Unique gifts for employees under Rs 500: ten handmade pieces, and which ones suit an officeUnique gifts for employees under Rs 500: ten handmade pieces, and which ones suit an office

Ten handmade gifts under Rs 500 a person

Under Rs 500 per employee is the budget most Indian companies use for a whole-team gift, and it is where a gift most easily looks cheap. The way around that is to give something small but obviously made by hand, instead of something large and mass-produced. Every piece below is hand-poured in pure soy wax in Jalandhar and finished by hand, so no two are identical.

From 10 gifts, Raajkosh adds your logo on the gift tag, the note card or a wax seal, raises a GST invoice, and delivers to one office or each employee's home. Our corporate page has an "Under Rs 500" band for exactly this: desk tokens for large teams and event giveaways. Ask at raajkosh.com/corporate.

The full under Rs 500 range

Shop price; your quote confirms the final price per gift with branding and delivery.

All ten are decorative candles with no stated fragrance.

Which ones work at work

Not all ten suit an employee gift equally. Here is how we would narrow it:

Safe for any team: the Spiral Pillar single, the Blossom Candle, Daisy Tealights and Sunflower Tealights. Neutral, cheerful, and not personal.

Unique, if your team likes cute things: the Heart Bubble Candle (pick white or light blue so the hearts read as decor) and the Bonnet Teddy Candle. These are the "unique gift under Rs 500" pieces; people keep them on their desks.

For festivals: Diya Candles and the Lotus Candle for Diwali, Lakshmi pooja or a griha pravesh season.

Better left out for employees: the Heart Rope single and Heart Tealights. They are made for couples and Valentine's Day, and a red heart from the company can be misread.

A tighter budget? For under Rs 300 a head, our page on corporate gifts under Rs 300 narrows the range to the four pieces that fit.

Making a small gift feel bigger

• One piece for everyone. Under Rs 500, a uniform gift looks deliberate. A mix looks like a compromise.
• Ten in a pack beats one. Daisy or Sunflower Tealights give ten pieces for Rs 449; the employee can share them at home, which makes the gift feel generous.
• Put the effort into the card. A short note signed by the team lead costs nothing and is what people remember.
• Offices that ban open flames: call it a gift for home, or a desk piece. Everything above looks finished unlit.

Goodies under Rs 500 from elsewhere

Many companies fill this budget with snacks and chocolate boxes, mugs and bottles, stationery sets, small plants or a cafe voucher. These are useful and easy to source from merchandise suppliers or gifting firms. Snacks are finished in a day; a mug with a logo often stays in a cupboard. A small handmade candle is the choice when you want the gift to look like it was chosen, not ordered from a catalogue. For a goodie bag at an event, a single tealight pack fits well beside snacks and stationery.

Ordering under Rs 500 gifts for a team

1. Tell us the number of gifts (from 10, no minimum order value), the budget per gift, your date, branding, and one address or many.
2. We quote the pieces, branding options, timeline and price with GST. The lead time depends on the quantity and your date.
3. Approve and pay. Orders are prepaid, as set out in the quote.
4. Delivered with a GST invoice in your company's name.

For fewer than 10, order from the shop; shipping is free from Rs 999, Rs 79 below. Branded gifts cannot be returned unless damaged, defective or wrong; report damage within 24 hours of delivery.

At home, never leave a lit candle unattended and keep each burn to 3 to 4 hours.

Ask for an under Rs 500 quote or WhatsApp +91 85958 24586.