GET WELL GIFT BASKETS and HOPE YOU FEEL WELL SOON!

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 by Dale Coover

Soon it will be that time of the year where people can get sick quite easily. The perfect gift basket would be "Beary Well Wishes". This cute basket has a Illy Willy Teddy Bear who is blowing its nose, chicken soup, butter cookies, 2 French Vanilla Hot Cocoas, foccacia crisps, Napa Valley Honey Mustard Nuggets and all of this is packed into a willow basket. The teddy bear by itself would cheer a person up let alone all these other goodies.

When a gift is needed for someone who has experienced the loss of a loved one, a sympathy gift basket is a good choice. This site has a basket tastefully done called "With Sympathy". A person can get the large or extra-large size. The basket contains pecan caramels, classic cookies,"With Sympathy" roasted coffee, biscotti and more. This basket is quietly decorated with a black bow and will express thoughts and feelings that words do not necessarily cover.

These are just a few samples of the get well gift baskets available at your-giftbaskets.com. There are many more that can be discovered by people shopping for a gift to cheer up a friend. What better way to show concern for a friend, who is feeling bad, than giving them a get well present.

WITH SYMPATHY


Sorry You are Not Feeling Well AND GET WELL GIFT BASKETS

Tuesday, August 25, 2009 by Dale Coover
Giving a friend one of the many get well gifts baskets out there can be a loving act of concern. When people do not feel well or have gone through surgery, they appreciate gifts like these are. They open up the gift basket and they can't help but smile and start feeling better. If they have lost a loved one a sympathy gift basket can help ease one's suffering.

People get confused as to where to buy nice baskets to give for gifts. But at your-giftbaskets.com the only confusion felt by people is which basket for them to choose. This site has some many wonderful selections for one to choose from for their get well gift baskets needs, or may one needs a sympathy gift basket. Let's look at some of the selections offered.

One basket that is nice to give is the "A Little Under the Weather?" collection. With Small Pleasures Chinese green tea, some fresh honey, the triangle of Swiss cheese, and wheat wafers along with some sweets with the Alpine Mints and the delicious Golden Walnut caramel cookies, who couldn't be cheered up with this! This is definitely a basket to keep in mind.

The one of the get well gift baskets that especially nice is the one called "A Speedy Recovery". It contains some hearty chicken noodle soup made by The Pasta Shoppe, Davidson's lemon herb green tea, a soup mug, vanilla caramels, butter toffee pretzels, foccacia crisp crackers, Dolcetti cookie wafers, Chia Serenity green tea, and biscotti. A crossword puzzle book is included to help the person, who is feeling ill, entertain themselves. All these things help soothe someone who is not feeling well.

Unique Holiday Gift Baskets the Holidays are Coming!

Sunday, August 16, 2009 by Dale Coover

Before You Know It…

Before you know it, Christmas will be here. While it seems like there is a lot of time before the big day comes along, it will be here quickly, and you definitely want to make sure that you are prepared for the big day. After all, you want to make sure you provide everyone you love with a great Christmas this year, so there is no room for putting off those Christmas purchases. Ready to get a head start on your gift list? If so, one great gift option to consider is a gourmet holiday gift basket. This is a perfect idea for the holidays that everyone is sure to enjoy.

Choosing the Right Holiday Gift Basket Idea

If you want to make sure you get all those holiday gifts purchased in time this year, you may be wondering how to choose the right holiday gift basket idea. Well, the good news is that there are a variety of different options available to you. No matter who you are buying for, you are sure to find a nice gift basket that they will enjoy this holiday season. One great place to look is at your-gift baskets.com where you will find all kinds of great ideas. There are chocolate gift baskets, baskets full of nuts and fruits, baskets for the coffee lover, wine baskets, meat and cheese baskets, snack baskets, movie night gift baskets, and so many more. Even for those who have special dietary needs, there are even sugar free baskets that you can choose from, so there is no lack of great ideas to choose from when you are looking for the perfect gift.

