Can branded merchandise be delivered to remote employees?
Can branded merchandise be delivered to remote employees?
Yes. Branded merchandise ships to each employee's home address individually, the same way a curated corporate gift does, and what it needs is a per person delivery setup rather than one bulk pallet to an office. The work sits in the addresses, the despatch dates and the packaging, not in the merchandise itself, and none of it requires a warehouse of your own.
What makes a home delivery different from an office drop is that no reception signs for the parcel and no communal shelf holds it until somebody collects it. The guide to gifting remote teams covers what to send and how to budget it. This page covers how the boxes actually get there, from address collection to the day before despatch.
TL;DR
- Merchandise can ship to each employee's home address individually, with no bulk drop at an office required.
- Per person delivery needs collected addresses, named recipients and set despatch dates.
- Co-branding runs from 10 pieces with the logo included, and UK held stock despatches in days.
- Flat, packable items such as memo bottles travel well to home addresses.
- One message the day before despatch stops parcels sitting on doorsteps.
How per person delivery works
Four steps separate a tidy home delivery programme from a spreadsheet and a set of hopeful courier bookings.
- Collect addresses securely. A short form or a gifting portal captures each person's address once, which keeps the list current and keeps addresses out of email chains.
- Place one order. List the item, the quantity and the despatch list in a single consolidated order rather than booking a courier per person.
- Dispatch to named recipients. Per recipient delivery sends each parcel to a named person on dates you set, so a welcome box lands on a start date instead of whenever the office pallet turns up.
- Confirm arrival. Tracking per parcel and a short heads up message the day before despatch close the loop.
What home delivery adds to the budget
The main line a home delivery programme adds is per recipient postage in place of single drop freight, and the quote sets that figure against your headcount and destinations. The merchandise side is simpler than most buyers expect: co-branded merchandise starts from 10 pieces with the logo included in the listed price, so a small remote team is a normal order rather than a special case. Where sends repeat through the year, a stock-storing service holds finished gifts and releases them against each request, which takes the reorder admin out of every send after the first.
Timing: work back from the date you need
Two clocks run at once. UK held stock despatches in days, which suits a late addition to a welcome pack or a leaver gift on short notice. Co-branded production runs 15 working days from artwork approval, so a dated welcome wave needs artwork approved roughly four weeks before the first parcel should land. The related guide on corporate gift lead times covers the full sequence from artwork to doorstep.
Does this need a gifting portal, or is a form enough?
For a one off welcome wave, a short address form and one consolidated order cover it. A portal earns its keep once gifting runs on a calendar through the year, because it removes the fresh order and the fresh address chase from every occasion. The remote teams guide sets out the portal alongside curated boxes and stock-storing, so settle the format first and build the delivery setup around it.
Packaging and the details that decide whether it lands well
Flat, rigid items travel better to home addresses than awkward shapes, because they pack efficiently and survive the journey without elaborate protection. The A5 Memo Bottle is built around that idea: a paper inspired flat form that slides into a bag or a backpack and suits a desk at home as well as a desk at the office. The A6 and A7 versions scale the same design down for a pocket or a commute.
- Confirm whether each household needs a safe place instruction, and record it with the address.
- Send the heads up message the day before despatch, not on the day.
- For employees outside the UK, check customs handling and longer transit windows before the order is confirmed.
A worked example
A people team at a 40 person software company stopped sending welcome boxes to the office once the team went hybrid. New starters now confirm a home address through a short form in their first week, and a box built around the A6 memo bottle and a notebook arrives at home during week two, tracked to the named recipient. The team places one order per intake rather than one booking per person, so the admin is a single despatch list instead of a queue of courier bookings, and nobody in the office is storing flat packs under a desk.
FAQ
Can branded merchandise be delivered directly to remote employees?
Yes. Merchandise ships to each person's home address individually, with per recipient dispatch on dates you set, once addresses are collected and despatch dates are agreed.
How do you collect home addresses from employees?
A short secure form or a gifting portal captures each address once, which keeps the list current and keeps addresses out of email chains.
Is there a minimum order for merchandise delivered to home addresses?
Co-branded merchandise starts from 10 pieces with the logo included in the listed price. Per recipient delivery is arranged on top of the order and confirmed in the quote.
How long does delivery to home addresses take?
UK held stock despatches in days. Co-branded production runs 15 working days from artwork approval, so work back from the date the first parcel should land.
Does home delivery cost more than one office delivery?
It replaces a single drop with per recipient postage, so the total depends on headcount and destination. The quote sets the exact figure before you commit.
What should remote employees be told before a delivery arrives?
That a parcel is coming and roughly when. A short message the day before despatch stops a gift sitting on a doorstep or travelling to a depot.
Can merchandise reach employees outside the UK?
Yes, but customs handling and longer transit windows apply. Confirm destinations before ordering, and check that any consumable item carries enough shelf life for the journey.
Related guides
If a welcome wave or a recognition send has to land at a dozen home addresses on set dates, the addresses and the despatch window are the first two things to fix. Get in touch with the ethical gift box with your headcount, the destinations and the date, and the team will confirm what per person delivery needs.