Thank you gifts - Mail order thank you cookies

[Joe Liu]

Not really sure where to put this topic, but I know there was a podcast about someone who mails cookies to just about everyone as a "thank you". I just started doing this as well which has gotten great responses. However, I am wondering if anyone else does this and what site they use? I just randomly picked Davids Cookies. Its about $53~ bucks to mail a 4lb tin of cookies to someones door. That's pretty much $6.99 at a Costco, so I figure there has to be other places with services like this at a cheaper price. Also, does anyone know of a place that will custom make the cookie tins where you can put your company logo on it? I found a place that does 100 of them for $500 dollars on the 4lb tins.

Any tips on websites you use would be great!

http://davidscookies.com/

Thanks!

Joe

[Rachel H.]

Interesting service. With "thank you" gifts, I usually try to use local businesses especially when it comes to food. I try to cater them to the specific person and don't really use one specific product for everyone.

If you're doing business locally, you may want to check out some of the bakeries in the area which may save on shipping and handling costs. Many large businesses do this for their employees and clients.

Just a thought!

[Ned Carey]

Joe Liu Rather than custom tins another option is custom gifts. You can get chocolates or even M&Ms with you logo on them.

[Michael Wagner]

I've been giving Hershey's bars wrapped in my custom wrapper as a thank you to customers. I pay $1.50 per bar and that included design of wrapper, bar itself and wrapping. These seem to go over very well with customers

[Dawn Anastasi]

I have been the recipient of both cookies and chocolate covered strawberries via the mail. I preferred the cookies, although the strawberries had some novelty!

[Joe Liu]

Thanks for all the tips! For the tins, I was thinking about putting on the college football schedule on there for the 2 college teams in Oregon. That way, the tin pretty much never gets tossed and maybe gets re-used along with my company logo, name, etc. Wanted something to stand out and not be sort of a 5 minute snack that gets eaten and tossed and forgotten about until a while later. Was thinking the tin with the football schedule could be something they talk about when they have people over to watch the game, etc. since they could also put popcorn, chips or other cookies into it. I could be reaching, but I haven't heard of anyone going this route. Have received a similar thing in the mail in the form of a fridge magnet. I think I might go the route of using a local bakery that I like a lot and filling the tins up myself so the total cost would be $5 for the tin and maybe $9-10 bucks in cookies + shipping or delivery.

[Karen Margrave]

Joe Liu What a great idea about the sports schedules! I can see your clients are going to be happy, and remember you!