Grand and Glorious Gift Basket

SNACK ATTACK PART DEUX AND UNIQUE GIFT BASKETS

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 by Dale Coover

Gift baskets have seen a rise in popularity because not only are they practical you know that they always have a little bit of something that you have never tried before. The adventurous person loves a snack gift basket because it gives them a chance to sample at their leisure, they might even invite you over to help them taste a few new flavors.

Specialty gift baskets are really great because whether you want to impress your boss or just send a co-worker a simple thank you other than a card, you can find a snack gift basket that will do the trick. Many baskets come in small, medium and large and if you have somebody on your list that can't have sugar they are covered as well.

If you have to show up with snacks at the house party for abig game then a snack tray will impress the host and those who dig into the tasty treats. With all the options out there your hardest decision will be which one to choose. A snack gift basket isn't just for women; men can find plenty that are geared towards guys too. Also, it's easier for a guy to buy a gift basket because it's already prepared and it probably has all the stuff we like anyway.

Because a snack gift basket provides the person who gets it all sorts of new treats you can really find one that they will love once all the food and drink is gone. The basket makes a great reminder of the gift and who can't use a basket to keep something in nowadays. Instead of buying a coffee table book or having a pizza party to honor a new home welcome, send a specialty gift basket instead. The heartfelt thanks will be felt by those who know you cared enough to give them a great gift and a basket to keep. They might even use that basket to send over something nice to you.

UNIQUE GOURMET GIFT BASKETS - PART 2

Thursday, July 23, 2009 by Dale Coover

So let's return for a moment to your fantasy. In the blink of an eye, the two of you are lying on the blanket gazing lovingly into each others eyes. You bring out two wine glasses from a picnic basket behind the tree and open a bottle of Avalon Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon from the Napa Cabernet Crush wine gift basket you picked out for the occasion. She holds the glasses while you pour and then you toast, "To you!" you say to her. And she falls in love with you all over again.

Before you know it, she has discovered the Ghirardelli Masterpiece chocolates in the basket and has one melting in her mouth. She is in heaven! Then she discovers the California pistachios. Such bliss.

You are totally happy, as well. You've got beef salami, California crisps crackers, and a Sonoma creamy jack cheese spread to satisfy the appetite you worked up riding and you've got the woman of your dreams sitting beside you. It doesn't get much more perfect than that.

Or does it? After a wonderful nap on the blanket wrapped in each others arms, you awake to find you still have an appetite for each other and then for some more food. You dip into the second gift basket to reveal even more surprises.


This time it's caviar, Pacific Northwest smoked salmon, and creamy jack cheese spread, and you serve her some of each with the cheese knife that came in the Chez Gourmet gift basket. And you do know your woman well, there are more California pistachios and Ghirardelli milk chocolate squares along with kettle fresh chocolate fudge, a rich delectable dessert for her, and peanut butter chocolate cookies, your personal dessert favorite.

As the sun begins to drop low in the sky, the only thing left to do is sigh a contented sigh and enjoy every single moment that's left of your day before you need to pack things up and take the horses back up to the barn. But this gourmet day is one that will never be forgotten.
Take a look at our unique gourmet gift baskets  and specialty snack baskets. Pick a theme gift basket , we know they will be warmly received.

Summer Treats – Yummy Gift Baskets!

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 by Dale Coover
Looking for a delicious summer treat—for a special occasion or no occasion at all? Consider specialty gift baskets! They make the perfect wedding, shower, birthday, anniversary, Father’s Day, housewarming, congratulations, or “just because” gift for anyone who likes food! Meat and cheese gift baskets—in addition to fruit and nut selections, gourmet and kosher food choices, chocolate themed baskets, and even coffee and tea collections—are sure to tempt your taste buds and give recipients an extra special treat.

You can even get them for yourself! What a great way to surprise your significant other, to kick off a picnic in the park, or to try delicious new easy-to-carry food choices as you travel together to your favorite vacation spot.

