Hampers have always been a great Christmas gift idea and the choice available can be somewhat overwhelming. From whisky and Champagne to chocolate and cheeses, whoever you are buying a gift for, there will certainly be a suitable hamper for them. One disadvantage with a lot of hampers though is that there will always be a couple of items that you might not have included if you were given the option?
For this reason alone, we really like these hampers from Thornton’s because you select the items to be included. Of course the other reason is that Thornton’s make fantastic chocolate, so you can’t go wrong really. To create your own hamper you first select from a choice of gift boxes or traditional wicker baskets and then add the items one by one. You can select from a list of suggestions, including little luxuries such as gift mugs, soft toys or sparkling wine or from anywhere on the Thornton’s site.
Here’s what we put together – we just need someone to supply us with the funds and then we are good to go?
Maize Hamper Box & Lid – £10
You can’t beat a traditional hamper basket and this will make a great storage piece once the contents have been ravaged.
Il Cortigiano Prosecco – £14.99
A classic Italian sparkling wine that most people will appreciate.
Scaredy Cat – £3
A 9” high cute soft toy – just for fun.
Moments – £3.99
A 100g collection of wrapped chocolate treats
Toffee Choccies Bitesize – £1.49
A Thorntons recipe using praline, fudge and oats together with toffee pieces and covered in rich milk chocolate. A bag perfect for sharing (not – likely!)?
Apricot & Almond Choccies – £1.49
Little treats of almond and apricot with nuts, fudge and oats covered in milk chocolate.
Taveners Strawberry Bon Bons – £0.99
An all-time favourite, chewy caramel dusted with strawberry flavouring.
Rhubarb and Custard – £0.99
Keeping with the retro theme, classic sweet and sour sweets just for the fun of it.
Continental 100g – £4.00
Well, it wouldn’t be a Thornton’s hamper without a small selection of Continentals would it?
Obviously you are limited by the size of the basket – this one will hold approximately 12 items – but other than this you are only restricted by your imagination and budget.
