Starting a Gift Delivery Business

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People love gifts and surprises. You can bring both by starting a gift delivery business. This business could be a simple one that you can start from home with the help of the Internet.

It can also be as complicated as needing ovens for cookies or talent in flower arranging. Explore some ideas on what specific gift delivery business to start.

People give gifts to express special feelings. Giving gifts is a sweet way to express feelings of love, sympathy, or celebration. In addition to words, gifts make the expression extra special because gift giving requires extra effort from the sender. An appropriate gift tells the receiver that he or she is being remembered, valued and cherished. Sometimes, gift giving is made even more exciting when it comes as a surprise -- imagine receiving a basket of goodies delivered for someone who is miles away from you. Receiving a surprise gift delivered to you for someone just near could also be just as exciting.

If you want to start this kind of business, here are some gift delivery business ideas:

Balloon Delivery Service

This business is easy to start as you can do it at home. You just have to have a presence online in order for you to “display” your balloon designs to prospective customers. At home, what you need is a workspace where you will create your balloon arrangements, helium tanks and air pumps. You must also have ribbons and other decorative ornaments to embellish your creations.

Basket Gift Delivery Service

You can also start a gift basket delivery service. The specifics of what to put into the basket is as wide as you can imagine. Choose one to specialize in. For instance, you can be a gift delivery service that deliveries cookies, wine, candies or cakes. You can add more to this gift items by letting the customer customize the gift by allowing him to suggest on the size and frosting of the cake.

Gift and Balloon Delivery Service

You can expand your balloon delivery service by adding gift items like stuffed toys, goodies, wine and jewelry to your usual balloon creations. You can also incorporate a print idea into this, for example, by attaching a cute photo of the sender or receiver on the stuffed toy.

Flower Delivery Service

Nothing can yet beat flowers as wonderful gifts for many occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, and Valentine’s Day. For a flower delivery business, you’d need suppliers of flowers and someone who can do beautiful arrangements.
Be sure to have a system of receiving payment from customers. Also, define your delivery zone, operating time, special instructions on ordering, as well as policies on returns of damaged items and refund. In addition, it is important that you define what you can and what you cannot do for your customers so that you can be sure you can serve your customers well.

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5 Comments

adeem said on June 28, 2012
can you give delivery options ..
binu raj said on December 17, 2014
hi, i have a plan to start gift delivery shop in Ernakulam seeking good advice to begin my career . Expecting your support. Regards Binu RAj
JAYAN ANTONY said on October 5, 2019
I LIKE TO START A SURPRISE GIFT HOME DELIVERY BUSINESS. KINDLY SHARE YOUR VIEWS AND ADVICE.
AI said on January 21, 2021
Hi! I would like to know in what specific type of business does surprise gift delivery belongs to? Is it under the service or the merchandise sector?
Sofia said on October 14, 2022
Hi, I would like to know what are the scope and delimitations of the surprise gift.