Meat and cheese gift baskets are substantial gifts that provide real sustenance. Featuring real Wisconsin cheeses like Monterey jack, medium cheddar, zesty cheddar, pepper cheese, sharp cheese, Swiss cheese, and hot Swiss cheese; original and garlic Wisconsin sausage, beef summer sausage, hot summer sausage, Bavarian summer sausage, and beef salami; cheese spreads like creamy jack cheese spread, hickory cheese spread, Merlot cheddar cheese spread, and tomato basil hoop cheese spread; and specialty crackers including wheat crackers, peppercorn crackers, water crackers, wheat wafers, and more, these gift baskets aren’t just a snack—they’re a complete meal.

Most meat and cheese gift baskets contain even more than sausage, cheese, and crackers, though. Often there are several courses packed into the wicker basket or other container they come artfully arranged in. Hearty selections and collections might include mustards (hot n’spicy, yellow, and/or grained), salsa, smoked salmon, caviar, pepper jelly, green or garlic stuffed olives, smoked pate, spiced almonds, snack mix, pistachios, veggie dip, pita chips, and Cabernet Sauvignon hoop cheese among dozens of other delicacies.

Other snack items like pretzels and pretzel nuggets, peanut butter pretzel nuggets, foccacia snacks, trail mix, tortilla chips, and mini Italian breadsticks are also frequently included.

But let’s not forget the sweet treats! Before dessert, enjoy gourmet coffees, English tea, or cocoa mix with biscotti, milk or dark chocolate sticks, chocolate dipped spoons, mocha almonds, or chocolate covered cherries, blueberries, cranberries, and apricots. Then for dessert there are decadent selections tucked into some of the meat and cheese gift baskets like chocolate cheesecake, cappuccino wafers, hazelnut wafers, chocolate chip shortbread, chocolate chip cookies, raspberry cookies, almond cookies, and milk chocolate pastilles. They’re enough to make your mouth water just thinking about them.

Delicious candies and chocolates including toffee, truffles, peanut brittle, fudge, old-fashioned salt water taffy, and/or Ghirardelli chocolates are other great additions.

Many of the meat and cheese gift baskets come packed in or with a wicker hamper or basket, a picnic basket, a cutting board and/or cheese knife, and/or coffee mugs. Could a gift or a special day get any easier? Gift baskets are quick and easy to order and have delivered, and they always make such an impressive presentation.

For your Jewish friends, family, acquaintances, or business associates, you can also opt for a kosher gift basket. Smoked salmon, salmon pate, la chevre fresh goats milk cheese with roasted garlic and parsley, baby gouda, crispy flat breads, marinated braided mozzarella cheese, fruit hamentashen, rugelach, apricots, prunes, and other kosher food choices create beautiful, thoughtful gifts.

The perfect accompaniment to any of these selections is one of the other specialty gift baskets like the fruit and nut baskets—with assortments of mixed or specialty nuts and delicious fresh fruits— grapefruit; navel oranges; green, red delicious, jonagold, or granny smith apples; pineapple; Asian, comice, bosc, concord, columbia d'anjou pears, or seckel pears; or dried apricots and prunes.

A wine gift basket would round out the occasion perfectly. Make it a French country picnic with a bottle of La Vielle Ferme Cotes du Ventoux Rouge wine, a fruity and spicy Rhone red blend with ample body. A gift basket containing the wine along with fig and walnut jam with goat cheese make a delicious appetizer and sets the mood for the rest of the meal. (This also makes a wonderful, romantic wedding or wedding shower gift—or the perfect gift basket to take on the honeymoon! Or send it to the couple who just announced their engagement or just moved into their first home.)

There are many other great wine selections for gift baskets, as well. For instance, Ironstone Cabernet Sauvignon, DeLoach Cabernet Sauvignon, L de Lyeth Cabernet Sauvignon, Tin Roof Cabernet Sauvignon, Tintara Shiraz 2005, Veramonte 2007 Sauvignon Blanc Reserva, Francis Ford Coppola Rosso, Francis Ford Coppola Bianco (Pinot Grigio), Stone Cellars by Beringer Merlot, Hanna 2007 Estate Sauvignon Blanc, Kenwood Russian River Pinot Noir, and Murphy-Goode Chardonnay are just a dozen of the fine wines that go beautifully with many dining selections and for many occasions and work wonderfully tucked into a gift basket with complimentary food items.

