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  1. Gift cards & vouchers1
    Experiences
    Gift cards & vouchers₹100 – ₹10,000

    When you don't know their taste — let them choose.

    An experience, not another object.

    • Has everything
    • Practical (no clutter)
    • Arrives in time
    • Before you buy: match the store to them: a card for a shop they already use gets spent; one they don't gets forgotten.
    • Not for: a partner or close family on a big occasion — on its own a card can read as low effort
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  2. Greeting cards2
    Books & Stationery
    Greeting cards₹50 – ₹1,450

    A card with your own words inside: a printed, pop-up, plantable or dried-flower card, from ₹50.

    • Has everything
    • Practical (no clutter)
    • Arrives in time
    • Before you buy: match the card to the moment: a printed card for a casual note, a pop-up for a milestone or a hobby, a boxed set for someone who writes letters.
    • Not for: anyone who does not keep paper: a card with nothing written in it will be binned
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  3. Dry fruit boxes3
    Gourmet & Food
    Dry fruit boxes₹500 – ₹3,000

    The classic Diwali and corporate gift — freshness matters.

    • Practical (no clutter)
    • Arrives in time
    • Before you buy: check the packing date and pick the freshest stock — nuts go stale, and walnuts turn rancid fastest.
    • Not for: someone with a nut allergy
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  4. Soap flower bouquets4
    Flowers & Plants
    Soap flower bouquets₹500 – ₹3,000

    Flowers that last for months instead of days.

    • Has everything
    • Arrives in time
    • Before you buy: treat them as decor: soap flowers are made to look at, and using them as soap spoils the arrangement.
    • Not for: someone sensitive to strong scents
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  5. Eco-friendly & plantable gifts5
    Flowers & Plants

    Seed pens, plantable paper and herb kits — small gifts that grow into something.

    • Practical (no clutter)
    • Arrives in time
    • Before you buy: check what grows and how: seed pens and paper need planting in soil and regular watering, and the seeds should suit the season.
    • Not for: someone with no sunlight or room for a pot, if it's a grow kit
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How this list is made: only two hard rules — it stays within your budget and never shows what you asked to avoid. Everything else ranks rather than removes, each pick shows which of your answers it matched, and nobody pays to appear here. How GiftScene works