Gift Guide: Who Are You Buying For?
Who are you buying for?
Start with the person, not the product. Every bag here is named for something that actually happens on a shift, so the right gift is the one whose name they will read and know exactly what you meant.
By recipient
| You are buying for | Start here | Or |
|---|---|---|
| Your doctor. A patient saying thank you. | NO COPAY, THE SET, $68.97. Three 12 oz bags, no paperwork. | DIRECT PRIMARY CARE, THE SET, $70.97, or a 1 LB bag of NO PRIOR AUTH, $31.99. |
| The nurse who covered your shift. | THREE TWELVES, THE SET, $68.97. TWELVE HOURS, GLAD YOU'RE HERE and WORK LIFE BALANCE. | GLAD YOU'RE HERE on its own, $22.99. Four words a nurse hears too rarely. |
| A dentist, hygienist or dental assistant. Same denials, different chair. | IN NETWORK, THE SET, $71.97. Three loose leaf teas that are all covered. | NO PRIOR AUTH, $22.99, or STERILE FIELD, mint, $22.99. The whole practice: everything for dental teams. |
| The whole floor, clinic or unit. | THE PAYER MIX, $74.99. Three sample packs, eighteen coffees, everybody gets their own. | THE STANDING ORDER, sixty capsules for the break room, $64.99. More than twenty people: the bulk page. |
| A resident, intern or new doctor. | THE DIFFERENTIAL, $26.99. Six best sellers in 2 oz packs, one for each rotation. | PEER TO PEER, high caffeine, $24.99, or POST CALL, Swiss Water decaf, for the morning after. |
| Someone who drinks tea. | IN NETWORK, THE SET, $71.97. Three loose leaf teas that are all covered. | One tin: THE RESET, NO DENIALS or THE WARM HANDOFF, $23.99. The last two are caffeine free. |
| Someone who has opinions about private equity. | NO ROOM FOR PRIVATE EQUITY, THE SET, $79.99. | INDEPENDENT PRACTICE, $22.99, or MEDICALLY NECESSARY, $22.99. |
| Your benefits advisor or insurance broker. They read the fine print for a living and get every joke on the bag. | NO ROOM FOR PRIVATE EQUITY, THE SET, $79.99. The story comes with the coffee. | CUT OUT THE MIDDLEMAN, $26.99, or OPEN ENROLLMENT, mango black tea, $23.99. A client list: everything for brokers. |
| A stocking, a Secret Santa, a desk. | COMPRESSION STOCKING STUFFERS, THE SET, $95.96, splits across four people. | Any one holiday coffee, $22.99. PRN and THE ANNUAL PHYSICAL are the ones people reorder. |
| Someone who needs it caffeine free. | POST CALL, Swiss Water decaf, $22.99. | NO DENIALS or THE WARM HANDOFF, herbal, $23.99. |
| Someone you do not know well. | A gift card, from $25. They pick, coffee or tea. | THE FULL PANEL, $26.99. Six single origins; nobody dislikes all six. |
Free shipping over $50. Every set above clears it on its own. Two bags or a bag and a tin get there too.
Plan around the calendar
Everything is roasted in small batches and packed as orders come in, so give us ten days, and more in November and December. Find the date you are buying for and order by the date beside it. Dates shift a little year to year, so confirm before you build a plan around one.
| Observance or holiday | Order by |
|---|---|
| September to December | |
| PA Week, October 6 to 12 | September 26 |
| National Dental Hygiene Month, all of October | Ten days ahead |
| Pharmacy Week and Medical Assistants Recognition Week, third week of October | October 8 |
| Respiratory Care Week, last week of October | October 15 |
| Halloween, October 31 | October 21 |
| Open enrollment season, November 1 onward. The month your broker earns it. | October 22 |
| Diwali, November 8 | October 29 |
| Nurse Practitioner Week, November 8 to 14 | October 29 |
| Veterans Day, November 11 | November 1 |
| Thanksgiving, November 26 | November 13 |
| Hanukkah, begins the evening of December 4 | November 20 |
| Christmas, December 25 | The roaster publishes its last ship date in early October. We post it here and on every page the day we have it. |
| Kwanzaa, December 26 to January 1 | Same date as above |
| New Year's Day and the week between | December 12 |
| End of year staff thank yous, any December date you choose | Ten days ahead; more if it is a whole unit |
| January to August | |
| Dental Assistants Recognition Week, first full week of March | Ten days ahead |
| National Dentist's Day, March 6 | February 24 |
| Certified Nurses Day, March 19 | March 9 |
| Match Day, mid-March | Ten days ahead |
| Doctors' Day, March 30 | March 20 |
| Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, late April | Ten days ahead |
| Nurses Week, May 6 to 12 | April 26 |
| Hospital Week, mid-May | Ten days ahead |
| EMS Week, May | Ten days ahead |
| Medical school graduation, May and June | Ten days ahead |
| Intern year begins, July 1 | June 21 |
Buying for more than a few people?
Recognition weeks, break rooms, residency welcome bags, conference tables, client lists. The bulk page has the short form and a quote usually comes back within one business day.
Bulk and unit orders All gift setsThe Chief Complaint™
Drink good coffee and tea while reading about how our healthcare system got here, and how we change it from here. A weekly note from a physician who still owns her practice. Primary sources, under 600 words.
Why a physician owned brand
Because the person receiving it will notice. Every product here is named by a working family physician who still owns her practice, for something that actually happens on a shift. It is not a logo mug from a catalogue, and it does not come with a wellness module attached. The story is on the About page.