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Birthday Gift Ideas for Friends & Family

Prepare yourself to be considered the greatest gift giver of all time.

Jason Stahl

Jul 31, 2025

Coming up with birthday gift ideas for friends and family can be overwhelming. Luckily, our family of brands has birthday gifts that people of all ages will love, from chocolate and cookies to cheeses and breakfast gifts. Send them something fun and delicious, and get ready to celebrate!

The Gourmet Gift

Gourmet Cheese Gift with Wine

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The Gourmet Gift

Gourmet Cheese Gift with Wine

Shop : Deluxe Cheese Crate with Wine from Harry & David

Perfect for anyone who loves celebrating with a night in, the four cheeses and two bottles of wine (along with mixed nuts and dried fruit) in this gift basket offer the opportunity to create your own wine and cheese party. One of the wines is the Harry & David™ 2021 Pinot Noir, which won silver at the 2023 San Francisco International Competition.

Shop : Deluxe Cheese Crate with Wine from Harry & David


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Shop : Biens Chocolate Happy Birthday Truffle Tower from Simply Chocolate

For all you chocolate truffle lovers out there, get ready to take your birthday to new heights. Fifty, yes, 50, milk chocolate cake truffles, which are dipped in milk, white, or dark chocolate, are the stars of this gift tower. One of the best things about this gift is that the truffles do not need to refrigeration so you can leave them out on your counter, staring at you, daring you to eat one, just one a day, for the next 50 days. Are you up for the challenge? Oh, wait, they only last up to two weeks, so you better be up for eating three-and-a-half truffles per day.

Shop : Biens Chocolate Happy Birthday Truffle Tower from Simply Chocolate


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Shop : Cheryl’s Celebration Cookie Gift Box from Cheryl's Cookies

Eight is certainly enough when it comes to celebrating a birthday with cookies. The Celebration Cookie Gift Box will help your loved one from stealing cookies from the cookie jar, unless, of course, these cookies are inside said jar. With types like chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, and a whole bunch of buttercream frosted ones, you better hire a security guard to watch over the cookie jar.

Shop : Cheryl’s Celebration Cookie Gift Box from Cheryl's Cookies


The Gift for Breakfast Lovers

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The Gift for Breakfast Lovers

Shop : Eggs Benedict Box from Wolferman's Bakery

A good birthday should begin with a delicious breakfast. Start the celebration off right with the Eggs Benedict Box. This delicious kit comes with Wolferman's legendary super-thick English muffins and Canadian-style bacon, making this the perfect combination for a delectable breakfast. And if making hollandaise sauce from scratch gives you the sweats, take a deep breath: This meal kit comes with a sauce mix, so you don't need to stress over using the stove.

Shop : Eggs Benedict Box from Wolferman's Bakery


The Gift That Smells Really Good

Peach Gardenia Room Scent Gift Set

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The Gift That Smells Really Good

Peach Gardenia Room Scent Gift Set

Shop : Peach Gardenia Room Scent Gift Set  from Harry & David

This gift has two functions: It lets you enjoy peach season all year long and will help you relax and unwind. The two-wick wax candle offers the sweet aroma of fresh peaches right off the tree mixed with the heavenly scent of gardenias. There's also a room mist and reed diffuser.

Shop : Peach Gardenia Room Scent Gift Set  from Harry & David


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Before there were digital voices, like Alexa and Siri, that could wish you a happy birthday, there were analog gifts that had the message waiting for you to read. These delightful chocolate-covered strawberries, hand-dipped in Belgian dark chocolate, wish the recipient a "Happy Birthday" in white chocolate lettering. Who knew fruit could be so eloquent... and literate?


The Gift That's Healthy and Sweet

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The Gift That's Healthy and Sweet

Shop : Happy Birthday Fresh Fruit & Sweets Tower from 1-800-Baskets.com

Send birthday greetings that may keep you away from the doctor but send you to the dentist. The fresh fruit (apple, oranges, pears) and candy treats (toffee, gummi bites, taffy, to name a few) will keep the birthday boy or girl busy for days.

Shop : Happy Birthday Fresh Fruit & Sweets Tower from 1-800-Baskets.com


Another Gift With Fruit and Chocolate

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Another Gift With Fruit and Chocolate

Shop : Sweet & Delicious™ from Fruit Bouquets

Look! Right on this page! It's a centerpiece! It's a bouquet! It's the Sweet & Delicious fruit bouquet birthday gift! Send your friend some vibrancy in the form of a fruit arrangement that's filled with pineapple, strawberries, melon, grape skewers, and chocolate-covered strawberries. It's a bright and tasty treat fit for any birthday celebration.

Shop : Sweet & Delicious™ from Fruit Bouquets


The Gift for Movie Lovers

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The Gift for Movie Lovers

Shop : Birthday Balloons 2 Gallon 3 Flavor Popcorn Tin from The Popcorn Factory

Is there anything worse than making a bag of popcorn in your microwave to enjoy while watching your favorite movie only to have it ruined by a bag of burnt or unpopped popcorn? Fortunately, The Popcorn Factory only ships completely popped (and unburnt) popcorn in beautifully designed tins. And the popcorn comes in three flavors: butter, cheese, and caramel.

Shop : Birthday Balloons 2 Gallon 3 Flavor Popcorn Tin from The Popcorn Factory