Return gifts under ₹250, and how to give them
Small ceramic return gifts for housewarmings, pujas, birthdays and Diwali in Bengaluru: katoris, diyas, little bowls, glasses and mugs under ₹250, and how to give a mixed set.
A griha pravesh, a Satyanarayan puja, a child’s birthday, a Diwali party: they all end the same way. Someone stands by the door with a basket, and every guest leaves with something in hand. The usual answers are a box of dry fruit, a packet of sweets or a plastic tray that goes straight into a cupboard.
A small ceramic piece goes another way. It’s used the next morning, for chutney with breakfast, curd at lunch or the evening’s chai, and it’s still in the kitchen a year later. Here is what we’d give from our shelves at two budgets, and how to make a mixed set look like one gift.
Under ₹150: something for every guest
Dip katoris. These are the smallest pieces we sell: little five- and six-sided katoris for chutney, a spoon of pickle, or saunf and mishri after a meal. The red and blue heart katoris are painted with a row of tiny hearts round the outside, and the polka dot one is dotted inside. They fit in the palm of your hand, which is what makes them a good return gift. We also sell the heart katoris as a pack of ten, five red and five blue, each wrapped on its own.
Diyas. Our rainbow diyas come in packs of six small glazed diyas, in blues, greens, yellow and red, picked at random. A whole pack makes a generous return gift at Diwali or after a puja, and there’s a pack of ten for ten guests. With a cotton wick tucked in, they’re ready to light the moment your guests get home.
₹150 to ₹250: a gift people keep
Mini bowls. The Blueberry Gingham and Orange Grove mini bowls are about four and a half inches across: the right size for curd, raita, a handful of dry fruit or a child’s portion of cereal.
Footed glasses. Tall glasses on a short foot, painted with cherries, blueberries or lime slices. They’re good for rose milk, nimbu pani or cold coffee, and they look best as a mismatched set. Give one of each to three friends who always sit together.
Trinket plates. Small plates with a wavy, hand-shaped edge and bold stripes, for rings and keys on a nightstand, or two biscuits next to a cup of chai.
A mug. If one guest deserves something a bit bigger, a heart mug stays at that price.
Give a mixed set
Most of our pieces are painted in small batches, so we usually have a few of each rather than thirty of the same. We don’t think that’s a problem for return gifts. Put a tray of different pieces by the door and let each guest choose one: the katoris for the aunties who cook, the footed glasses for the cousins, diyas for the children.
To make a mixed set look like it belongs together, keep to one or two colours. Our blues sit well side by side (blue heart katoris, the blueberry mini bowl, the blueberry glass), and so do the reds and pinks (red heart katoris, the cherry glass, the candy stripe plate). Wrap each piece in the same paper, tie it with the same ribbon or thread, and add a small tag with the guest’s name.
Ordering
Tick Gift wrap this order at checkout and we wrap the order as a gift, for free. Any four single pieces together get 10% off, which adds up quickly when you’re buying for a party. We deliver across Bengaluru.
If you need more than ten of one piece, message us on WhatsApp before you order and we’ll tell you how many we can send. Order a week or so ahead of the day, so everything is home and wrapped in time.
The packs, and gift sets for the hosts themselves, are on our gifts page.
