Hotel Chocolat The Everything Collection (18-piece)

When several families club together, a proper box of chocolate is the safe, welcome choice, and Hotel Chocolat's Everything Collection is a step up from supermarket boxes without tipping into luxury-hamper prices. Hotel Chocolat describes the selection as covering the full range of its recipes, from caramels and pralines to chocolate batons, in a plastic-free, ready-to-gift box; the 18-piece is around £24, with larger and smaller boxes across the range. It ranks below the book token because it is consumed rather than kept and offers no personalisation, but it beats the candle and notebook below on sheer broad appeal, few people dislike good chocolate. The main trade-off is allergens: it contains milk and may contain nuts, so it is not a safe pick for a teacher with dietary restrictions, where the book token is the neutral choice.