Regardless of the occasion—or for no occasion at all—beautiful gifts just don’t get much easier than when you give a gift basket. Well, except maybe for just writing a check. But then where is the personal touch in that? A gift basket has so much more character and charm. And it leaves a lasting impression in the eyes of everyone who sees it—and especially the gift recipients who get to enjoy the tasty summer treats.

Coppola's Wine and Food Gift Basket
Coppola's Wine and Food

Send Good Wishes With A Get Well Gift Basket

Monday, July 13, 2009 by Dale Coover
Whether it is a close friend, a family member, an acquaintance, a good client, or a business associate, when someone is ill, injured, or recovering from surgery, you want to do something to let them know you care. They’re probably already inundated with flowers and plants, so you want to send something different and unique—something that’s a little more practical or a little more personal.

Get well gift baskets are the perfect solution. You can get theme gift baskets to reflect that person’s special interests or hobbies—like golfing gift baskets for men or women, NASCAR racing gift baskets, football or baseball gift baskets, fishing or hunting gift baskets, hiking gift baskets, movie gift baskets, spa gift baskets, and gardening gift baskets. Filled with great items like Blockbuster gift cards, scented lotions, golf balls, plush terry towels, seeds, and gardening tools, gardening gloves, water cans, and other useful and practical gifts, these gift baskets are sure to outlast the recovery period and help get the recipient back into the regular swing of things.

Gift baskets can also be filled with little extravagances that show the recipient you remember some of their favorite treats and want to provide a little pick-me-up. Whether that is chocolate covered cherries, pecan popcorn, Jelly Belly candies, red licorice, swirled lollipops, or gourmet caramels, candy and other sweets are sure to make a big hit. But if you need to create a sugar-free gift basket, you can do that, too. Mugs and flavored coffees and teas, biscottis, almond cookies, chocolate dipped spoons, and crossword puzzles are another great option—and will help the recipient sit back, take it easy, and relax and recover.

For patients with dietary restrictions, you can even send a 100 percent healthy gift basket comprised of dozens of different combinations of delicious fruits—like navel oranges, grapefruit, green apples, red delicious apples, jonagold apples, granny smith apples, comice pears, bosc pears, concord pears, columbia d'anjou pears, seckel pears, Asian pears, pineapple, and dried fruits—and nuts and cheeses. Monterey jack, medium cheddar, pistachios, mixed nuts, almonds, and other cheeses and nuts—along with some crackers and relish—make great additions to food gift baskets.

For Jewish friends, kosher gift baskets containing items like old world fruit hamentashen or rugelach; kosher cheeses—such as baby gouda, marinated braided mozzarella, la chevre fresh goats milk cheese with roasted garlic and parsley, and corner cheese imported from Switzerland; smoked salmon and salmon pates; crispy flat breads; and fruits such as apricots and prunes are a wonderful gift idea when someone is feeling under the weather.

You can even choose get well gift baskets for kids—containing plush stuffed animals they can cuddle as they recuperate, coloring books and crayons to keep them busy if they’re bedridden, or bottles of bubbles to put a smile back on their face. Of course, candy filled treat gift baskets are always greeted with a smile—as long as the items inside are within any dietary restrictions for their condition and they can eat them as tolerated.

Believe it or not, delicious delicacies like cheesecake, bottles of wine, and lobster pate can even be incorporated into a gift basket and—when properly shipped—arrive safe and sound and perfectly presented.

From food items like cheese spreads and breadsticks to mints and merlot, bing cherry and blueberry chocolates to pretzels and red pepper relish, summer fruit salad to Sonoma creamy jack cheese, you can pack a basket with flavors and delights for even the fussiest eaters and most finicky patients. Gift items like steel paella pans and tapas plates, leather trimmed wine bottle carrying cases with wine flutes, stainless steel colanders, fishing creels, wooden clocks, backpacks, and barbeque tongs and aprons can all be incorporated into gift baskets and have long-lasting value, so they’ll last far longer than flowers. With all of the options available, gift baskets are quite simply the perfect get well gift for anyone you know.

