Food gifts that ship: snack advent calendars from $55, nut boxes and candied jerky

A food gift is hard to get wrong. It gets eaten, it doesn't need a size, and most can be sent straight to someone you won't see over the holidays. Advent calendars need ordering soonest, because December 1 is a Tuesday this year and the first door opens that day.

We picked food gifts from five stores on Promo Magpie and checked every price and shipping term on the store's own website on November 8, 2026. Prices can change, so check before you order, and look at the store's shipping times if a gift needs to arrive by a certain date.

At a glance

• Advent calendars: 12 days of gourmet nuts for $55, or a 24-day snack calendar for $65, at DM Snacks.
• Under $40: Altitude Snacks' Alpen Glow 4-pack at $29.95, a DM Snacks spicy nut sampler tin at $29.95, and its Manly Nut Box at $39.95.
• Care packages: Snack Variety's 60-count box at $39.95, with free shipping anywhere in the US.
• Gift baskets: from $70.95 on sale at Design It Yourself Gift Baskets.

Advent calendars and nut boxes: DM Snacks

DM Snacks sells gourmet nut and snack gift boxes, and has two countdown calendars this year:

• 12 Days of Gourmet Nuts, Winter Wonderland, $55. Twelve numbered, sealed tins with 2 oz in each, mixing sweet, salty and spicy.
• 24 Days of Nuts and Snacks, $65. Twenty-four numbered doors, each with a 1 oz snack bag.
• Around the World Spicy Mixed Nuts Sampler Tin, $29.95.
• The Manly Nut Box, $39.95. Six resealable 4 oz bags of nuts and blends.
• Bar Cart Snacks, $65. Twelve nut blends in vintage-style tins, for someone who hosts.
• Build your own box: four snacks for $32.95 or six for $49.95, picked by you.

DM Snacks ships free on orders of $75 or more.

Candied jerky: Candy Cow Jerky

Candy Cow Jerky makes candied beef jerky in seven flavors, from Zero Heat to Hella Spicy, including Korean BBQ, Honey Sriracha and Chipotle.

• A 5 oz bag, $31.99, in flavors such as Zero Heat, Mild Heat, Real Spicy and Chipotle.
• Multi-bag discounts: 15% off 3 bags, 20% off 5 and 24% off 7, applied at checkout.
• Variety Pack of all 7 flavors, $189, which the store works out at $27 a bag, with free shipping.

Candy Cow says shipping is free on orders of $50 or more, or two or more bags.

Trail mix: Altitude Snacks

Altitude Snacks makes trail mixes from five ingredients each. Alpen Glow, with cashews, almonds, golden berries, peaches and coconut, comes in packs of 4 for $29.95, 6 for $42.95, 8 for $54.95 and 12 for $74.95. Altitude ships free on orders of $50 or more, but says free shipping isn't available to Alaska and Hawaii.

Care packages: Snack Variety

Snack Variety packs boxes of chips, cookies and candy, aimed at college students, military families and offices. It says it ships free anywhere in the US.

• 60-count snack box, $39.95.
• 120-count Sweet Choice care package, $69.95.
• 160-count variety snacks gift box, $89.95.

Gift baskets: Design It Yourself Gift Baskets

Design It Yourself Gift Baskets, based in Houston, sells ready-made baskets and lets you build your own. On November 8, its Texas Brew House Gift was on sale at $70.95, its Chocolate Lovers Gift Basket on sale at $79.95, and its Classic Snack Gift Basket cost $83.95. Its home page offered 15% off non-sale gifts with code SNACK.

A worked example

Priya wants to send gifts to her brother in Denver and her parents in Florida, with about $100 to spend. Using prices from November 8:

• DM Snacks 12 Days of Gourmet Nuts for her brother: $55.
• A Snack Variety 60-count box for her parents: $39.95, shipped free.

That's $94.95 before tax and any shipping on the DM Snacks order, which is under its $75 free shipping threshold. Swapping the advent calendar for the $39.95 Manly Nut Box would bring it to $79.90.

What to do now

1. Check for allergies before you send nuts, and read the ingredients on the product page.
2. Order advent calendars first, so they arrive by December 1.
3. Check free shipping terms, which vary from store to store.
4. Send it straight to them. Add a gift message at checkout if the store offers one.

Questions

Can I send food gifts to Alaska or Hawaii? Check each store. Altitude Snacks, for one, says its free shipping doesn't cover them.

Will nuts and jerky keep until the holidays? These are packaged snacks, but check the best-by date and storage advice when they arrive.

Are there promo codes? Design It Yourself Gift Baskets showed code SNACK for 15% off non-sale gifts. Check the other stores on Promo Magpie too.

Ways to save

Before you order, check DM Snacks, Candy Cow Jerky, Altitude Snacks, Snack Variety and Design It Yourself Gift Baskets on Promo Magpie for current codes.

When you shop through Promo Magpie, part of the commission the shop pays us goes to the charity or club you pick. You pay the same price.

Sources: DM Snacks, November 8, 2026, Candy Cow Jerky, November 8, 2026, Altitude Snacks, November 8, 2026, Snack Variety, November 8, 2026, Design It Yourself Gift Baskets, November 8, 2026

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