17 Bulk Gift Ideas for Your Family, Friends, and Colleagues

Got a long list of people to give Christmas gifts to this year? Are you—and your wallet—ready for the season of giving?

Instead of stressing yourself out thinking of gift ideas for everyone on your list, relax and take it easy! Why not come up with bulk gift ideas and get the same items for your inaanak, relatives, officemates, and corporate clients? Save thoughtful, personalized gifts for the people you’re closest to.

Buying Christmas gifts in bulk saves you not only effort but also time and money. You can get discounts when you buy wholesale. Haggling for items in bulk at tiangges is easier, too.

And when you save money and stretch your holiday shopping budget, you can afford to give everyone a present.

17 Bulk Christmas Gift Ideas in the Philippines: For Officemates, Employees, Family, and Friends

Shopping in bulk doesn't mean your Christmas gifts can't be meaningful and useful. We've scoured the internet for a few awesome bulk Christmas gift ideas your recipients will actually use, eat, or enjoy. Here are 15 of them.

🎁 Chocolates and Sweets from SMR Chocolates

Price: Starts at ₱10
Where to buy: SMR Chocolates stores

Looking for small, inexpensive gifts to get in bulk? Chocolates, candies, cookies, and other sweets from international brands sold in malls are typically expensive. If you're planning to buy loads of sweets as gifts for your inaanaks or as giveaways in the office, you can save a great deal when you buy from local wholesalers.

SMR Chocolates, for example, carries famous brands like Hershey's, Toblerone, Oreo, and Pepero at wholesale prices. You won’t run out of cheap bulk gifts to choose from as SMR also carries affordable snacks like Gery chocolate wafer rolls from one of Indonesia’s leading food and beverage brands.

While SMR caters mostly to resellers, customers who need to shop for Christmas gifts can also enjoy low prices when buying products in bulk.

🎁 Notebooks and Journals from All & Sundry

Price: Starts at ₱50
Where to buy: All & Sundry website^[1]

Need bulk Christmas gift ideas for coworkers, friends, or relatives who love doodling or listing stuff on paper? Notebooks and journals are among the most affordable Christmas gifts—you can buy plenty of them even with a limited budget.

This cheap Christmas gift idea in the Philippines, which features witty and artsy designs, can be bought individually with prices starting at ₱50.

🎁 Children's Books from Tahanan Books

Price: Starts at ₱274
Where to buy: Tahanan Books^[2]

Today's kids are always glued to their smartphones and tablets. Whether it’s your pamangkins or inaanaks, wouldn’t it be great if you can influence them to read more books and watch fewer YouTube videos?

The reading collections consist of books for early readers, Philippine folktales, storybooks in Filipino, and counting and alphabet books for bilingual children.

🎁 Jars of Homemade Snacks

Price: Starts at ₱100
Where to buy: Any grocery store and Christmas bazaar

Not sure what Christmas gifts to buy in bulk? Set a budget and follow it to a tee—trust us, this will save you a lot of time, effort, and money this holiday season.

If you’re looking for personalized yet affordable Christmas gift ideas in the Philippines, you can buy pretty and cheap mason jars (or any clear containers you fancy) in bulk on Tabora St. in Divisoria and fill them with assorted desserts.

Here are some creative ideas for the contents of your Christmas goodie jar:

Homemade jam, atchara, or any preserved food
S'mores, cookies, or any quick and easy desserts
Salad, trail mix, or oats (for the health-conscious peeps)
Favorite childhood snacks (Iced Gem biscuits, Choc Nut, Haw Haw milk candies, Potchi, Flat Tops, etc.)

They're all simple to make—and those who receive your Christmas gifts will surely appreciate your effort.

🎁 Hand and Foot Salve from Human Nature

Price: Starts at ₱149.75
Where to buy: Human Nature website^[3]

More affordable bulk gift ideas for Christmas coming right up! Let’s get this one out of the way as it’s too good to gatekeep: Human Nature’s hand and foot salve.

If you don’t know yet, Human Nature is a popular local brand that sells organic goods. It’s known for promoting environmentally conscious business practices and eco-friendly products made of natural ingredients.

Human Nature is not just pro-environment—it’s also pro-poor. It lives up to its mission of breaking the poverty cycle in the Philippines and helping the working class move up the economic ladder by offering affordable products that don’t skimp on quality.

By supporting a brand like this during the holiday season, you’re also helping the environment, the working class, and the local economy while reaping benefits for yourself and your loved ones.

