Do not get me wrong, I love chocolate, maybe even too much if that's possible and for quite some time I was a very happy distributor for Bahen and Co an excellent Australian chocolate business but I felt very over protective of the chocolates journey, through warm post offices, and sitting in tin letter boxes and decided the pressure was not for me (although make no mistake the chocolate very much was)

And so if I may throw in my hat, let me give you 4 very respectable gifts that will make any easter, joyful, less calorie based and more long term.

Toyo steel tool box from $39

We have 3 types of the steel tool box, the stackable ones (as shown), the flat lid with handle and the hip lid which gives a little extra room to house your collectables. Whilst you can't eat the boxes you most certainly can use over and over again, holding tools, makeup, crafts, medicines, stationary and even your chocolate stash.

Le Bon Shoppe Socks from $20

There really is nothing more helpful and mood changing than a nice pair of socks. We are Kiosk have been wearing Le bon shoppe socks near daily (excluding summer and flip flop days) and can give testimony to the quality, stay up, colour stay, and lovely playfulness of this brand. We love them so much we have ordered in a few of the American made tees to wear alongside them.

Kinto Travel Tumbler $49.95

A Kinto travel tumbler is a really fantastic gift, everyone has a drink of choice whether coffee, tea, sparkling water or kombucha and why wouldn't you want it to be served at its best temperature on the go. The 350ml tumbler is our favourite size, its enough for an afternoon at the beach, commute into the city or a long drive up to the mountains.

Apartamento Cookbook #7 Late night Meals $50

What a great gift, the gift of an easy but sumptuous meal or snack that you will have for life. Apartamento is a fantastic publisher who keep things honest and genuine, this cookbook is no different, its made by real people who love good food in real kitchens.