unwrap or arrange when it lands on the desk. Flowers say thank you without needing a card to explain them.
Skip it if they are in an office where nobody has a place for a vase.
Filed under Mixes at NetFlorist · in the first dozen of its category
Nationwide delivery; check the option and address for same-day availability
The best thank you gift is the Lush Pink Lilies and Cerise Roses in A (R500–750): pink lilies, cerise roses and greenery arranged in a vase, so there is nothing to unwrap or arrange when it lands on the desk. If that is not right, the Snack Attack (R300–500) is next. Under R300, get the Hat Box Treat Gift (R200–300).
- Picks
- 24
- Price range
- Under R200 to R1 000–2 000
- Under R300
- 8
- Under R500
- 14
- Personalised
- 11
- Delivers nationwide
- 21
Thank you gifts under R300
The strongest picks at three hundred rand or less.
Thank you gifts under R500
The best of the list under five hundred rand.
Personalised thank you gifts
Gifts that carry a name, a date or a photo, made to order.
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No. 16 Hampers for a thank you
Boxes, crates and baskets: several small things instead of one.
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No. 9 No. 10 No. 14 No. 16 The full ranking
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No. 1Lush Pink Lilies and Cerise Roses in A Vase
Pink lilies, cerise roses and greenery arranged in a vase, so there is nothing to unwrap or arrange when it lands on the desk. Flowers say thank you without needing a card to explain them.
Skip it if they are in an office where nobody has a place for a vase.
Nationwide delivery; check the option and address for same-day availability
No. 2Snack Attack
Biscuits, biltong, chips and nougat in one box, all Halaal-certified, in four sizes so it stretches from one person to a whole team. Good for thanking someone whose taste you do not know.
Skip it if they have cut out snacks or the office is already full of them.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 3Floral Scarf with Charlotte Rhys Hamper
Scarf in your choice of colour with a candle, a soap bar and hand cream packed alongside it. Suits a thank you to someone you know reasonably well, since a scarf is a personal thing to choose.
Skip it if you are thanking a colleague you barely know.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 4Hat Box Treat Gift
Nestle chocolates in a hat box, sized from small to extra large, which is the simple version of saying thanks. Nobody has to take it home, so it works for a team as much as a person.
Not for a person who has said they are off chocolate.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 5Thanks Nestle Hamper with Balloon
Balloon tied to a hamper of Nestle chocolates, which announces itself the moment it reaches their desk. Three sizes, and the balloon does the part where you would otherwise have to say something.
Skip it if a balloon at their office would be awkward.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 6La Motte Millenium and Lindt Gift
Bottle of La Motte Millennium with a slab of Lindt, and the option of a gift box or a second bottle. It is the grown-up thank you for someone who will open it at home rather than at work.
Skip it if they do not drink, or you are sending it to their office.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 7Gold Thank You Ferrero Candy Jar
Glass jar of Ferrero Rocher with a gold thank-you label on the front, in fifteen, twenty-two or twenty-five chocolates. The jar is the message, so you do not have to write much on the card.
Not for someone who would rather not have sweets on their desk.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 8Million Stars White Orchid Set
Succulent with million-star stems and chocolates alongside, which lasts longer on a windowsill than a bouquet does. It only goes to Joburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban, so check where they are first.
Skip it if they are outside the four big metros.
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban only; confirm arrival at NetFlorist
No. 9Ultimate Nuts About Chocolate Snack Crate
Nougat bon bons, Lindt truffles and roasted nuts laid out in a wooden divider box that looks like effort. Right when the thank you needs to be visible on a desk rather than quietly eaten.
Not for anyone with a nut allergy.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 10Personalised Hennessy VS Printed Crate
Hennessy VS in a rustic crate printed with a name, surname and a message. Cognac rather than whisky, which suits someone whose shelf already has every Scotch worth having on it.
Skip it if they only drink whisky and would leave cognac unopened.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 11Personalised Thank You Chocolate Passions Tin
A metal tin of assorted mini Nestlé chocolates carries Thank You and their name. The message makes a simple sweet gift specific.
Skip it if they do not eat chocolate.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 12Cream Rose and Burgundy Ribbon Bouquet
Soft cream petals tied with a burgundy ribbon, less obvious than pink and gentler than red. Good when you need flowers now but do not want to imply anything romantic.