🎁 Shampoo Bar from Amihan Organics

Price: Starts at ₱175
Where to buy: Amihan Organics website

Is your circle eco-conscious? Need help coming up with good barkada gift ideas to impress them? How about checking out Amihan Organics’ premium shampoo bars, which are made of the highest quality natural and non-toxic ingredients?

Specifically, Amihan Organics’ shampoo bars increase blood flow to revitalize the scalp, reduce excess oil, deep condition the hair to prevent dandruff and reduce scaly patches, restore the scalp to a healthier pH level, minimize hair loss, prevent split ends by locking in moisture, keep the hair shiny, and envelop the hair in a rich and sweet aroma.

🎁 Steel Straws from Klean Kanteen

Price: Starts at ₱590.75 (discounted price)
Where to buy: Lazada

Do Mother Nature a favor this Christmas by empowering people to live a more sustainable lifestyle. Ditch single-use plastics and buy your friends, family, and colleagues something eco-friendly like these steel straws from Klean Kanteen.

Steel straws are highly durable—they’re not easy to break or bend. A bundle of these straws from Klean Kanteen may come with a bigger price tag, but it’s a money saver in the long run. Besides, you’ll be doing right by the environment by reducing your own carbon footprint and encouraging your circle to do the same.

🎁 Tote Bags from Totes and Beyond

Price: Starts at ₱750
Where to buy: Totes and Beyond website^[4]

Tote bags never go out of style, so they’re perfect to add to your bulk Christmas gift ideas. A tote is simple, humble, and unassuming—three qualities that give it its charm. While it typically has a utilitarian look, many designs meld comfort with style to create a bag that’s both fancy and functional.

Totes and Beyond is among the many brands that sell affordable tote bags. Its Shopper Tote Monotone is one of its more affordable options at only ₱750 each. You can choose among 14 available colors and get one in medium or large. It’s perfect for all ages and genders, too, so you won’t leave anyone out by giving them this everyday bag.

🎁 Scented Candles from Lumi Candles PH

Price: Starts at ₱400
Where to buy: Lumi Candles website^[5]

Scented candles are one of the best bulk gift ideas for loved ones who want to make their homes cozier. Lumi Candles PH can help you in this regard.

Launched in 2020, Lumi Candles PH offers modern, minimalist, and luxurious scented soy candles. Its roster of scents includes honeydew melon, vanilla, lavender, coffee brew, citronella, fresh bamboo, pumpkin spice, and peppermint, just to name a few.

Other than selling candles, Lumi Candles PH has a range of scented products, such as car fresheners, linen sprays, and diffusers.

If you want to make your recipient feel extra special, avail of Lumi Candles PH’s gift packaging. This includes a sustainable gift wrap, decorative ribbon, and gift tag.

🎁 Canned Meat Products from Delimondo

Price: Starts at ₱93
Where to buy: Delimondo website,^[6] Lazada, and leading groceries

Delight your gift recipients’ taste buds with a selection of canned products from Delimondo. While Delimondo is known for its delicious corned beef, it also has a host of canned meats, such as luncheon meat and tuna.

You have a wide range of corned beef flavors to choose from. This includes ranch style, garlic and chili, caldereta, tapa, and barbacoa.

In case you have a long list of relatives and co-workers, you can opt to give a small can of corned beef, which starts at ₱93. If you have a budget, you can mix and match products to your recipient’s possible liking.

🎁 Leather Keychains from Astrid Leather

Price: Starts at ₱150
Where to buy: Astrid Leather website^[7]

Alongside mugs, keychains will always make practical gift ideas. But upgrade your present by going for leather.

Try Astrid Leather. This local leather shop offers simple keychains with long leather straps. You can even customize your gift by choosing the leather type and hardware color.

Step up your gift game by having your recipient’s initials engraved into leather. Just note that this service starts at ₱50 for one to five characters.

Astrid Leather also offers other types of leather straps, such as key tags, doghook latches, and manual keyholders.

🎁 Statement Shirts from Linya Linya

Price: Starts at ₱399 (discounted price online)
Where to buy: Linya Linya website^[8] and leading malls, such as Glorietta, Alabang Town Center, Trinoma, SM North Edsa, and more

Statement t-shirts will never go out of fashion. They make great gifts for all ages.

Looking for the wittiest lines? Check out Linya Linya’s products. They have a wide range of statement shirts, from funny hugot lines to parodies of popular TV shows. They also have collaborations with local artists, such as Eraserheads and Ebe Dancel.

