Toronto Baskets · Birthday Gift Guide

Birthday Gift Guide

What do Toronto Baskets customers actually send for a birthday? This page sorts the cakes, sweets and gift baskets they ordered most for birthdays between January 2023 and September 2026 into three price bands, then shows how late you can order for each kind of address.

Check a delivery date Shop birthday gifts

Same-day delivery, seven days a week, only in Toronto and parts of the Greater Toronto Area: order by 11 a.m. local time
Courier everywhere else, Monday to Friday; orders in by 2 p.m. go out that day
Free delivery on $100 and more within Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area
Gifts with wine or spirits are handed only to someone 19 or older with photo ID

6-Inch Birthday Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting · $39.99

Premium Sparkling Wine Birthday Gift on Acacia Wood Board · $186.99

Birthday Bear and Laitière Chocolate Gift Set · $111.99

When can the birthday gift arrive?

Enter the recipient's postal code to see the earliest delivery date and which order time still applies today.

Dates when the store is closed are skipped: October 12, December 25 and 26, and January 1.

Ordering in time for the birthday

How far ahead to order depends on the address. Find the place below, then confirm the date with the checker.

Delivering to	When to order
Toronto and parts of the Greater Toronto Area, where same-day delivery covers the address	By 11 a.m. local time on the birthday itself
Milton, Caledon, East Caledon and King, where same-day delivery covers only the built-up parts	Built-up parts: by 11 a.m. on the day. Rural postal codes travel by courier: by 2 p.m., two business days ahead
Barrie, Orangeville, Uxbridge, Bowmanville, Courtice and Kawartha Lakes and other places one to two business days away by courier	By 2 p.m. local time, two business days before the birthday
Kitchener, Waterloo, Guelph, Kingston and Peterborough and other places up to three business days away	By 2 p.m. local time, three business days before the birthday
Any other address in Canada	Check the estimate for that address at checkout

Arrival windowSame-day delivery, only in the places listed further down, reaches homes no later than 9 p.m. and offices no later than 5 p.m.

Shipping costOrders of $100 and up travel free within Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area. Smaller orders show their delivery fee at checkout, as does any surcharge for a remote address.

ID at the doorFor a gift holding wine, sparkling wine or whisky, the person who signs must be 19 or older and show photo ID.

No deliveries onThanksgiving Monday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.

Birthday favourites, by price

These gifts are all for sale today, and each one was chosen for a birthday in more than one of the years 2023–2026. The headings give each price band's share of birthday orders. The 6-Inch Birthday Cake led by a wide margin, so it is the only card with a rank; the rest run from lowest price up. Prices shown are today's.

What the birthday orders show

Every Toronto Baskets birthday order placed between January 2023 and September 2026. Comparisons with all orders use every order the store took in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

31%Came with cake or baked goodscompared with 7% of all orders · birthday orders, Jan 2023 – Sep 2026; all orders 2023–2025

4%Contained still wineset against 32% of all orders; sparkling wine was 13%, close to the 12% of all orders · birthday orders, Jan 2023 – Sep 2026; all orders 2023–2025

80%Came to $100 or more47% between $100 and $149.99 and 33% at $150 or above; all orders reached $150 41% of the time · birthday orders, Jan 2023 – Sep 2026; all orders 2023–2025

8%Were placed by companiesagainst 30% of all orders · birthday orders, Jan 2023 – Sep 2026; all orders 2023–2025

24%Came in on a Saturday or Sundaythe others on weekdays · birthday orders, Jan 2023 – Sep 2026

98%Were delivered in OntarioAlberta 2% · birthday orders, Jan 2023 – Sep 2026

Choosing the right birthday gift

Cake is the birthday staple

31% of birthday orders included a cake or baked treat, more than four times the 7% seen across all orders. There are three sizes: the 6-inch cake at $39.99, the 9-inch cake at $69.99 when more guests are coming, and a box of four vanilla cupcakes at $19.99.

Sparkling, not still

Still wine made up 32% of all orders but only 4% of birthday orders, while sparkling wine held at 13%. The sparkling wine and cookie gift sets a giant chocolate chip cookie, a birthday bear and a live-edge board beside the bottle.

No ID needed

The birthday bear and chocolate set, the truffle and salami basket and the Happy Birthday market tray contain no alcohol, so nobody has to show ID to accept them.

Cakes outside the city

Baked goods are perishable, and the cake pages recommend an express service. If same-day delivery does not reach the address, choose Next-Day or Overnight shipping at checkout.

Saturday and Sunday birthdays

24% of birthday orders came in on a weekend. Couriers do not deliver on Saturday or Sunday, so for an address that same-day delivery does not cover, aim for the Friday before.

One gift is enough

95% of birthday orders were a single gift. If you want to add something, the four-cupcake box at $19.99 is the least expensive pick on this page.

Birthday gifts for colleagues

Companies placed 8% of birthday orders between January 2023 and September 2026, compared with 30% of all orders in 2023, 2024 and 2025, so birthday gifts here are mostly personal. For a staff birthday, the corporate gifting page explains ordering by form, scheduled drop-offs and baskets built to a budget. Same-day delivery, only in Toronto and parts of the Greater Toronto Area, reaches offices no later than 5 p.m.

Corporate gifting Corporate gift baskets Gifts for co-workers

How each place is served

The lists come from the store's own city pages; courier times are counted in business days.

Places same-day delivery covers

Toronto
North York
Scarborough
Etobicoke
East York
York
Mississauga
Brampton
Vaughan
Concord
Maple
Woodbridge
Kleinburg
Markham
Unionville
Thornhill
Richmond Hill
Aurora
Newmarket
Whitchurch-Stouffville
Oakville
Burlington
Pickering
Ajax
Whitby
Brooklin
Oshawa
Bolton

Same-day only in built-up parts

In Milton, Caledon, East Caledon and King, same-day delivery covers the built-up parts and rural postal codes go by courier.

By courier, in business days

1 to 2 business days: Barrie, Innisfil, Bradford West Gwillimbury, New Tecumseth, East Gwillimbury, Holland Landing, Keswick, Georgina, Uxbridge, Orangeville, Georgetown, Halton Hills, Bowmanville and Newcastle
2 business days: Courtice and Kawartha Lakes
1 to 3 business days: Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph, Stratford, Kincardine, Kingston, Belleville, Cobourg and Peterborough

All delivery areas

Questions about birthday orders

Can a birthday cake arrive on the day?

Yes, where same-day delivery covers the address: place the order by 11 a.m. local time and a home receives it no later than 9 p.m. Elsewhere, choose Next-Day or Overnight and allow the business days shown for that place.

Is there anything without alcohol?

Yes. The cakes, the cupcakes and the dessert box, plus the bear and chocolate set, the truffle and salami basket and the market tray. Gifts with wine, sparkling wine or whisky are handed only to someone 19 or older who shows photo ID.

How much is delivery?

Nothing on orders of $100 or more inside Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area. For smaller orders and courier addresses, the fee appears at checkout.

How can I follow my order?

Use the order tracking page: it asks for the buyer's email address and the postal code.

Who can help with a birthday order?

The contact page lists email, phone and chat; the team is available from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time.

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