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Let’s be honest about what we are: a working date farm, not a gift-wrap company. There’s no velvet ribbon here, no branded tissue paper you’ll throw away. What a Desert Sun Dates gift box actually is: jumbo Medjool dates picked this season on our family farm in Sky Valley, California, packed by our own hands, with your gift note on top — shipped anywhere in the lower 48, shipping included. A food gift has one job: be the thing that actually gets eaten. This one does.
The Medjool Date Gift Box — your note on a card, no invoice inside, shipping included.
Holiday order-by dates
| On the table for | When | Order by |
|---|---|---|
| Thanksgiving | Thursday, Nov 26 | Friday, Nov 13 |
| Hanukkah | First night Friday, Dec 4 | Friday, Nov 20 |
| Christmas | Friday, Dec 25 | Monday, Dec 14 |
| New Year’s hosting | Thursday, Dec 31 | Thursday, Dec 17 |
Why those dates: we pack and ship within 3 business days, and most boxes arrive 2–5 business days after that by USPS. The dates leave room for December mail. Order earlier and there’s cushion; questions about a tight date, call the farm at (760) 501-1845.
Matching the gift to the person
The host — the 2 lb box ($29). Opens it that evening, serves it with cheese and coffee, remembers you.
The family you’d normally send a fruit basket — the 4 lb box ($49). Half gets eaten by New Year’s; the rest keeps beautifully in the fridge for months.
The person who has everything — the 6 lb box ($67). Single-farm jumbo Medjool, one ingredient, fits every diet at the table.
The baker on your list — the Baker’s Bundle: 4 lb Medjool plus 2 lb golden Zahidi, $73 shipped.
Clients and teams — multi-address orders with a note on each box and one invoice to you. See corporate and client gifts.
How a farm does gifting
- Your gift note, included. Type it in the order notes at checkout; we write it on a card and set it on top of the fruit.
- No prices, no invoice in the box. Ship to the recipient’s address and they get the fruit and your note, nothing else.
- Packed like it matters. Sealed containers, padded, sized boxes — no rattling, no crushed fruit.
- Current-harvest fruit, roughly 22–28 jumbo Medjool to the pound, no added sugar, no preservatives.
We’d rather spend on the fruit than the box. A gift box here means jumbo fresh Medjool and your note on top — not $9 of cardboard theater.
Gifts for every occasion
Hostess and dinner-party gifts: the 2 lb box is the easy one. See hostess gifts and wedding favors for ideas and sizes.
Ramadan and Eid: dates are the traditional gift. See our Ramadan dates gift box.
Clients, staff and teams: one invoice, a note on each box, many addresses. See corporate and client gifts.
Restaurants, shops and gift-basket builders: buying many containers to resell or build into baskets? See wholesale dates.
Not sure which size? Every Medjool size from 1 to 12 lb is laid out on our box sizes and prices page.
By holiday: Thanksgiving (order by Nov 13) · Hanukkah (order by Nov 20) · Christmas (order by Dec 14).
Gift guides by who it’s for: parents and grandparents · foodies and home cooks · stocking stuffers and teacher gifts · healthy food gifts that ship · which date to buy
Other sizes
Want a smaller “thinking of you” or a bigger statement? The 1 lb Medjool box is $19, and stock-up sizes run to 12 lb for $118, all shipping included. Put your note in the order notes either way. Prefer a firmer, less-sweet date? Golden Zahidi ships gift-ready too.
Send a Gift Box →Corporate & Client Gifts →
Gift questions
Can you include a gift note?
Yes. Put it in the order notes at checkout and it rides on top of the box, every time.
Will there be a price or invoice in the box?
No. Gift orders ship with the note and the fruit, nothing else.
How long do they keep?
Months — dates are the rare gift that won’t wilt. Point them at our storage guide and the box lasts past the occasion.
Do you sell date gift baskets?
We sell gift boxes, not baskets: sealed containers of fresh Medjool packed in a sized box with your note on top. There is no ribbon or filler, so the whole box is fruit.
When should I order for Christmas?
By Monday, December 14 for delivery to the lower 48 before the 25th. Earlier is better.
Written by Jason Shopshear, who grows, packs and ships every box from Desert Sun Dates in Sky Valley, California. Questions about a holiday order: (760) 501-1845.