Best Host, Hostess and Thank You Gifts From Amazon
Whether it’s a floral bouquet priced under $8, or a charcuterie board, Amazon can deliver the perfect thank you gift to hosts and hostess.
At some point in your life, your parents probably drummed it into your head that when you go to a party, you bring a gift for the host or hostess. Most people bring wine, flowers, or dessert. I had a friend who always arrived with a four-pack of toilet paper. If your friends are throwing a brunch, dinner, special event, or Friendsgiving dinner, you should bring an item they can serve with the meal or the host or hostess can enjoy at their leisure.
Etiquette authorities suggest not gifting your host an item that requires extra work, i.e., anything that requires an oven or stovetop before serving. They also recommend having your host/ess gift delivered before the event. The idea is that the party thrower juggles hosting duties while putting together a meal. Handing them something that needs water, decanting, or unwrapping is another chore.
A delivered hostess or host gift is a welcome surprise and shows that you appreciate them. I chose Amazon as my resource because they can deliver presents before the fun begins.
Host or hostess gifts can range from flowers to games, a small home decor item, or food. The type of gift chosen should reflect your relationship. If your group enjoys game night, do pick up a fun and inexpensive game.
These nine hostess and host gifts range from fun gifts like drink coasters designed like vinyl records to a complete charcuterie board.
You can also wait until after the meal ends to have any of these nine items delivered as a thank you gift.
Under $15
Whole Foods Floral Fields of Joy Bouquet $7.99. The bouquet has garnered lots of raves. One customer noted, “They stayed fresh for over a week, “ while another stated, “Fresh flowers to surprise anyone special in your life, they were gorgeous.
The bouquet’s flowers and colors may vary by location. It can be ordered to arrive on the day of or the day after the event.
Ankzon Set of 6 Retro Vinyl Record Coasters $5.99 The coasters are designed to look like old 45 records. Emblazoned with song titles like “Rest on Me,” and “Too Hot to Handle,” they’re an excellent gift for music lovers. With over 3500 five-star raves, buyers have said, “I got these coasters for my apartment, and they’re so fun!” “These are so cool!” and “I really love the coasters. They are cute. They have a rubber backing on them to prevent them from sliding on any surface.”
TableTopics Not A Chance Game $9.00 If your group likes playing games, this one has ton of open-ended fun questions. There are 40 cards with questions like, “What smell sends you running for the hills?” “How long can good be on the ground and still be fair game for eating?” and “What headline would make you too embarrassed to buy a magazine at the checkout stand?” Every reviewer mentioned how much fun the cards were and how it kept people engaged and off their phones.
Under $25
Urban Accents Movie Night Popcorn Set $22.00 Have friends who binge watch series or throw movie nights for the gang? This gluten-free popcorn set is a great gift for them to share or keep for themselves. It has three types of popcorn: fluffy white gold, crunchy ruby red, and sweet tricolor blend. Top the fresh popped popcorn with one or mix a couple with the five toppers in the set. Choose spicy chili lime, buttery caramel corn, sweet and salty kettle corn, sizzlin’ spicy siracha, or cheezy white cheddar sprinkles. Each container of popcorn seasoning is .75 oz, and the non-GMO popcorn makes enough for two.
Brooklyn Beans Variety Pack $24.98 Coffee lovers will adore this Brooklyn-based coffee company. Their coffees are locally roasted on-site using 100% Arabica beans. They roast their beans in small batches for freshness and taste. This variety pack has six 12-ounce bags of the following flavors: Corner Donut Shop (medium roast), Fuhgeddaboutit (dark roast), Breakfast Blend (light roast), Brooklyn Bridge Blend (medium roast), Maple Sleigh (maple flavored), Vanilla Skyline (vanilla flavored).
Snack Mall Tea Gift Set $24.99 The 12-ounce insulated lidded tumbler lets your favorite tea lover carry their hot (or cold) beverage anywhere. In addition to the insulated tumbler, the gift includes 12 Tazo teas, a mix of herbal, black, and green teas. Flavors range from English Breakfast Tea to Organic Chai to China Green Tips. But wait, there’s more! Each gift also comes with 12 pure honey straws.
Under $50
Benchmark Bouquets Flowering Fields Bouquet With Vase $43.95 You can add a thank you note to this floral bouquet and vase. When your host(ess) opens it up, they’ll immediately know you were thrilled to be part of their dinner party or special event. The bouquets ship directly from Benchmark’s farms to their doorstep. The bouquet contains sunflowers, seasonal greens, novelty poms, solidago, statice, alstroemeria seasonal flowers, and a vase. Be aware that they don’t deliver bouquets Saturday through Monday.
Smokehouse by Thoughtfully Gourmet Ultimate Grilling Spice Set $39.99 If your host or hostess loves to flex their cooking muscles, gifting them a box of 20 flavored salts and rubs is a no-brainer. They can experiment with flavors while grilling, broiling, or stir-frying. They can get spicy with a lime and chipotle rub or amp up a fish dish with a thyme salt blend.
Farmers’ Market Foods Holiday Charcuterie Gift Box $49.99 This yummy gift box is filled with gluten-free sausages and cheeses, shelf-stable, made with Wisconsin Grade A milk, and all goods are non-GMO. The gift box contains three summer sausages in beef, roasted garlic, and a Black Forest Ham roll. There are three cheeses: pepperjack, Alpine Swiss, and vintage sharp cheddar. A box of crackers, wildflower honey, stone ground mustard, and caramels rounds out the list of goodies. Your host or hostess can create a charcuterie board for the event or enjoy it afterward.
Do you bring a bottle of wine, dessert, or soda to dinner parties?
cool gifts!