What is a good farewell gift for a best friend?

Something for their first night in the new place, such as Vanilla Reverie at Rs 549, with a note about the friendship.

Can I send a goodbye gift to my friend's new city?

Yes. We deliver across India, 2 to 7 days after dispatch. Put their new address and phone number on the order.

Can my friend carry a candle abroad?

That depends on the airline. Ask them to check the airline's own rules on candles in luggage before they pack it, or send it to an Indian address instead.

What is a cheap send-off gift for a friend moving to a hostel?

The Heart Bubble Candle at Rs 249. If the hostel bans candles, it still works as desk decor.

Can a group of friends give one farewell gift?

Yes. The gift chest builder takes 3 to 6 pieces with a ribbon and a message, and takes 10% off the pieces at 4 or more.

Gift guides · 3 min read · 31 October 2026

Farewell gift for a friend who is moving away: something for the first night in the new place

The best farewell gift for a friend who is moving is one for their first night in the new city: Vanilla Reverie (Rs 549), a vanilla candle in a jar with a screw lid that packs easily. Or send it ahead to the new address so it is waiting when they arrive.

By Raajkosh

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Key takeaways

Give a farewell gift for the first night in the new place, not for the party.
Vanilla Reverie (Rs 549) has a screw lid and packs into luggage easily.
Moving within India? Send it ahead so it is waiting at the new address.
Vanilla Reverie with Braided Candles is Rs 1,398 and ships free.

Vanilla Reverie: a vanilla soy candle in an amber glass jar with a black screw lid and gold flakes on the wax

The first night in a new city is the loneliest

A friend is leaving: a new job in Bangalore, a master's in Toronto, a wedding that takes her to another state, or a transfer for his father. The farewell party is loud. The first night in the new flat, with boxes everywhere and nobody to call down the corridor, is quiet. A good farewell, goodbye or send-off gift is one for that night.

Raajkosh hand-pours soy wax candles in Jalandhar. Our pick for a friend who is moving:

Vanilla Reverie, Rs 549. Warm vanilla in an amber glass jar with a black screw lid, finished with gold flakes. It is our only scented candle. The lid closes, so it goes into a suitcase with clothes around it, and the smell of it lit in an empty room makes the room feel lived in.

Other picks, by how far they are going

They are moving	Gift	Pack	Shop price
To a PG or hostel in another city	Heart Bubble Candle, white or light blue: small enough for a desk, decor if candles are not allowed	1 candle	Rs 249
To their first own flat	Braided Candles: four round candles with a plaited rim, enough to make a bare shelf look like home	4 candles	Rs 849
Abroad	Vanilla Reverie, packed in their luggage	1 jar	Rs 549
After marriage, to a new family home	Floral Candle Duo: two peony candles for her new room	2 candles	Rs 649

Vanilla Reverie with the Braided Candles is Rs 1,398 and ships free (free shipping starts at Rs 999). Vanilla Reverie with a Heart Bubble Candle is Rs 798, plus Rs 79 shipping.

Hand it over, or send it ahead

Hand it over at the farewell if they are flying out or driving. Choose something light, and the screw-lid jar over an open-topped candle.

Send it ahead if they are moving within India and you know the new address. We deliver across India, 2 to 7 days after dispatch, so it can be waiting at the new PG reception or the new flat. Put their phone number on the order. This is the gift people talk about: a parcel from you on day two, when they least expect it.

If they are flying abroad, ask them to check their airline's rules on candles in luggage before they pack it; the airline decides, not us.

The note is the real gift

Write the thing you never said while you lived ten minutes apart. Some starts:

"Light this on the first night and call me."
"For the flat that does not have me in it yet."
The date you met, and the date they left.
"Same time next Diwali?"

To put their name or an inside joke on the tag itself, a custom enquiry on our custom orders page does that; we reply with what is possible, a timeline and a price.

A farewell from the whole gang

If six or eight of you are giving one gift, the gift chest builder lets you choose 3 to 6 pieces, a chest style, a ribbon and a message, with 10% off the pieces when you choose 4 or more. For a colleague rather than a friend, our page on a farewell gift for a colleague fits better.

When something else is the better goodbye

If they are flying out tomorrow, a photo album of the gang, a framed print of your college or a good travel bag from a local shop will reach in time; we cannot deliver on the day. If their new place is a hostel that bans flames, give the candle as decor or choose a book.

Nothing to pay when it reaches them

Prepaid only (UPI, card, net banking or wallet); there is no cash on delivery, so they pay nothing when it arrives. Shop orders can be returned on a request within 24 hours of delivery; damage reported within 24 hours is replaced or refunded.

On that first night: a stable, heat-proof surface, away from cardboard boxes and curtains, never unattended, and keep each burn to 3 to 4 hours.