Love Local: 3 South African Products to Gift Family & Friends Living Overseas

Are you looking for some unique South African gifts to spoil your loved ones living abroad? Luckily, you don’t have to look very far to ‘love local’, as we’ve rounded up some of our favourite local products we know your overseas-based South African family and friends would love to receive when they’re missing home. You can’t go wrong with buying from these South African-born brands.

Of course, when sending items abroad, there’s the whole business of getting your gift to them promptly and safely. Fortunately, there’s a local business to support for that too! South Africa’s Postbox Courier is best known for its parcel forwarding services that help South African shoppers ship goods they’ve bought from overseas stores back to South Africa safely and efficiently. But the South Africa business also allows you to ship parcels from South Africa to a variety of countries. It’s the easiest and most reliable way to get your gifts to loved ones living abroad.

Furthermore, with exchange rates and rising shipping costs, Postbox Courier can also help with some cost-cutting strategies, like parcel consolidation. This allows you to consolidate multiple parcels into a single larger package, which is ideal if you need to send gifts to multiple households living in the same country. On top of the consolidation option, parcel forwarding companies often have local and international courier partners, allowing for the best rates for express shipping.

The even better news is that registering with Postbox Courier is FREE, quick and easy, and once you’ve registered, you’ll also get access to your very own delivery address in the US, UK, and Hong Kong, which you can use to shop international online stores too!

Head over to the Postbox Courier website for more information.

Love local accessories

For a gift with a personal touch, check out Me.mi Jewellery. The South African-born fine jewellery brand specialises in producing a wide range of customisable jewellery including necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and charms. Me.mi launched its first online store in 2018. Through a process of collaboration and co-creation with clients, Me.mi designs and manufactures pieces that are unique to you. The brand prides itself on a quick turnaround time, crafting complex, personalised and inexhaustible range of designs and pieces quickly, without compromising on quality. These are not just beautiful accessories, but personal stories told in solid gold or sterling silver. Shop the Me.mi collection online now.

Love local fashion

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Breeth is a proudly South African brand that’s been quietly revolutionising the apparel game with a focus on quality, innovation, and that all-important feel-good factor. Using premium natural cotton, Breeth says it develops garments that support the skin’s ability to breathe and the body’s capacity to move freely. The range includes tops, bottoms, underwear, socks, and bags, all designed to move with you whether you’re exercising or relaxing at home. Even better? Every Breeth garment is manufactured in Cape Town by a skilled CMT team composed almost entirely of women. Read our full review of the Breeth range here.

Love local snacks

The gift of chocolate is always a winner, but these local favourites are not only delicious but a more wholesome option too! GD Chocolate offers hand-made chocolates that are preservative-free and made from natural ingredients. Plus, with raw honey as the hero ingredient, these sweet treats are also high in antioxidants and offer a variety of health benefits. The gourmet-quality chocolate range offers options that are free of dairy and cane sugar with UTZ certification. You know you’re choosing the healthier, more nutritious option when reaching for a slab of GD Chocolate. Available in delicious flavours, including Mint, Vanilla, Himalayan Salt, Orange, Coffee, Rooibos Matcha, and Lemon & Black Pepper, GD Chocolate slabs and Buttercups are great gifting options for chocolate lovers.

Now, all that’s left to do is start shopping and get shipping! Don’t forget, registering with Postbox Courier is FREE, quick and easy and once you’ve registered. Head over to the Postbox Courier website to create your account today.