Boston Baskets · Virginia → Massachusetts

Send Gift Baskets to Massachusetts from Virginia

You are in Virginia and they are in Massachusetts, which sounds like a shipping problem and is not one. The gift never leaves the state it is delivered in; only the payment comes from VA.

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Ordering in VA, delivering in MA

Two addresses, two jobs. The Massachusetts address sets the route and the dates on offer. Your Virginia address is there for the card and nothing else.

What you fill in

  • Your details The Virginia address your bank holds, plus a number and an email that reach you.
  • Why they are asked for Card authorisation, and a way to reach you if the delivery hits a problem.
  • What happens to them Nothing is printed on the gift and nothing is passed to the recipient.

What the recipient's side needs

  • Their side A Massachusetts address with a ZIP code — that is what decides the route.
  • The day you want it Chosen on the product page and confirmed at checkout.
  • Their telephone Somewhere for the driver to turn if the door is not answered.

Check the MA address first

Deliveries are made across Massachusetts. Put the ZIP code in and you will know straight away whether the address is inside the area — quicker than finding out at checkout from Virginia.

This answers the area question only. Every delivery is booked for a chosen date — there is no same-day option, not on any order — and delivery is free from $100.

How the delivery works

Scheduled aheadDeliveries are booked in advance and no order is rushed out, which is why the date is settled before the basket goes in the cart.
The date is your choiceSet it on the product page from the days open to that address; checkout confirms the window.
What it costs to deliverFree from $100. Smaller orders show the charge at checkout, with no out-of-state surcharge.
Handing it overMost baskets need no signature. If nobody answers, the driver follows the delivery instruction you left.
Wine, beer, spiritsHanded to a person 21+ with photo ID and to nobody else.
If the plan changes1 (888) 912-2388. The earlier the call, the more can be done.
If something is wrongReport anything perishable within 24 hours so it can still be put right.

Prices, tax and the total

No surcharge for distanceBecause the basket never leaves Massachusetts, there is nothing extra to charge a sender in Virginia.
Sales tax follows the deliveryTax is worked out from the Massachusetts address the basket is delivered to, not from your address in Virginia. It is shown at checkout before you pay.
Delivery in the totalFree on orders of $100 and over. Below that, the charge appears at checkout alongside everything else.
Paid in full before it leavesThe total covers everything, so the person receiving it is never asked to contribute.

Writing the gift card

There is a message box at checkout. Whatever you write there is printed on the card and attached to the basket — punctuation, line breaks and all.

Short reads better than complete. There is room for a greeting, not a paragraph.

Most-sent gifts from outside Massachusetts

This is senders in other states' own order, taken from every out-of-state order since January 2023. Each state's page shows a different selection from it, so you are not looking at the same shelf twice. The median order from Virginia is $113 before delivery since January 2023 — as many below it as above. The one seasonal peak on this route since January 2023 is May, at roughly 1.7 times a normal month.

The Massachusetts towns Virginia sends to

How orders from Virginia split by destination town since January 2023, as percentages of that route.

41%Bostonof gifts sent from Virginia since January 2023
17%Cambridgeof gifts sent from Virginia since January 2023
7%Newtonof gifts sent from Virginia since January 2023

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Keeping track of it

Checking on itUse order tracking on the site, or simply wait — every change generates an email.
Getting hold of usCall 1 (888) 912-2388 when a booked delivery has to change; use the contact page for ordinary questions.
Identification at the doorAny basket containing alcohol requires photo ID and an age of 21+ from whoever takes it.

Delivery pages by town

Each has its own page, with that town's delivery detail and the gifts sent there most.

  • Boston
  • Cambridge
  • Newton
  • Belmont
  • Needham
  • Somerville
  • Brookline
  • Medford
  • Massachusetts

Questions that come up on this route

Does ordering from another state slow it down?

No. The basket is made in Massachusetts for the date on the order, so where you are has no effect on when it arrives.

Whose sales tax applies?

Massachusetts. Tax is worked out from the delivery address, so your own VA rate does not come into it. The amount is shown at checkout before you confirm.

What does delivery cost?

Nothing on orders of $100 and over. Below that the figure is shown at checkout before you pay.

Does my card need a Massachusetts address?

No. Enter your Virginia address exactly as your bank holds it — that is what the authorisation is checked against — and put the Massachusetts address in the delivery fields.

Does the recipient have to pay anything?

No. The basket, tax and delivery are all settled when you order, and nobody is asked for money at the door.

Can I send a basket with wine or spirits in it?

Yes. It is handed only to someone 21+ who can show photo ID, so it is worth telling the recipient to expect it — if nobody there can, the basket cannot be left.