Planning return gifts without last-minute stress

Return gifts are easy to leave until the end, which is when choices become limited and prices less friendly.

Start with your guest count and decide whether every guest or each family receives one. Set a budget per gift, then look for something useful that travels well.

Order a few extra for guests you did not expect, and allow time for packing and labelling. Agree who will stand at the counter on the day, so that nobody in the family misses the function to do it.