They’ll demonstrate your attention to detail, the fact that you care enough to send them something truly personal, and your warm love and concern—even if you can’t be there in person. They are the perfect way to show you care. So don’t just send a bouquet or a gift. Send an entire gift basket along with a heartfelt “Get Well Soon” message.


Beary Well Wishes

Happy , Happy Birthday !

Friday, July 10, 2009 by Dale Coover

I hope it is a happy happy birthday, a great time, one to remember and even though it says OVER THE HILL don't believe it. Wine only get better with age, a fine steak is aged. Antique cars are sought after ( maybe the word antique is the wrong phrase ) but they are cherished.
Your birthday only comes once a year ( unless you where born on the 29th of February, then you age very slowly ) so make it special.
We carry BIRTHDAY GIFT BASKETS if you are looking for GREAT BIRTHDAY GIFT IDEAS.
Speed bump? What speed bump? Over the hill? What hill? take a look at;

 Over the Hill
That over-the-hill birthday will be lots of fun when the Over The Hill gift basket arrives. A tombstone towers over cookies, "over the hill" pills, an "over the hill" mug, lots of goodies as well as the Victims Guide to Birthdays book. Don't miss the "over the hill" hearing aid so they can hear you sing Happy Birthday! Send the Over the Hill gift basket to your favorite "senior citizen". "Over the Hill Tombstone
Over the Hill Fortune Cookies
Over the Hill Pills
Over the Hill Mug
2.5 oz Brent & Sam's Chocolate Chip Cookies
2 oz Fudge Popcorn
2 oz Mini Butter Pretzel Twists
Over the Hill Theme Bag w/Candies
Large Black Gift Box


GET WELL! GET BETTER! GET GOING!

Wednesday, July 8, 2009 by Dale Coover
The weather has been tough. Rainy one day HOT the next day. Its like going from your air conditioned car to the air conditioned office one day, and the next rainy and humid.
Then the trees and grasses pollinate and the allergy's kick in, watery eyes , running nose.
What can you do about it?
Get some rest take care of your self, and you will get better and get well and get going again. I know it seams like forever, but you will get back in the groove.
If you know some one who is in the dumps, down and out one of our GET WELL GIFT BASKETS or a SNACK GIFT BASKET delivered to your door will brighten up the day.
Take a look at our:

 Hangin Around & Feeling Down Get Well Care Package

Know someone that just keeps taking the punches and never gives up or they are feeling under the weather, down and out? Send them our Keep Hanging In There Care Package full of sweet pick me up treats to brighten their day and make them feel better. "Long arm plush hang in there gorilla
Crossword puzzle book
St Josephs aspirin
Chapstick lip balm
Sweet N Salty snack mix
Chicken noodle soup mix
2-Special K strawberry bars
Caramel popcorn
Think pink hot cocoa
aromatherapy candle
Pepto Bismal upset stomach relief
White gloss gift box with pink and white bow.


ARE YOU A FRUIT? OR A NUT?

Saturday, July 4, 2009 by Dale Coover
You don't have to be a nut or a fruit to enjoy fresh fruit and seasoned nuts! Trick question !
Unless you have an allergy to nuts we have a wide selection to choose from and I don't know anyone who doesn't like fruit.

