Deliciously Local Delights for Personal and Professional Gifting
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Gourmet NC Gift Baskets
Discover Handpicked Gifts' Gourmet NC Gift Baskets, featuring a curated selection of...
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UNC Care Packages
Explore our exclusive collection of UNC care packages, the perfect way to...
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Sorority Gifts
Discover Handpicked Gifts' combined collection of sorority gifts, featuring everything you need...
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Holiday & Seasonal Gifts
Celebrate the season with Handpicked Gifts' Holiday Gift Baskets, featuring gourmet Christmas...
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Carolina Gifts
Explore Handpicked Gifts' exclusive collection of Carolina gifts, featuring unique UNC and...
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North Carolina Corporate Gift Baskets
Impress clients, employees, or partners with our North Carolina corporate gift baskets, featuring...

Welcome to Handpicked Gifts
Kara Aycock built Handpicked Gifts on a deep belief: that thoughtful gifting can make people feel truly seen, welcomed, and appreciated. With a background in counseling and years of organizing meals for schools, hospitals, and houseguests alike, Kara knows how powerful a well-timed gesture can be. Handpicked makes that easy — offering beautifully curated gifts filled with locally made products from North Carolina. Whether you're welcoming a speaker, celebrating a student, or thanking a client, we make meaningful gifting feel effortless.
Meet Kara & Read the Full StoryFeatured Gourmet NC Gift Baskets
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Gluten Free Gourmet Box
5.0 / 5.0
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Welcome to NC Gift
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UNC Snack Spectacular
5.0 / 5.0
(1) 1 total reviews
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Birthday Gift Box
Regular price $98.00Regular priceUnit price / per
Let customers speak for us
from 72 reviewsThe baskets were PERFECT! All the UNC and local touches made them special. Ordering was a breeze and delivery was at the speed of light. Can’t say enough good things about this small business and their gift baskets. And the fact that it’s locally owned makes it even more special.

Gift for my mother in the Midwest from us, who live in NC. Perfect for mom's who have what they want but have a sweet tooth.

awesome

She was met with the Basket at a Convenient time for her and was surprised.

Excellent experience, delivery on time, received a beautiful photo of handed gift, timely response. Will definitely do it again.

Kara is awesome! She arranged a time to meet my son (at his dorm!) and sent me a pic of him with the gift basket! He was so happy! He loved everything especially the cookie cake, which is his favorite. I can't say enough good things about it!

Thank you! Kara was so helpful and kind. I will be ordering a basket again to treat my favorite tarheel!

Kara is amazing!!! My daughter is a freshman and we live across the country… Harder than drop off at the beginning of freshman year was definitely not being near for my baby girl's birthday. But Kara made it wonderful. I ordered the birthday basket and opted for the big chocolate chip cookie cake that she could share with her roomies. It was incredible. This is the second time I've used HandPicked Gifts and I just love how convenient Kara makes it for the student, texting her and setting up a time that's convenient for the student, and then sending me a picture of my daughter with her goodies. And then Kara even goes so far as sending a sweet message along with it. I'm so grateful for HandPicked Gifts! Do yourself a favor… finals, special celebrations, graduation...give her a try!!!

Beautiful flowers delivered for a birthday!

This is such a cute, high quality candle and the shipping was FAST. Highly recommend!

I would definitely support and recommend this company and basket again. Loved the text of my happy student receiving his basket!

This is such a wonderful company the ordering process is simple products are nice and delivery is timely. I love that they ensure personal delivery and take a picture of the recipient once they received the item, the smiles are well worth it!

Kara at HandPicked Gifts offers exceptional service that goes above and beyond. She hand-delivered a beautifully arranged gift basket to my daughter for her birthday, which included a personalized cookie cake and a festive balloon. Kara coordinated directly with her to find a convenient delivery time and even sent me a photo of the moment, adding a personal touch that meant a lot. The entire process was seamless and enjoyable. I highly recommend HandPicked Gifts and look forward to using their services again!

Bought as a gift for a friend in Florida. Was a big hit and they loved everything included.
