Holidays! ... but different

Catering gifts and treats for offices seems easy enough around a holiday, especially with the abundance of ideas that companies and vendors put out there, or the things that society has created as a norm over the years.

Valentine's Day is no different. Think flowers, chocolates, romance, love, and heart shaped ballons, right? True enough, but if you take chocolates to an office, you're just another piece of candy that will be hard to distinguish and remember the next day. Be different! Change the pattern! Be Unique!

Heart shaped Macarons in Vanilla and Raspberry from COSTCO.

Change the trend

Valentine's day is notorious for chocolates, and why not, they're delicious. But you can separate yourself from the norm and do something different, maybe something that people don't normally treat themselves with.

But not too much

Be Unique, but don't lose sight of the holiday itself. If a heart is a symbol of love then choose something that uses a heart but not in a chocolate way!

The heart shaped macarons are a great substitute for chocolates! A unique treat that you don't see too often and that will surely stand out. Already packaged in a cute and presentable way, all you have to do is add your own sticker, marking, or logo to it and it's an easy treat to take.

Best of all, you can find them at your local COSTCO warehouse. Depending on your location, the packaging may be slightly different but the idea and taste is still the same, and all under $20 per box!

I have seen variations of these also at Sam's Club, Walmart, or local bakers so look around and you never know what you might find!

• Andi Hidi