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A lot of people looking for a dry fruit box for gift are not shopping for someone down the road. They are in Bangalore with parents in Pune, in Gurgaon with in-laws in Kolkata, and cannot make it home this year. The box has to arrive on its own, on time, and still feel like it came from you.
What makes a gift sent from another city work?
Three things. It has to reach on the right day, not three days after the festival. It has to suit the house it is going to, which means knowing who lives there and how they eat. And it has to carry your voice, because you are not there to hand it over. Every part of how we take an order is built around those three.
How big a box does the house need?
Size by the people who will eat it, not by how much you want to show you care. A huge hamper for two retired parents sits half-full in the cupboard until Holi; a small box for a joint family is gone by the second evening.
| People at the receiving end | Format | Box we would suggest | Kinds of dry fruit |
|---|---|---|---|
| One or two, say elderly parents | Two-jar keepsake | Peacock Mahal | Two: Mamra badam and soft anjeer |
| A couple with a child or two | Four compartments | Indigo Window | Four: kaju, badam, pista, akhrot |
| Five or six, with visitors over Diwali | Four-jar hamper | Diya Blossom | Four, in larger jars |
| A joint family, or a house that hosts | Five-compartment tray | Golden Heritage | Five, kaju to khajur |
For a closer idea of grams per jar, read how much dry fruit goes into a gift box.
Golden Heritage is a five-compartment flat tray with a green and gold border. It suits a joint family or parents who have a stream of visitors at Diwali, because it can go straight onto the table and be offered round. It looks generous, which matters when you are the one who could not come home.
When will it arrive?
We dispatch within three working days of the order being settled, and most cities receive it two to six days after that. Festival weeks slow every courier, on every route. For Diwali on 8 November, order about two weeks before; for Bhai Dooj, a few days after Diwali, the same applies, and our Bhai Dooj gift note has ideas for a brother or sister.
If the family is in Pune, our Pune dry fruit page is useful for them to reorder loose stock once the box is finished.
Diya Blossom is a four-jar rope hamper, ivory with a diya pattern, made for Diwali. It suits a family of five or six: four good-sized jars, a handle that makes it easy for the courier to carry carefully, and a design that says Diwali without anyone needing to read the card.
How do you write a card for someone you cannot visit?
Write it the way you would speak at the door. “Sorry we couldn’t come, happy Diwali” is fine, but it is the specific line that gets read twice: a memory of last year’s puja, a note to Ma that the badam is for her morning routine, a promise about when you will next visit. The card is printed in exactly your words, so write it the way your family talks.
Peacock Mahal is a two-jar keepsake box in a pink mahal print, with a peacock inside the lid. For elderly parents living on their own, it is the kindest size: enough for the two of them, no waste, and a box your mother will keep for her bangles long after the anjeer is eaten. More designs are on our dry fruit gift box page.
Questions people ask
Can I pay from one city and have it delivered to another?
Yes. You pay online wherever you are, and we deliver to the address you give us in the other city.
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Written at our counter, where these questions get asked every week.
