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I pack every box by hand in Canada and ship it free to any London 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 London.

London is the main city of Southwestern Ontario, built on the Thames River roughly midway between Toronto and Detroit, and known as the Forest City for the canopy over its older streets. Western University and Fanshawe College fill it with students, and the London Health Sciences Centre makes health care one of the largest employers in the region.

Order from anywhere in Canada or outside it, put the London 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 London or three provinces away.

One place in Canada, free shipping to every address in the country.

Sending one to London.

Western University and Fanshawe College give the city a large student population that arrives every September and empties out every spring, and the London Health Sciences Centre makes health care one of the biggest employers in the region. A lot of what gets sent here goes to a student, a nurse finishing a rotation, or a parent whose kids have just left for school.

A student city where the right room number matters more than the street.

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 London.

Where I ship in London.

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

  • Downtown LondonThe core around Dundas and Richmond, with offices, older brick buildings and the market at Covent Garden.
  • Old NorthTree-lined streets of older homes just north of downtown, long popular with faculty, professionals and students renting rooms.
  • ByronA former village in the southwest annexed in 1961, now a settled residential neighbourhood above the Thames.
  • MasonvilleThe north end around the mall and close to the Western campus, with apartments, condos and family streets.
  • WestmountAn established southwest area of postwar and later housing, with schools and shopping along Wonderland Road.
  • Hyde ParkA fast-growing northwest community that was its own village until the 1990s, now mostly newer subdivisions.

Why people send a gift in London.

Move-in week at Western and Fanshawe

Early September fills the city with students settling into residence and rented houses. A box waiting in the first week, with the residence and room number on the label, is a steadying thing for someone who just left home.

Spring convocation

Western holds its main convocation ceremonies in June and Fanshawe graduates its own classes in the same stretch. If you cannot make the drive, a gift sent to their place marks the day from wherever you are.

A hospital shift that finally ended

London is a regional health care centre, and a great many people here work rotations at the hospitals. A box that arrives after a long run of nights is a practical, unfussy way to say you noticed.

A first house in the suburbs

Housing here still draws people out from the Toronto area, and neighbourhoods like Hyde Park and White Oaks keep taking on new families. A housewarming gift is an easy welcome.

Near London.

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 London and they ship free too. St. Thomas, Strathroy, Woodstock, Ingersoll, Sarnia.

Questions about sending to London.

How does sending a gift basket to London work?

You order from wherever you are, enter the London 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 London do you ship to?

Free shipping reaches every address in London, including Downtown London, Old North, Byron, Masonville, Westmount, and more. Nearby communities like St. Thomas, Strathroy, Woodstock are covered too. There is no extra charge for any neighbourhood.

Anything worth knowing when you send to London?

A lot of gifts here go to students, so include the residence building and room number, or the house number for a rented place off Richmond Row, rather than just the street.

Is shipping to London really free?

Yes. Every order ships free to London 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 London?

Yes. I handle corporate orders shipped to individual addresses across London 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 London 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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