Gifting
Gift ideas from California that travel well, for holidays, hosts and everyone in between.
Employee holiday gifts that feel personal, even for a team of 200
Personal gifts for a whole team come from letting people pick, adding a written line and shipping to their homes. How to run it at...
A Thanksgiving hostess gift worth bringing, and what to ask first
A Thanksgiving guest should ask the host what would help, then bring that plus one small thing for later. Ideas for the cheese board and...
Is a candle a good gift? How to pick a scent they'll actually burn
Once the light bulb arrived, candles slowly became a matter of scent. How to choose one by the room it will burn in and the...
Lip balm gift sets and stocking stuffers under $25
Four flavor families, four tubes to a pack, $12.99 each. Which lip balm gift set suits whom, how to stretch one pack across several stockings,...
Edible wedding favors that survive the reception and make it home
Half of couples who give favors choose something edible. The ones that make it home are sealed and shelf-stable. A ranking by heat tolerance, real...
Corporate gifts clients actually keep, and the rules on what you can spend
The corporate gifts people keep are the ones they eat or use up. What to send, what the IRS lets you deduct, which recipients have...
Hostess gifts that aren't a bottle of wine, and when the host will use them
A good hostess gift asks nothing of the host on the night and gets used in the days after. Ideas sorted by when they'll be...
California gifts that ship well, and why they arrive in one piece
The California gifts that travel best are the ones that keep for months in a box. Here is what to send, who it suits, and...
How to Choose a California Fragrance Gift — and Why Gift Flights Solve the Problem
Choosing a scent for someone else is one of gifting's hardest problems. OCB's botanical fragrance flights solve it elegantly — let them discover their own...
Send California Gifts to Everyone on Your List — One Order, Multiple Addresses
Most gift brands make you choose one address. OCB lets you send handcrafted California marmalade, fragrance flights, and botanical gift sets to everyone on your...
Lunar New Year Gifting: Oranges, Tangerines & Sweet Abundance
A California Citrus Tradition for Welcoming the Year Ahead Across many Lunar New Year traditions, oranges and tangerines are more than fruit—they are symbols of...