Return gifts and thamboolam

Never one per invitation. Order per function against expected attendance, and per family unit rather than per head where the custom is one thamboolam per household. A 500-guest reception where guests arrive as couples and families typically needs far fewer bags than 500 — we model the number from your actual list and add a defined buffer.

A traditional Tamil thamboolam bag usually carries a blouse piece or small cloth, coconut, betel leaves and areca nut, turmeric, kumkum, a sweet and often a small gift item. Composition varies by community and by family custom — we build it to your family's practice rather than to a default.

Yes, always. Physical sampling before bulk confirmation is standard on every Inai return-gift order. Approving a photograph is not the same as holding the item.

Yes — printed tags, monograms, custom ribbon and wrap in your wedding palette, and personalised keepsakes where lead time allows. Personalisation is the item that most often sets the order deadline, so we fix it early.

For personalised or made-to-order items, four to six weeks before the function. For stocked items, two to three weeks. Peak Tamil wedding season compresses supplier lead times, so earlier is materially better.

Yes. Delivery to the venue is against a counted handover sheet signed by your nominee, so the count is agreed before the function rather than disputed after it.

The return position on unopened surplus is agreed in writing when you order, so you know before the event what is and is not returnable. It varies by item type and supplier.

Yes — coordinated with the return-gift palette so the seer thattu, the aarthi plates and the guest gifting read as one design rather than three unrelated purchases.