Holiday gifting season has a way of sneaking up on procurement and office teams. If you are starting to think about client and employee gifts, here is what to know before you order, and why more Bellevue-area companies are choosing something other than the usual gift basket.

Why the Usual Gifts Fall Flat
Popcorn tins, branded notebooks, and generic gift baskets are safe choices, but safe usually means forgettable. If the goal is for a client or employee to actually remember who sent the gift, it needs to stand out from the dozen other holiday gifts arriving that same week.

What Makes a Holiday Gift Actually Land

• Something visibly branded, not just a sticker or a card
• Something that feels fresh and seasonal rather than shelf-stable and generic
• Something sized right for sharing, since a lot of corporate gifts end up in a shared office space

Custom Printed Macarons for the Holidays
Logo or holiday-themed printed macarons check all three boxes. They arrive fresh, they carry your actual branding printed directly onto the shell, and a shared box tends to get passed around an office rather than sitting in one person's desk drawer.

Order Timing for the Holidays
December is our busiest season, so earlier is better. We recommend placing holiday orders by mid-November for anything requiring custom artwork or brand-color matching, and confirming quantities at least 2 to 3 weeks ahead of your delivery date.

A Bellevue-Specific Option
If your office is on the Eastside, our Bellevue cafe, inside Lexus of Bellevue at 101 116th Ave SE, is set up for local pickup, so you can skip shipping costs and delays entirely.

Start planning your holiday order now. Get a quote or see our Corporate page.