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Match the scale to the gesture, choose a maker with real provenance, and keep the box simple. Handled that way, a thank you gift does its whole job: it closes the loop warmly and leaves nobody feeling they have to reply in kind.

Choose a corporate chocolate gift box made with care, present it simply, order in good time, and your favours will do exactly what they should. They will say thank you, look the part on the table, and quietly make it home in a handful of pockets.

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A quick word on dietary needs. Guests will ask, so check the ingredient information published for each product and pass people to that detail rather than making assurances yourself. It is the honest way to handle it and it saves awkward conversations on the day.

It helps to choose a maker whose product you trust. Lily O'Brien's has handcrafted chocolates in Newbridge, Co. Kildare since 1992, so the favours arrive as something guests recognise and are happy to keep. That recognition does quiet work at the table.

Give yourself time. Personalised print adds a step to the order, so build in a buffer rather than ordering the night before you need it, and allow longer in the busy run-up to Christmas.