Best Christmas Pet Hampers

Tip 1

Many pet hampers are ordered early in advance, usually around the beginning of September for delivery during December. At the time of reviewing during 2020, Fortnum and Masons had already sold out of their pet hamper by mid-November, and now, 2021 currently are showing no stock. It is the same story with The British Hamper Company, both companies sell the traditional wicker basket filled with pet treats.

Tip 2

Are you wanting a personalisation service? This can include writing special gift tags to attach the basket/box and be sent directly to the pet as their Christmas present, or the hamper/box may have the pet’s name written on the side, for example. Personalised services which are handmade need to be ordered, yet again, by early November. Larger commercial firms will offer personalised services generally up to 3 weeks before Christmas to guarantee delivery prior to 25 December, these will be computer-generated tags, notes, and printing.

Tip 3

If the hamper/box present is being dispatched to remote places in the UK, the firms will have earlier dispatch dates to offer, so make sure you get your order in early.

Tip 4

Most firms will not have costed delivery charges into the selling price. As hampers are bulky items, they do attract heftier dispatch costs, so do check these carefully.

Tip 5

Decide how much your budget is. Important, as wicker baskets filled with a range of treats are generally priced above £50.00 for a very basic small pressie, with luxury hampers priced over £100.00

Cheaper hampers are actually boxed treats and can range from £20.00 or so depending on the quality of the treats included.

Tip 6

Now you have your budget, personalisation, and dispatch sorted, choose the appropriate pet businesses that suit your pet and the products that you want to send to the pet recipient.

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Best Christmas Pet Hampers

Tip 7

Make sure the contents are suitable for the recipient. Sounds stupid, doesn’t it! BUT, if the present is for your friend and has a puppy that’s growing, it doesn’t need another puppy collar and lead, but it will need a larger dog collar. Dog jackets to keep the rain off or winter jackets to keep the cold off are sized generally according to breed, so you must have the correct information to hand to make the right choice.

Tip 8

Before placing the order, read through the Feefo and Trustpilot reviews about the product and the company. Whilst these are predominantly written by customers who experience poor service, the ratings for the products can be helpful.

Tip 9

Choose a company that will offer a reasonable returns service (unless a personalised gift where companies will not accept returns) and pay with your credit card if the product is over £100.01 to ensure you have consumer credit card protection of the sale. You can also watch out for those stores that offer Klarna, Clearplay, and other BNPL cards. Read more about BNPL cards and suggested pet stockists.

Tip 10

If all else fails to wow you, buy a gift card from your preferred store for your friend, colleague, family member to spend on their pet as they wish. Most of the online stores large and small offer this helpful service.