Our theory that pre-assembled gift baskets are a dime a dozen these days (and that they often include mass-produced items inevitably destined for the trash) was completely turned on its head when a special delivery from Old Joy arrived at our door.
Filled with lovely, local goods nestled in a for-keeps-for-sure wooden box, opening this package made us feel crazy special. Based out of Vancouver, Old Joy founder Melissa Mills personally hunts down beautiful B.C.-made products and one-of-a-kind vintage items to include in her gift boxes, which can be shipped to lucky recipients across Canada. Choose from specially themed offerings for guys, gals, party hosts, new homeowners and newborn babes—our box boasted artisanal aromatherapy spray from Happy Spritz, an organic raw-sugar Reassembly scrub, a coconut-wax candle by Woodlot and flavour-infused Mellifera Bees honey, all created in Vancouver and all of which we’ll definitely use. Also included: a vintage silver hand mirror and a gorgeous Old Joy bouquet. Mills’ gift boxes start at $100 and are available in three sizes: small, medium and large.
Beautiful, thoughtful, local gifts can definitely be pre-boxed. Lesson learned. —Noa Nichol
But wait, there’s more! Subscribe to the good life NOW for your chance to win a very special limited-edition Valentine’s Day Old Joy gift box (a $200 value)! Here’s how to enter:
1. Subscribe to any city edition of VitaminDaily.com (1 entry) via the entry form below.
2. Retweet the following on Twitter (1 entry): "RT to WIN! @VanVitaminDaily is giving away an Old Joy gift box (a $200 value) just in time for #Valentine’s Day http://ow.ly/HHZP6"
3. Instagram: Regram this image on Instagram, tag & follow @oldjoygiftboxes and @vitamindaily (1 entry).
4. Leave a comment below (1 entry) telling us which Old Joy gift box (visit the website for details) is your favourite!
UPDATE: Contest now closed! Thank you for entering.
Items included:
> Ystava Leather Tassel/Keychain
> Take a Fancy Salted Caramels
> Woodlot Candle
> Happy Spritz Organic Aromatherapy Spray
> Penny Frances Apothecary Antioxidant Eye Butter (Organic)
> Reassembly Bath Salts
> Wooden Box
> Half a dozen Roses or Carnations. For shipped boxes there will not be flowers and and item of the same value will replace them.
Contest closes February 4, 2015.
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