FRUIT BASKET & GIFT HAMPERS DELIVERED

Here at iGift® we offer a large range of gift hampers Australia for delivery accross most of the Eastern areas of Australia. So if you are looking for a Birthday Gift and want to send a personalised gift for that special occasion you have come to the right place. Hampers and Gift Baskets are our speciality.

We have a large range of gifts for all those special occasions such as Mothers Day when you might want to give a luxury gift in a beautfiful gift box. Our gift ideas will help you make a great choice for any occasion.

Wine Hampers can be added to Pamper Hampers and all of our gifts are interchangeable. Christmas Hampers can be tailored to suit your friends, family and colleagues. Corporate gifting is our speciality and all our gifts will include a full size gift card.

Want to send a gourmet hamper to someone, select from the many we have pre made on our website or creat your own hamper and personalise it.

Our top occasions for sending gifts are

1. Mother's Day
2. Christmas
3. Birthday
4. Condolences
5. Baby Gifts
6. Settlement Gifts
7. Get Well
8. Birthday
9. Easter
10. Valentines
11. Fathers Day
12. Anniversary

People send gifts for so many different occasions.

We have lots of delivery options and offer a same day delivery Sydney.

None perishable hampers can be sent Australia Wide and we will pick the best delivery service for the location.

Our customer service team is here to help you and can make suggestions on what type of gift to send for that special occasion.

Our hamper range consists of Hamper Boxes, Gift Basket and Gift Hampers.

iGift® is Australian Owned and our gifts are all Australian made. You will be supporting Australia when you purchase from our website and let us deliver a beautiful created gift for the special occasion.

Gift-giving is one of the oldest human activities that dates back to the origin of our species before civilizations came to be. Cavemen would give gifts to express their affection and appreciation towards one another and tribe leaders would praise someone for their contributions by giving them a gift.

Who started the tradition of giving gifts?

Gift-giving has its roots in pagan rituals held during the winter. When Christianity folded these rituals into Christmas, the justification for bearing gifts was redirected to the Three Wise Men, the Magi, who gave gifts to the infant Jesus. But in early modern Europe, it also had its roots in Christmas begging.

What do gifts symbolize?

In short, People give gifts as a way of showing thoughtfulness, love and affection. When we give gifts, it brings joy or pleasure to the receiver. In addition, giving gifts is something which usually makes us feels good.

Why do we give gifts?

Giving a gift helps us to establish and define our relationships. ... Giving to others strengthens our feelings for the person we're giving the gift to. It's often the person giving the gift who gets the biggest emotional benefit. When you give someone a gift, you are willingly giving without expecting something in return.

Why does Santa give presents?

Christmas Presents. One of the main reasons we have the custom of giving and receiving presents at Christmas, is to remind us of the presents given to Jesus by the Wise Men: Frankincense, Gold and Myrrh. ... Frankincense: is sometimes used in worship in Churches and showed that people would worship Jesus.

Why do we put gifts under the tree?

Many people think the tradition of Christmas trees in Britain started with the Victorians. This refers to the time when Queen Victoria was on the throne, from 1837 until 1901. ... But when it became possible to get bigger trees from Norway, people began to put their trees on the floor, with presents underneath.

What is the different between gift and present?

And yes, 'gift' is a verb. Both gift and present are synonymous when referring to something thoughtfully given, often in recognition of an achievement or holiday. There is no difference between presenting a gift or gifting a present in acknowledgement of some special occasion, achievement, gesture, etc. ...

What makes a gift special?

When you give gifts, you are giving something willingly without wanting something in return. Making someone feel special is more than enough reason to make you give more. It tells the receiver that you were thinking about them. ... It doesn't matter how valuable the gift may be.

What country started the tradition of Christmas trees?

Germany

Other decorations were added—Martin Luther reportedly first hung lighted candles on a tree in the 16th century—and paradise trees evolved into Christmas trees. By the 19th century, Christmas trees were a firmly established tradition in Germany.

Why do we give gifts on Hanukkah?

“[Parents] saw that [giving gifts] was a way of creating joy around the time of Hanukkah,” Creditor says. “I think it wasn't to be like Christmas, it was so that Jewish children would have joy on Hanukkah.

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GIFT-GIVING CULTURE: SURPRISINGLY COMPLEX

“All cultures have different meanings that they attach to gift-giving. Even within different cultures, there can be different patterns of gift-giving, and different things they are trying to achieve by gift-giving,” said Kray. “There’s a great deal of complexity around gift-giving, and there is no simple answer. There are many different meanings cross-culturally.”

FLUIDITY OF GIFT-GIVING PRACTICE

Since gift-giving traditions are so linked to cultural practice, it is understandable why they would change alongside fluctuations in societal values. For example, the American Christmas tradition has gone through quite the evolution in just the past 200 years.

“Christmas was not observed in any special way up until the 19th century,” said Laver. “You would maybe observe it with your family, you would observe it in a church setting — but you may not even go to church on Christmas day.”

In fact, gift-giving was initially associated with a completely different Christian holiday: St. Nicholas Day on December 6. “St. Nicholas was the Bishop in what is now modern day Turkey. There’s a lot of stories about him giving gold to daughters of poor fathers that couldn’t afford a dowry,” explained Laver. “So that gift-giving tradition formulated out of St. Nicholas.”

However, sometime in the mid-1800s, America’s customs toward the two holidays changed. “In the 19th century, Nicholas Day got conflated with Christmas. Because, of course, Christmas has nothing to do with St. Nicholas — they just happen to be somewhat close in time, only 19 days apart,” Laver said. “And because there is this tradition of gift giving around St. Nicholas, that’s where the gift-giving comes from."

There were numerous factors that contributed to that conglomeration. “My understanding is that you started to get big commercial pushes in the late 19th century that had to do, in part, to increased urbanization and big department stores downtown,” Laver explained.

Now, according to a Pew Research Center study, over 92 percent of Americans observe Christmas in some way. And in Kray’s opinion, the gift-giving aspect of the holiday will not be going away any time soon. "Every Christmas, people feel overwhelmed with the pressures of gift-giving," she said. "I know that it’s something that people feel a lot of stress about, but it’s an obligation we can’t get out from under without changing relationships."