The best thank you gift in Pakistan is one that fits the person: something shareable for a teacher, a doctor or a colleague, flowers for a host's home, and something personal for a friend. A chocolate box, a snack basket or a flower box between Rs 5,000 and Rs 12,000 covers most thank yous, and the card matters as much as the gift.
A thank you gift has one job, to show the favour was noticed. It should never feel like a debt being repaid. This guide walks through teachers, doctors and nurses, hosts, colleagues and friends, with the gifts we deliver for these moments in Lahore and Gujranwala, including for Teachers' Day on 5 October.
In short
- For professionals, choose something the whole staff room, ward or office can share.
- For a host, send flowers or a basket the morning after, not a week later.
- For a friend, make it personal: beauty, accessories or a plant.
- Our minimum order is Rs 4,999, so plan the main gift from Rs 5,000; smaller boxes work as add ons to it.
- Order before 3 PM for delivery between 3 PM and 8 PM the same day.
For a Teacher, Including Teachers' Day
Teachers' Day is marked in Pakistan on 5 October, and the gifts that land best are modest, shareable and sent to the teacher's home rather than handed over in front of the class. The luxury chocolate box of KitKat, Dairy Milk, Snickers and Ferrero Rocher at Rs 8,499 is easy to carry into the staff room the next day. Six sunflowers at Rs 4,999 brighten a desk and suit a male or female teacher alike.
If several parents are chipping in, the Galaxy and Ferrero Rocher basket with pink roses at Rs 12,999 reads as a proper collective thank you. For a teacher your daughter adores, the CraftLove jewellery bouquet at Rs 7,499, with earrings, a bracelet and a necklace, and a card in her words is kept long after the chocolate is gone.
For a Doctor, a Nurse or a Hospital Team
After a birth, an operation or a long illness, families want to thank the medical team and are often unsure what is appropriate. The rule is shareable, because it is almost never one person. A large chocolate or snack basket addressed to the team, with a card naming the people who helped, is right. Avoid anything personal or expensive for an individual doctor, as it can put them in an awkward position.
The Cadbury and Ferrero Rocher wooden basket from our top picks is Rs 10,999. For a bigger team, the Castillo tray at Rs 16,299 is piled with Doritos, KitKat, Kinder Bueno, Galaxy, Twix, M&Ms, Pocky and Danisa butter cookies, with fresh pink roses.
For a Host Who Looked After You
Someone fed your family through a wedding, put you up for a week, or hosted the dinner. Send the gift the next morning while the visit is still fresh. Flowers for the house are the classic, and a flower box needs no vase. The clear flower box of pink spray roses and Ferrero Rocher at Rs 6,499 and the black round box of pink gerberas, carnations and mixed roses at Rs 11,999 both suit a family home.
The white hatbox of pink roses, carnations and blue hydrangea from our top picks is Rs 11,199. If there were children in the house, the wooden crate of chrysanthemums and imported snacks at Rs 10,999 gives them something too, though it needs 2 to 3 days. Twelve imported white roses at Rs 9,999 are the formal choice for an older host; book them in advance.
For a Colleague or a Client
Keep it neutral. No red roses and nothing that could read as romantic on a desk. A chocolate box, white or pastel flowers, or a snack box for the team all work. For a colleague who covered for you, the clear snack box with two flavours of Noms Nachos and two cans of Pepsi at Rs 7,299 is light hearted and easy to share.
If you are thanking several clients or a whole department, see our corporate gifting page or send us the list on WhatsApp.
For a Friend Who Went Out of Their Way
This is where the gift can be personal. The point is that you remembered what she likes. The pink gift box with a live flowering plant, a floral soap and lip gloss from our top picks is Rs 8,199, and the plant keeps going long after the visit.
The beauty set and pink roses round box is Rs 9,499. For a friend who feels the cold, the burgundy shawl with a tin of mixed nuts in a clear bag is Rs 11,599. Under Rs 7,000, the Touch of Gold basket at Rs 6,899 holds Bath and Body Works mist and body butter with fresh flowers, and the purple pearl basket at Rs 5,499 holds pearl bangles, a crystal necklace and a velvet jewellery organiser.
How Much to Spend on a Thank You Gift
Keep it in proportion to the favour. Too large and it looks like payment; too small for a big favour and it looks like an afterthought.
| Who you are thanking | Usual budget | What suits |
|---|---|---|
| A teacher | Rs 5,000 to Rs 9,000 | Sunflowers, a chocolate box |
| A colleague | Rs 5,000 to Rs 9,000 | A snack box, a chocolate box |
| A host family | Rs 7,000 to Rs 12,000 | A flower box, a snack crate |
| A hospital team or a class of parents | Rs 10,000 to Rs 17,000 | A large chocolate or snack basket |
Getting the Card Right
Add a custom printed card for Rs 199, 5 x 7 inches in English or Urdu, carrying their name, your message and your name. Say what they did, say what it meant, and sign it. "Thank you for everything" lands flat; "Thank you for staying late with Ayesha on Thursday" is kept. For a team, name the people who helped.
Delivery to a School, Hospital, Office or Home
Order before 3 PM and the gift is delivered between 3 PM and 8 PM the same day, subject to availability, in Lahore or Gujranwala. If you want it to arrive between 10 PM and 12 AM instead, for a friend's thank you that doubles as a surprise, midnight delivery arrives between 10 PM and 12 AM and is Rs 999 extra with the same 3 PM cutoff. Delivery is free on orders above Rs 9,999 within 8 km of our Lahore branch or 5 km of our Gujranwala branch; below that it is Rs 999. Further out, delivery is Rs 100 per km for the whole trip from our branch, with a minimum of Rs 999 on orders up to Rs 9,999.
In Pakistan you can pay by bank transfer, EasyPaisa or JazzCash. From abroad, to thank someone who looked after your parents, order on WhatsApp and pay by bank transfer, Wise or Remitly; see how to send gifts from abroad. We send you photos and a video on WhatsApp before it is delivered.
Tip: Schools and offices often close by mid afternoon, and our delivery window starts at 3 PM. For a staff room, send it to the teacher's home or ask the school whether someone will receive it after 3 PM.
More to browse: our flower shop in Lahore, with local roses from Rs 2,999.
Prefer to collect? Pick up from our Lahore branch at 555-B2 Abu Bakar Road or our Gujranwala branch at 172-X Kashmir Road, Peoples Colony. Message us on WhatsApp to arrange a time; the Rs 4,999 minimum order applies to pickup too.
Browse the thank you gifts collection, the chocolate boxes or the flower boxes, or message us on WhatsApp at +923344434999 with who you are thanking and we will suggest the right one.
