When I first started the business, we curate mainly for birthdays. Subsequently, we manage to send to more people and we get more enquiries. A lot came from brides to be. They wanted to thank their bridesmaids for their time, effort and friendship for the upcoming wedding. Its like a celebration of the friendship and [...]
Recently, a satisfied customer texted us to thank us and ended the message with, " may you always find joy in doing this". This really struck a chord with me. For every Okimochi Box, a lot of effort and personalization goes into it such that I have friends who once asked me if this is [...]
You may notice that our 'products' are categorized by occasions. Base on the occasions that you want to celebrate, we will curate the surprise. We kept 1 'product' that is not an occasion. It is named Made Someone Smile. Why? This is the reason why the idea of Okimochi Box begins. We question the idea [...]
After starting Okimochi Box, Valentine's day is our most important day in our life. We don't doll ourselves up on that day and we probably didn't sleep much that week. We will be up on our toes making sure each surprises is all dressed up and ready to be delivered to that special dinner venue [...]
What is the first gift that come to your mind when you have to buy a gift for a friend or client that just give birth? A few years ago before we create Okimochi Box, our best friend gave birth and we remembered that we bought a hamper from a shop at the hospital. The [...]