Gift baskets, sent to Montreal.
I pack every box by hand in Canada and ship it free to any Montreal 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.
- Every box on the site
- From $99
- Every order, anywhere in Canada
- Free shipping
- Written out in pen, no price inside
- A card in your words
You do not have to be in Montreal.
Montreal is organised into boroughs, the arrondissements, from Ville-Marie downtown to the Plateau-Mont-Royal and Verdun along the river. It is a majority French-speaking city, so a card written in French, even one line, reads as a real gesture rather than a formality. Some adjacent places like Westmount are separate municipalities sitting right inside the island.
Order from anywhere in Canada or outside it, put the Montreal 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 Montreal or three provinces away.
One place in Canada, free shipping to every address in the country.
Sending one to Montreal.
Montreal carries a strong creative and student character, from McGill, Concordia and the Universite de Montreal to its large video game and aerospace employers, so a lot of gifts here go to graduates, young professionals and people who moved to the city for school or work. Knowing which neighbourhood your person calls home, and writing the card in the language they live in, is most of what makes a gift to Montreal feel like it came from someone who gets it.
A line written in French is the easiest way to make a Montreal gift feel local.
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.
Just Because Gift Box, Signature
- How full
- 5 items · Matte Black Box
- Good for
- A coworker, friend or client: a sleek black magnetic box with something dark and sweet, something to write in and something to write with
- Price
- $119
Just Because Gift Box, Premier
the one I'd send
- How full
- 7 items · Matte Red Box
- Good for
- The coffee and tea drinker: a vibrant red magnetic box with something to brew, something to drink it out of and something chocolate beside it
- Price
- $189
Just Because Gift Box, Luxury
- How full
- 8 items · Matte White Box
- Good for
- A long evening to yourself: a crisp white magnetic box with something warm to hold, something that smells good and everything for a slow bath
- Price
- $299
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 Montreal.
- BirthdayFrom $99, for her, for him and for a whole team.
- Any occasionThank you, housewarming, new job, or no reason at all.
- ThanksgivingFor the host, and for the family you cannot get to.
- ChristmasFor her, for him, and for the whole office.
- Valentine's DayA few things that outlast a bouquet.
- BabyFor the baby, and for the parents who are not sleeping.
- Get wellQuiet things for a long week indoors.
Where I ship in Montreal.
Free shipping reaches every address in Montreal, with no surcharge for any neighbourhood and no minimum order. A few of the areas boxes go to:
- Ville-MarieThe downtown borough, taking in the business core, the Quartier des Spectacles and Old Montreal, where many recipients live in condos or work in nearby office towers.
- Plateau-Mont-RoyalA dense, colourful borough with one of the youngest populations in the city, long popular with artists, students and young professionals.
- Mile EndA walkable pocket known as a centre of the city's art scene, with longstanding Greek and Jewish roots and a mix of families and creatives.
- OutremontA small, upscale and traditionally francophone borough at the foot of Mount Royal, mostly residential with quiet, leafy streets.
- VerdunA riverside borough that has changed quickly in the last decade, drawing students and young professionals to its older walk-up apartments.
- Le Sud-OuestThe borough along the Lachine Canal, including Griffintown and Saint-Henri, where former factories have been converted into lofts and condos.
Why people send a gift in Montreal.
Convocation season
McGill and Concordia both hold their main ceremonies in late spring, and the Universite de Montreal adds thousands more graduates to the same stretch. It is the busiest window of the year for sending something to a new Montreal graduate or to the family marking it.
A card written in French
With French the language of most households here, sending a gift with even a short handwritten note in French is one of the simplest ways to make it feel local and considered rather than translated.
Corporate gifting downtown
Montreal is a hub for video game studios, aerospace and software, so client and staff gifts here often head to downtown and Mile End offices rather than to homes. Corporate orders start at $119 a box.
Winter holidays from afar
Montreal winters are long and properly cold, and many residents came here to study or work rather than growing up here. This is a common season to send something warm to someone who is not heading home for the holidays.
Near Montreal.
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.
- Quebec CityCommunaute metropolitaine de Quebec
- OttawaNational Capital Region
- SherbrookeEstrie (Eastern Townships)
Not sure which city the address is actually in? These sit right beside Montreal and they ship free too. Laval, Longueuil, Brossard, Westmount, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Saint-Laurent.
Questions about sending to Montreal.
How does sending a gift basket to Montreal work?
You order from wherever you are, enter the Montreal 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 Montreal do you ship to?
Free shipping reaches every address in Montreal, including Ville-Marie, Plateau-Mont-Royal, Mile End, Outremont, Verdun, and more. Nearby communities like Laval, Longueuil, Brossard are covered too. There is no extra charge for any neighbourhood.
Anything worth knowing when you send to Montreal?
Write the card in French if your person lives in French, which most Montreal households do. Confirm the borough too, since many people who say Montreal are actually off the island or in an adjoining municipality like Westmount.
Is shipping to Montreal really free?
Yes. Every order ships free to Montreal 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 $99.
Do you send corporate gifts to Montreal?
Yes. I handle corporate orders shipped to individual addresses across Montreal and the rest of Quebec. Corporate gifting starts at $119 a box. Email team@swipegifts.com for a quote.
Where to go next
Somewhere in Montreal 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 Quebec.
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