10 Thanksgiving Client Gifts to Give Back

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving tradition? Most of us have a few, like cooking a certain dish, going around the table sharing thanks, gathering for a football game, or sharing a weekend getaway. I bet giving Thanksgiving client gifts isn’t on the list…but maybe it should be?

Every turkey day, American families partake in their own traditions centered around connection and gratitude. But it’s easy to forget about all our blessings. Thanksgiving can be a great opportunity to let your valued clients know that you’re grateful for them — even on days that are typically reserved for family. That’s where offering the unexpected Thanksgiving client gifts can really go a long way. Let’s dig in!

Table of Contents

1. 10 Thanksgiving Client Gifts to Give Back
2. Want to Make Your Gift Stand Out? Here’s Our Advice
3. Let’s Get This Job Done

10 Thanksgiving Client Gifts to Give Back

We partner with a variety of high quality brands to create personalized gifts that your clients will want to use and keep. Let’s dive in!

Smoked Turkey Breast

This one’s fairly on-the-nose (on-the-beak?) for Thanksgiving. Give clients a gift that will most certainly go to good use like a smoked turkey breast from Maple Ridge Farms, our partner famous for gourmet corporate food gifts. Each turkey breast is slowly smoked over hardwood embers for a full 24 hours, and weighs four to five and a half pounds. It serves 6-8 people and comes with a sturdy Bamboo cutting board fire-branded with your logo.

Read more about the dos and don’ts of client gifting.

Nonstick Pot

For a holiday known for quality time in the kitchen, quality cookware makes a relevant and useful client gift. We love Our Place for their chic designs, non-toxic nonstick coating, and stunning colorways. The Perfect Pot is exactly what it sounds like: the perfect pot for boiling, baking, steaming, braising, roasting, and even serving and storing.

Carbon Steel Griddle

In the vein of cookware, a carbon steel griddle with a coordinating grill press can sit right on top of gas, electric, and induction cooktops to prepare the perfect game day spread or the ultimate American breakfast. We’ve used this griddle by Made In for smash burgers, pancakes, grilled sandwiches, and more. It’s naturally nonstick and light enough to easily travel between the stovetop and grill. 

Electric Salt & Pepper Mills

Rechargeable electric salt and pepper mills like this stainless steel set from our friends at Cuisinart are elegant and convenient additions to any home chef’s kitchen setup. LED base lighting helps dispense the right amount of seasoning exactly where it needs to go and grind settings can be adjusted from fine to coarse. 

Innovative Ember Mug

After a long night of celebrating or a long weekend of entertaining, coffee is a must. The Ember Mug 2 will upgrade the way your clients take their morning brew. We always reach for Ember’s mugs because they do so much more than hold our coffee or tea. They can set an exact drinking temperature so that beverages are never too hot or too cold. 

Massage Gun

Holidays are stressful for many, so stress-relieving tools make practical gifts especially if you know your clients are traveling or entertaining at home. We’re partnered with Hypervolt because they’re one of the best in the massage gun game. Their Go 2 mini massage gun provides relief on-the-go by releasing tension, loosening muscle knots, and targeting fatigue. Just a few minutes a day will melt any holiday stress away.

Heated Eye & Temple Massage Mask

We believe that sometimes the greatest gift is permission to relax, which is why Therabody is one of our valued partners. Their SmartGoggles provide a heated eye and temple massage to reduce stress, soothe headaches, ease eye strain, and enhance sleep — much needed forms of relief after a weekend of celebrating, traveling, or hosting.

Stainless Steel Mixologist Bar Set 

Thanksgiving is often accompanied by mingling and quite a bit of mixing. Gift your clients a cocktail kit like our favorite stainless steel craft bar set from our partner, A Bar Above, to transform any holiday host into a proper mixologist. It includes a Boston shaker set, three cocktail strainers, a Japanese jigger, hardwood muddler, bar spoon, and six cocktail picks.

Tea Gift Set 

For tea-loving clients, an organic array of premium teas is a soothing way to say ‘thank you!’ Big Heart Tea is our favorite tea vendor not only because they offer the most unique and delicious blends, their teas are sourced directly from small farms in Malawi, Japan, India, and the US and are packaged in biodegradable woven bags, so your clients can find zen without ingesting any microplastics.

Portable Blender

Portable blenders are unsung kitchen heroes, making them the perfect gift for your clients’ upcoming holiday celebrations. A portable blender is compact, convenient, and can create so much more than just protein shakes or smoothies. We’ve used the X Portable Blender from Blendi to make frozen drinks, sauces, salsas, and even baby food. 

Want more? Check out 15 additional corporate gift ideas for clients.

Want to Make Your Gift Stand Out? Here’s Our Advice

November is right around the corner. To avoid having to resort to another basic ‘Happy Thanksgiving’ card, be proactive and plan a gift that stands out. Here are 5 steps to do just that:

1. Partner with a one stop shop vendor: The creativity and logistics that go into executing a timely and effective gift promotion can grow time consuming and overwhelming. By partnering with Imprint Engine, you’re delegating all of the intricate and difficult stuff to the experts (that’s us) so that you only have to worry about saying ‘You’re welcome!’
2. Add personalization: Without fail, personal elements like monograms, names, or logos further connect you with your clients as well as your clients with their gift. People are less likely to throw away or forget about a product that they know was made especially for them! 
3. Choose unique and well-designed products: Not only do you want your clients to actually use your gift, you want them to find your gift interesting or intriguing. Nobody needs or wants more junk. Choosing gifts that will excite your clients is a great way to stand out.
4. Be mindful: Inappropriate or overly ‘sales-y’ gifts ultimately reflect poorly on your company, so be mindful of your clients’ privacy policies and regulations as well as the individuals’ personalities and preferences. For example, if you don’t know your clients’ lifestyles very well, avoid food- or alcohol-related gifts that may offend them. 
5. Deliver on time: This season moves quickly. If your gifts go out weeks after Thanksgiving is over, people have already moved on to the next holiday. Make sure your products make it to their destinations before Thanksgiving so that your sentiment doesn’t get lost in the shuffle. 

Want to learn more about avoiding faux pas and making the best gifting decisions this holiday season? Read Imprint Engine’s 5 W’s of Holiday Gifting on our blog.

Let’s Get This Job Done

Thanksgiving is an exciting, joyful season and it’ll be here before you know it! Get ahead on this year’s gifts to let clients know you’re thankful. Reach out to our experts and let’s create an unboxing experience they won’t forget.