Cakes for birthdays
Cakes and bakery boxes account for about one in every 8 Hamilton orders; apart from the December holidays, birthdays are the occasion people name most. The cake ships the same way as everything else.
Birthday Cake · $39.99
Hamilton Baskets · Hamilton, Ontario
Gift baskets for Hamilton, by courier
Prepared to order and delivered to Hamilton by courier in 1–3 business days — order by 2 p.m. Eastern, Monday to Friday.
What $135 buys in Hamilton — the median order
Take every Hamilton order since early 2023 and line them up by price: the middle one — the median — is about $135. 43% sit between $100 and $149, 23% between $150 and $199, and 17% clear $200, a touch below the store's 20%. Three gifts that fit:
Wine and cheese, ready to hand over
Of everything delivered to Hamilton, 34% contains wine — and cheese alongside a bottle is the gift that offends nobody.
Crunch & Flavor Gourmet Feast
$144.99
View giftA gourmet basket built to your budget
Name the price and the products — assembled to order, then on its way with the courier.
Custom Gourmet Gift Basket
Build to your budget
View giftSomething without alcohol
For the recipient who doesn't drink, or a place that won't accept alcohol: snacks, tea and sweets.
All Things Chocolate Gift Basket
$149.99
View giftChoosing a gift for Hamilton
Drawn from every order delivered to Hamilton since January 2023 — what people here choose, and how to use that.
Wine leads in Hamilton
In Hamilton, 34% of gifts carry wine, the largest share of any kind. When the recipient is a stranger to you, a bottle with a cheese board is the low-risk pick.
Warm Wishes Wine & Cheese Basket · $104.99
Gourmet without the alcohol
Gourmet baskets without a bottle are 15% of what Hamilton receives: cheeses, crackers and sweets that any office, ward or family can accept.
All Things Chocolate Gift Basket · $149.99Which day can we deliver?
Type the recipient's postal code; the reply is the checkout's own delivery service answering, not an estimate.
Courier to Hamilton: 1–3 business days, Monday to Friday; order by 2 p.m. Eastern. Free delivery on orders over $100; under that, shipping is shown at checkout.
What Hamilton orders, in order
Ranked by Hamilton's own orders, most frequent first. All are on the store today and travel to Hamilton by courier.
Warm Wishes Wine & Cheese Basket
$104.99
#1 in Hamilton
View giftAll Things Chocolate Gift Basket
$149.99
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Custom Wine Gift Baskets
Build to your budget
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Birthday Cake
$39.99
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Corktown Snack Platter
$88.99
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Cheese, Crackers & Wine Gift Basket
$165.99
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Chocolate Cake
$39.99
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Touch of Elegance Wine Gift Set
$110.99
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Uptown Wine & Truffles Basket
$45.99
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Carrot Cake
$39.99
View giftCrunch & Flavor Gourmet Feast
$144.99
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Grand Cheese & Wine Gift Basket
$214.99
View giftA card, a bottle, a bigger basket
The greeting card
Included with every order; the message box is on the product page.
Unusually popular in Hamilton
Set Hamilton's orders since early 2023 beside the store's, and one kind of gift stand out as a local habit.
Shop by occasion
Once the December rush is set aside, Hamilton's orders are mostly birthdays and newborns.
What kind of gift?
In Hamilton the big three are wine, gourmet and cakes and bakery. Kosher and halal selections deliver on every route too.
Custom-built, to your budget
More Hamilton gifts come out of the custom gourmet builder than any basket on the shelf. Start with a number, then fill the basket — a bottle, cheeses, something sweet — and write the card. It's assembled to order, then dispatched that day for orders by 2 p.m. Eastern.
Delivering in Hamilton: what helps
Hamilton by postal area
Each postal area below was put to the delivery service today; this is what it answered:
- L8P courier, 1-3 business days
- L9C courier, 1-3 business days
- L8L courier, 1-3 business days
A Hamilton area missing here is answered by the checker further up.
What to tell us
- Homes — a safe-place drop is allowed for most gifts.
- Businesses — delivered in business hours to reception or the mailroom; include the company name and suite.
- Dates — choose the delivery date at checkout; the courier counts business days from when it ships, not from when you order.
- For every other kind of address, see the delivery page.
Coming up
October 12 (Monday) is Thanksgiving — a closure day, and the courier doesn't run at weekends — so book the gift for the Friday before. Book December early: it is Hamilton's peak, over two times busier than any other month.
Delivery to Hamilton
Courier1–3 business days by courier, Monday to Friday. Order by 2 p.m. Eastern to ship that day.
Who carries itCanada Post Expedited Parcel, Canada Post Priority, Canada Post Xpresspost and Canada Post Regular Parcel — the services the delivery checker offered for Hamilton; you pick one at checkout.
CostFree on orders over $100; under that, the shipping charge is shown at checkout before you pay.
PerishablesNext-day or one-business-day service is recommended for fresh items; slower services may substitute non-perishable equivalents.
Closure daysOct 12, Dec 25, Dec 26, Jan 1.
Before you order for Hamilton
How long does delivery to Hamilton take?
1–3 business days by courier, Monday to Friday. Order by 2 p.m. Eastern to ship that day; business days count from the shipping date.
Do I pay for delivery?
Not on orders over $100. Under that, the courier charge for the address and service is shown at checkout.
Must the recipient be present?
Gifts can be left in a safe place.
What about a personal message, or extra items?
The card is part of every gift — write your message when ordering. Add-ons are on most product pages; the custom builders let you decide everything.
Might something in the basket be swapped?
Occasionally — flowers and certain gourmet items depend on the season. Any replacement matches the original's design, size and value.
Also delivering nearby
Nearby, on the same courier service: Dundas, Waterdown, Stoney Creek, Ancaster, Grimsby, Brantford.
About 16% of the gifts delivered in Hamilton are paid for from outside Canada — the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia most. Every price is in Canadian dollars; your card is charged in your own currency at your bank's rate.
Dundas · Waterdown · Stoney Creek · Ancaster · Grimsby · Brantford
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