Social Stories Club

About Social Stories Club

Social Stories Club is an Edinburgh gift company that fills hampers and gift boxes with food, drink, beauty and home products made by social enterprises. It was co-founded by Karis Gill and Aayush Goyal, who began it while studying at the University of Edinburgh, and it now works with over 30 mission-led UK businesses. Every box carries a booklet telling the story behind each product.

What Social Stories Club sells

• Ready-made gift boxes such as Hug In A Box, Pick Me Up, Happy Birthday, Vegan Treats and Sustainable Foodie
• Larger hampers, including the Original Social Stories Gift Hamper and a traditional food and drink hamper
• Build-your-own boxes and hampers holding four or six treats picked from hundreds of products
• Wine gifts, letterbox gifts, a Christmas range and gift cards
• Corporate gifting for employees and clients, from pre-curated boxes to branded and bespoke ones

Products range from teas, chutneys and chocolates to soaps and bath salts; the company says the bath salts maker creates jobs for people with disabilities. Boxes are packed with wood wool in biodegradable mailers and boxes, and some hampers come in reusable paper rope baskets. The About page carries Social Enterprise UK and Living Wage Employer marks and reports that the business has introduced over 1 million people to social enterprise and planted more than 3,634 trees.

Delivery and returns

Delivery is free on every UK order, to England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Free delivery aims for 2 to 3 working days, express for 1 to 2, and a guaranteed next-working-day service is sold at checkout. Orders placed before 12 noon on a weekday are dispatched that day, and November and December add two working days. Gift boxes can go to the Scottish Highlands and islands and the Isle of Man, while hampers reach the Highlands only. Outside the UK, Social Stories Club ships only to Australia and the United States and covers the import charges itself.

Under the refund policy, shoppers have 14 days after delivery to change their mind and a further 14 days to send items back, after emailing for a label. Short-dated food and opened hygiene items are excluded. Change-of-mind returns are posted at the buyer's cost, but the company pays for damaged, missing or not-as-described goods, and refunds arrive within 14 days of the return.

Ways to save at Social Stories Club

Signing up to the newsletter brings 10% off the next order (checked November 2026). Gift boxes are also grouped into price bands starting from under £30.