Top Corporate Gift Card Ideas for Employee Appreciation and Client Gifting

Riya, the HR Manager at a fast-growing startup in Bengaluru, stared at it, sighing. Again?

She had already gone through this last quarter for Diwali. Back then, it was a mad dash: vendor calls, courier delays, some gifts reaching after the festival, and the awkward moment when a senior quietly asked if he could exchange the dry fruit box for something “less... dry.”

But this time, the challenge was bigger. Her team had doubled. New joinees were scattered across 10+ cities some working remotely from Tier-2 towns. What do you send someone in Indore versus someone in Noida? What if they don’t celebrate the same festivals?

Most importantly: how do you make it feel thoughtful, without burning out your own bandwidth?

The Gifting Dilemma Every HR Faces

Riya wasn’t alone. Ask any HR today, and you’ll hear the same struggle:

• “We want to show our people they matter.”
• “We want our clients to feel remembered.”
• “But managing traditional gifting at scale? Total chaos.”

And that’s when a fellow HR friend casually dropped a suggestion over chai:

“Why don’t you try Dealzy?”

A Scalable, Smarter Way to Gift

Riya looked it up.

Dealzy offered curated digital corporate gift cards from top brands like Amazon, Myntra, Swiggy, and BookMyShow with savings baked in. That meant she could:

• Give employees the power to choose what they actually want
• Save up to 13% on the company’s gifting budget
• Send everything digitally, with zero logistics stress

And the best part? It wasn’t cold or generic. She could personalize gift notes, group cards by teams, and even schedule them in advance.

What Employees & Clients Actually Want

Let’s face it: nobody remembers who gave them a paperweight or pen set. But a gift card for something they enjoy? That stic

Here are Riya’s top picks (and now ours too!) for corporate gift card ideas that work across the board:

1. Amazon Gift Cards

For the practical folks who want freedom—buy gadgets, groceries, books, or office supplies.

2. Swiggy & Zomato Cards

Food is the ultimate universal love language. Perfect for virtual team lunches or Friday reward treats.

Popular for: remote employee gifting in India

3. Myntra or Max Fashion Cards

Ideal for style-savvy teams or seasonal gifting. Bonus: fashion sales + gift card = instant joy.

(Pro tip: Dealzy often adds bonus cashback on these during festive months.)

4. Nykaa Gift Cards

Great for self-care gifting, Women’s Day campaigns, or wellness perks.

5. BookMyShow

For clients or senior team members, go beyond material stuff. Gift them experiences—a concert, or a movie night with loved ones.

What Happened Next…

Riya used Dealzy to roll out appreciation cards for 180 employees and 25 clients in under an hour. No warehouses, no couriers, no “sorry your gift got delayed again” emails.

And the feedback?

Her inbox was filled with messages like:

“Loved being able to pick what I wanted. Thanks for this!”

“This was so thoughtful and easy. Didn’t expect a gift card, but it was perfect.”

Her founder noticed too. “That was smooth, Riya. Let’s use this for all future rewards.”

Final Thought

If you're in HR, you already do the hard part—building culture, keeping people connected, making work feel human.

Don’t let outdated gifting systems undo that magic.

With platforms like Dealzy, you can automate, personalize, and scale your gifting

while still making every gift feel like it came from the heart.