Shirts from Linya Linya are among the perfect Christmas gift ideas for coworkers and friends. But you can also give them to your family and loved ones to tickle their funny bones.

🎁 Gift Vouchers from Giftaway

Price: Starts at ₱300
Where to buy: Official Giftaway website^[9]

What about giveaway ideas for Christmas?

Sometimes, the best gift is the gift of choice. In this regard, you can give away gift vouchers that your family and friends can use based on their preferences.

Go digital by gifting a universal eGift from Giftaway. Your recipient can use this gift voucher to access an array of boutiques and online retailers. Giftaway offers gift vouchers for a multitude of brands, such as IKEA, H&M, Max’s, Rustan’s, Cibo, Automatic Centre, Burger King, Jollibee, KFC, Dakasi, and a whole lot more.

Thinking of bulk gifts for coworkers and employees? Giftaway can help you with that. The company makes it easy for you to send eGifts in bulk—you just need to fill out a form.

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🎁 Tea Gift Sets from Tsaa Laya

Price: Starts at ₱150
Where to buy: Official Tsaa Laya website^[10]

Warm your loved ones’ hearts with tea gift sets from Tsaa Laya. Founded in 2012, Tsaa Laya develops novel herbal blends with ingredients sourced from local communities.

Tsaa Laya prides itself on crafting unique flavors and fragrances. Its selection of flavors includes lemon ginger, lemongrass, pandan, and butterfly pea flower with pandan, lemongrass, and mint.

If you’re looking for Christmas giveaway ideas, go for Tsaa Laya’s pouch of five tea bags. But if you’re feeling generous, you can gift a canister of 10 tea bags.

🎁 Tea, Coffee, or Pastry Sets from Bo’s Coffee

Price: Starts at ₱374
Where to buy: Official Bo’s Coffee website^[11] and shops

Bo’s Coffee tea, coffee, or pastry sets make good Christmas bulk gift ideas for those who enjoy brunches, elevenses, and afternoon meriendas.

The most affordable from the shop is a tea time gift set that includes three Tsaa Laya tea sachets and three cheese rolls. This comes with a price tag of ₱374.

Delight chocolate lovers with a Chocolate and Cookie Set that includes three sachets of Cacaomistry Chocolate Drink and three Dark Chocolate Cookies. Coffee aficionados, on the other hand, will love Bo’s Coffee Drip and Sip Kit, which includes a V60 dripper and one bag of Barista Blend Coffee Beans.

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🎁 Cute and Funky Socks from Iconic Socks

Price: Starts at ₱200+
Where to buy: Lazada and leading department stores

Colorful socks from Iconic Socks are affordable Christmas gift ideas in the Philippines for both fashionistas and sock collectors. Designs vary, ranging from food-themed ones to Aztec patterns. The best thing about this gift? It’s not that expensive!

Iconic Socks also offers plain socks, wallets, and face masks.

🎁 Wooden Kitchenware and Dinnerware from Luid Lokal

Price: Starts at ₱150
Where to buy: Official Luid Lokal website, Shopee store

If your recipients are #TeamKahoy through and through, the dainty kitchenware and dinnerware from Luid Lokal will definitely excite them.

Luid Lokal has a collection of wooden spatulas, serving plates, chopping boards, steak boards, rolling pins, coffee drippers, cake stands, mugs, and even cochinillo boards. They make great family Christmas gifts, especially for newlyweds.

You can easily get these beautiful pieces from Luid Lokal’s Shopee store. Another good thing about these gifts is that they’re not too pricey.

Final Thoughts

Just a warning: these affordable bulk gift ideas may tempt you to also buy some stuff for yourself, thinking it won't hurt because you're getting discounts anyway. Later, you’ll realize you don't need the extras you've purchased. Remember to focus on your goal—which is to shop for Christmas gifts for others—and fight the urge to splurge your 13th-month pay!

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Credit Card	Shopping Perks
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Metrobank Titanium Mastercard^®	2x points for department store and online spend 1 point for every ₱20 spend E-commerce protection
HSBC Red Mastercard	4x points on shopping, online, and overseas transactions 1 point for every ₱20 spend Installments of up to 36 months with 0% interest at participating merchants
Security Bank Complete Cashback Mastercard	5% cashback on groceries 4% on fuel 3% on bills payments 2% on dining expenses 1% on shopping Up to ₱12,000 cashback every year
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🎁 Chocolates and Sweets from SMR Chocolates