Corporate Gifting Budget Guide: What ₹100, ₹300 and ₹700 Per Head Actually Buys

The hardest part of a corporate gifting brief is usually the first number: what should we spend per person? Too low and the gift gets left in a drawer. Too high and finance sends it back. Here's what each band genuinely buys, based on what's in our own catalogue today.

Under ₹100 per head — volume giveaways

This is the exhibition-counter and conference-bag band. Pens, keychains, small desk items, sanitiser bottles, badge holders. The trick at this level is to choose something that gets used rather than something that merely gets taken — a decent metal pen outlives a branded notepad by years.

Works well for: trade shows, campus drives, large all-hands events, anything above 500 recipients.

₹100–₹300 per head — the everyday desk gift

The largest and most useful band. Table clocks, notebooks with pen loops, mobile stands, desk organisers, insulated bottles, tool kits. These are things people keep on a desk where your logo stays visible for years, which is the entire point of a branded gift.

Works well for: employee onboarding kits, festive distribution, mid-size client lists.

₹300–₹700 per head — gifts people mention

Vacuum flasks, wireless chargers, Bluetooth speaker clocks, cork and eco bags, multi-piece stationery sets. This is where a gift stops being a giveaway and starts being something the recipient tells someone else about.

Works well for: senior staff, long-service awards, key client relationships, Diwali gifting for a shortlist.

₹700 and above — gift sets and awards

Boxed sets — flask with steel cups, notebook-and-pen combinations, multi-item hampers — plus trophies and mementos. Packaging matters as much as contents up here; a good gift in a poor box reads cheaper than it cost.

Three things that move the number more than the product does

1. Quantity. Almost everything gets cheaper past ten pieces, and meaningfully cheaper in the hundreds. Ordering 120 instead of 90 sometimes costs less in total.
2. Branding method. A single-colour logo print is the cheapest option. Laser engraving on metal costs more but never wears off — worth it on anything long-lived.
3. Packaging. Individual gift boxes can add meaningfully per unit. Decide early whether the gift is handed over in person or shipped.

Tell us your headcount and your per-head ceiling, and we'll come back with options that fit inside it — with a free mockup before anything goes to print.