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I pack every box by hand in Canada and ship it free to any Kingston address. You order from wherever you are, write the card in your own words, and I write it out in pen and set it on top. There is no price on anything inside.

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You do not have to be in Kingston.

Kingston sits where Lake Ontario narrows into the St. Lawrence, halfway between Toronto and Montreal, and it was the first capital of the Province of Canada. The limestone buildings that give it the nickname Limestone City run down to the water, and Queen's University, the Royal Military College and St. Lawrence College fill the city with students and cadets.

Order from anywhere in Canada or outside it, put the Kingston address in at checkout with any apartment or buzzer number, and the box goes straight to them. I am one person packing boxes in Canada, not a shop on their street, so what arrives is the same box and the same card whether they live in Kingston or three provinces away.

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Sending one to Kingston.

Queen's University, the Royal Military College and St. Lawrence College fill the place with students and cadets, and health care and the federal correctional service account for much of the rest of the work. The Thousand Islands begin just downriver, which makes the city a summer stop as well as a school town.

A limestone town where half the addresses come with a room number.

One box, three sizes.

The box I send most often, matched to the person rather than the date. What goes inside changes with the season, so I describe each size by how full it is rather than listing it.

No two boxes are exactly alike. Every photograph shows the style and the quality rather than the exact box, and every occasion has its own shelf.

Start with the occasion.

The same boxes, sorted by the reason you are sending one. Every shelf ships free to Kingston.

Where I ship in Kingston.

Free shipping reaches every address in Kingston, with no surcharge for any neighbourhood and no minimum order. A few of the areas boxes go to:

  • Downtown KingstonThe limestone core around Princess Street and the waterfront, with City Hall facing the harbour.
  • WilliamsvilleThe corridor along upper Princess Street between downtown and the campus, dense with student housing.
  • PortsmouthA west-end village turned neighbourhood on the lake, with the Olympic harbour built for the 1976 sailing events.
  • Cataraqui NorthA newer residential area in the northwest of the city, mostly family subdivisions.
  • BayridgeAn established west-end community of postwar and later housing, with schools and shopping nearby.
  • Calvin ParkA quiet central neighbourhood south of the 401, close to the shopping centres and the hospital.

Why people send a gift in Kingston.

Queen's convocation and Homecoming

Queen's graduates in the spring and fills the city again for Homecoming in the autumn, when the student neighbourhoods are at their busiest. Both are natural moments to send something to someone in town.

A commissioning at RMC

The Royal Military College graduates officer cadets each spring in a ceremony families travel across the country to attend. A gift to their own address marks a milestone that takes four years to reach.

First year, first week

September brings thousands of students into residence and the rented houses of Williamsville. A box waiting in the first week, addressed with the building and room, settles a homesick stretch.

Summer on the water

The city fills up in the summer with sailing, the ferry to Wolfe Island and the Thousand Islands downriver. A host gift for whoever put you up for the weekend fits the season.

Near Kingston.

Other cities in this part of the country with a page of their own. Every one of them gets the same box, at the same price, shipped free.

Not sure which city the address is actually in? These sit right beside Kingston and they ship free too. Gananoque, Napanee, Loyalist Township, South Frontenac, Brockville.

Questions about sending to Kingston.

How does sending a gift basket to Kingston work?

You order from wherever you are, enter the Kingston address at checkout with any apartment or buzzer number, and write the message you want on the card. I pack the box by hand in Canada and send it out with free shipping. There is no price on anything inside, so it arrives as a gift. For a birthday or another dated occasion, order with a week or two of room.

Which parts of Kingston do you ship to?

Free shipping reaches every address in Kingston, including Downtown Kingston, Williamsville, Portsmouth, Cataraqui North, Bayridge, and more. Nearby communities like Gananoque, Napanee, Loyalist Township are covered too. There is no extra charge for any neighbourhood.

Anything worth knowing when you send to Kingston?

If you are sending to a student at Queen's or a cadet at RMC, the residence name and room number matter more than anything else on the label.

Is shipping to Kingston really free?

Yes. Every order ships free to Kingston and everywhere else in Canada, with no minimum and no promo code. The price you see is the price you pay, and boxes start at $70.

Do you send corporate gifts to Kingston?

Yes. I handle corporate orders shipped to individual addresses across Kingston and the rest of Ontario. Corporate gifting starts at $119 a box. Email team@swipegifts.com for a quote.

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Somewhere in Kingston there is someone who would not expect this. I will pack the box by hand, write your card out in pen, keep every price out of it, and send it free to their door, the same as I do everywhere else in Ontario.

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