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Home away from home Bring a smile to family and friends living abroad this Christmas by surprising them with a tasty and luxurious GiftsDirect hamper
Classical Irish Food Hamper for everyone, but particularly the whiskey and wine connoisseurs amongst us. Available to those living in Europe only, every year the hand-packed hamper is improved with added appetising foods and treats. Including a bottle of Lavila Rouge and a bottle of Lavila Blanc, Gourmet Christmas Pudding and Marmalade with Irish Whiskey by Irish Pantry Foods, and Irish Afternoon Teabags by Bewley’s, this number-one hamper is great value and has everything your loved one could possibly need to host their own festive party and make them feel at home.
Classical Irish Food Hamper Five Stars, €122 Treat yourself
✱ Traditional Irish Feast Hamper
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pending the festive season abroad can be very lonely when you get a glimpse of what you’re missing back on the Emerald Isle. From waking up in your own bed early Christmas morning to a hot cup of tea with the family, to indulging in more than you can eat at dinnertime, nothing can quite come close to the taste of home. “People want to send food to their family or friends overseas who can’t come home for Christmas,” says Lulu O’Sullivan, founder of GiftsDirect.com, which works in partnership with independentshopping. ie. “We find that it’s time-consuming and costly for customers to pick up items from the supermarket and post overseas. We can send hampers filled with Irishsourced products to anywhere in the world – America, Australia, the UK – and at cheaper rates. How these hampers look when they arrive is so important to us – we want the recipients to be greeted with a treasure trove.” So, make your Christmas gift-shopping stress-free and ensure everyone gets a real sense of home at this special time of the year by sending your loved one a hamper
Deluxe Ireland Treat Box of Irish favourites – here are some of our top picks.
Keeping with tradition
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Tea drinking is one of Ireland’s longest and most-loved rituals, and we all know that for Irish people living abroad, there is nothing like a good cup of Barry’s Tea and a Tayto sandwich to bring back fond memories of home. The Traditional Irish Feast Hamper, beautifully presented in a leatherette gift box, is bursting with all the favourites and can be delivered anywhere - from New York, USA to Sydney, Australia. Along with Barry’s Tea and a Tayto Cheese and Onion Six Pack, the hamper also includes Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies and Luxurious Irish Whiskey Cake by Irish Pantry Foods, Gold Roast Coffee by Bewley’s, and Ultimate Chocolate Collection by Lily O’Brien’s.
Traditional Irish Feast Hamper, €129.99 A sweet surprise
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One for those with a sweet tooth and a serious craving for Cadbury Milk Chocolate, the brand new Deluxe Ireland Treat Box is the perfect gift to fill a group
Another bestseller, the Celtic Clove Irish Hamper is presented in a crafted gift box, has all the old reliables and is available for worldwide delivery. The muchloved Tayto Crisps and Barry’s Tea take centre stage once again; however, there’s plenty more included to see your nearest and dearest (as well as their housemates) through the festive period – Luxurious Lemon Shorties and Triple Chocolate Pudding by Irish Pantry Foods, Bewley’s Java Coastal Plain Coffee, and many more.
Celtic Clove Irish Hamper, €79.99 Teatime essentials
✱ Celtic Clove Irish Hamper of treat lovers with joy – although it can’t be promised that their cupboards will stay filled for too long! The luxurious treat box is delivered worldwide and includes Jacob’s Mikado Biscuits, Cadbury Chocolate Roses, Sea Salt & Cider Vinegar Crisps by Keogh’s and Cadbury Chocolate Heroes, among many others.
Deluxe Ireland Treat Box, €149 Everyone loves a classic
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The bestselling, five-star Classical Irish Food Hamper offers a little something
If your loved one can’t survive a day without a cup of tea or coffee and biscuits, then the Irish Pantry Hamper may just be the one. With a Luxury Assortment of Handmade Chocolates by Butlers, Luxurious Irish Fruit Cake by Irish Pantry Foods, Irish Afternoon Teabags in a Tin by Bewley’s, Irish Breakfast Marmalade by Irish Pantry Foods and Milk Chocolate Truffles and Caramels by Butlers, this has all the home comforts to make Christmas extra special.
Irish Pantry Hamper, €69.99
To view all hampers available and to place an order, visit independentshopping.ie or for more information, call 01 861 1537