Skip it if the moment actually calls for red roses.
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No. 13Personalised White Gown and Slippers Set
White fleece gown with their name embroidered on it and slippers to match, boxed. A thank you for someone close enough that you know their size, which rules out most colleagues.
Skip it if you are not sure what size they wear.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 14Personalised Klipdrift Giftbox
A bottle of Klipdrift sits in a gift box personalised with a year, name and message. The design includes a gold symbol of strength, making the wording and date part of the gift.
Skip it if they do not drink brandy.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 15Personalised Classic A5 Notebook
Hardcover A5 notebook with the name on the front, in black, blue, red or pink. For a list-maker rather than a diarist, and the set of three lasts someone who fills one every few months.
Skip it if they type everything.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 16Personalised Inverroche Gin Giftbox
A bottle of Inverroche Gin Verdant comes in a gift box with a cursive name and personal message. The presentation keeps the bottle ready for a considered toast.
Skip it if they do not drink gin.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 17Personalised Johnnie Walker Luxury Box
Choose Red, Black or Gold Label and the box carries their name, which lets you match the bottle to how seriously they drink. Blended rather than single malt, so it suits someone who mixes as often as they sip.
Not for a single malt drinker who will not touch a blend.
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No. 18Showstopping Cream Roses
Twenty-seven cream roses, million stars and greenery stand in a glass vase. Optional nougat or Lindt adds something edible beside the flowers.
Skip it if they have no place for a large arrangement.
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban; check same-day availability
No. 19Personalised Just for You A5 Notebook
A hardcover notebook has sixty lined pages, their name and a personal message. It suits someone who would enjoy a written thought from you alongside space for their own notes.
Skip it if they keep all their notes digitally.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 20A Biltong Delight Gift Box
Halaal beef biltong, droewors and Lindt chocolate boxed together, in four sizes. Savoury rather than sweet, which suits thanking someone who never touches the biscuit tin.
Skip it if they do not eat red meat.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 21Personalised Dressing Gown Adult
Adult dressing gown with their name embroidered on it, in four sizes. It is a warm, ordinary thing that people are glad to own and rarely buy, but you need their size at checkout.
Skip it if you are thanking someone you only know professionally.
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No. 22Personalised Name Gilded Notebook
Two A5 leatherette journals, one black and one brown, with their name on the cover. Practical for someone who still takes notes on paper in meetings, and the name goes on at checkout.
Not for someone who does everything on a laptop.
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No. 23Personalised Striped Notebook
Hardcover lined notebook with their name on the front, in A5, or with a mug added. Useful for thanking someone who takes notes in meetings and keeps losing the good notebook.
Skip it if they do everything on a laptop.
Nationwide delivery; confirm arrival for your option and address
No. 24Blissful Dream Bloom Mix
Roses and sprays with million-star stems, wrapped as a bouquet of five, ten or more blooms. It needs a vase at the other end, and it only goes to Joburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban.
Skip it if they would rather have something that lasts a month.
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban; check same-day availability
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How to choose a gift for a thank you
Prices on this page run from under R200 to R1 000–2 000; 8 of the 24 picks are under R300 and 2 are R1 000 or more. This list leans towards personalised gifts and hampers and crates. 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 a thank you 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 thank you itself (Mixes, Gourmet, for Her 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
Cheap baby shower thank you gifts?
Good inexpensive thank you gifts that still made our ranking: Hat Box Treat Gift (R200–300), La Motte Millenium and Lindt Gift (R200–300), Personalised Thank You Chocolate Passions Tin (R200–300). None of them looks cheap.
How to say thank you for an unexpected gift?
The Lush Pink Lilies and Cerise Roses in A (R500–750) is the best thank you gift in our ranking: pink lilies, cerise roses and greenery arranged in a vase, so there is nothing to unwrap or arrange when it lands on the desk. Runners-up: Snack Attack (R300–500), Floral Scarf with Charlotte Rhys Hamper (R300–500).
Unique thank you gifts?
The picks least likely to be duplicated by someone else: Personalised Hennessy VS Printed Crate (R1 000–2 000), Personalised Thank You Chocolate Passions Tin (R200–300), Personalised White Gown and Slippers Set (R750–1 000).