Types of fruit
True berryPepoHesperidiumFalse berry (Epigynous)Aggregate fruitMultiple fruitOther accessory fruit
Blackcurrant, Redcurrant, Gooseberry, Tomato, Eggplant, Guava, Lucuma, Chili pepper, Pomegranate, Kiwifruit, Grape,Pumpkin, Gourd, Cucumber, MelonOrange, Lemon, Lime, GrapefruitBanana, Cranberry, BlueberryBlackberry, Raspberry, Boysenberry, Hedge applePineapple, Fig, MulberryApple, Apricot, Peach, Cherry, Green bean, Sunflower seed, Strawberry, plum,
( Source Wikipedia )

Our fruit and nut gift baskets work well as GET WELL GIFT BASKETS,  and make a great HOLIDAY GIFT BASKET IDEA or a THEME GIFT BASKET Such as ;

Plentiful Fruit

Plentiful Fruit
 
PLENTIFUL FRUIT

As a gift, fresh fruit is always a "tasteful" selection. We pack and ship daily from our warehouse, located in Oregon's fertile Hood Valley. Your gift is guaranteed to arrive fresh from the grove and naturally delicious. The Plentiful Basket Includes:
*Comice Pears
*Bosc Pears
*Seckel Pears
*Red Delicious Apples
*Granny Smith Apples
*Navel Oranges
*Grapefruit
*Pineapple
*Dried Fruit Assortment

Fruit selections and basket style may vary by season.
SUMMER SHIPPING POLICY - FRUIT MUST ARRIVE WITH IN THE WEEK IT IS SHIPPED

NO PRESCRIPTION NEEDED Get Well Gift Baskets

Sunday, June 21, 2009 by Dale Coover

NO PRESCRIPTION NEEDED ! A little sugar helps the medicine go down.
Just a kind thought can help someone along the road to recovery. We all have a little kid in us somewhere and a kind thought of get well soon helps the immune system.

One of our GET WELL GIFT BASKETS  may help, but can't hurt.
Something sweet a Theme Gift Basket?  A Snack Gift Basket or a Sports Gift Basket?

 

Beary Well Wishes

Beary Well Wishes
 
 

It's that time of year again! Flu and cold season is here. Send this adorable gift basket to someone who needs a pick-me-up. Our adorable "Illy Willy" teddy bear is sure to brighten their day as they relax with a hot bowl of chicken soup and English breakfast tea. This get well basket is wrapped with matching ribbons and includes the following savory items:
*"Illy Willy" Teddy Bear
*Chicken Soup
*Gourmet Popcorn
English Breakfast Tea *Angelina's Butter Cookies
*Foccacia Crisps
*2 French Vanilla Hot Cocoas
*Napa Valley Honey Mustard Nuggets
*Willow Basket

Under the weather?

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 by Dale Coover
It has been a strange spring. The weather has been hot one day and cool the next and rainy almost every day. How can a person get use to such ups and downs?

I live in Colorado where we have 350 days of sunshine ( down here on the flat lands )
The snow usually stays in the mountains ( a well kept secret ).

So with the weather back and forth you must know some one under the weather ! 

ONE OF OUR GET WELL GIFT BASKETS WILL ADD A LITTLE WARMTH.
Unique Gourmet Gift Baskets, and Specialty Gift Baskets,
Like our Soup for the Soul.

 
Soup For The Soul
 
 

This tasteful soup gift basket arrives with everything needed for a fabulous 'Get Well' gift or a ‘Warm Welcome Gift'. Generously filled with Connor Creek Old-Fashioned chicken noodle soup Mix (just add water-makes 8 servings), Dangold traditional water crackers, Jordan's Mediterranean Style all natural baked pita chips which are perfect for spreading on the Cabernet Sauvignon wine cheese with the small cheese knife that is included. Added to this gift is also a box of Los Olivos California Orchards smoked almonds and Golden Walnut Fudge cookies and then some soothing Small Pleasures gourmet green teas and you have a feel good all over" gift. Gift Size: 12"x7.5"x11" (Actual Weight 4 lbs./Dimensional Weight 11.3 lbs. - Box 12x12x12)"
 
 
 


THINKING OF YOU !

Thursday, June 11, 2009 by Dale Coover
Know someone who is unable to get about like they did when they where younger?
Maybe they live miles away, across the country or next door.

Take a minute even if it is to say hello will usually bring a smile and a thanks for thinking of me reply.

Maybe it's someones BIRTHDAY, or they are not feeling well. So many reasons to stop ,smell the roses and let someone know they are not alone.

Our unique gift baskets may help bring you closer together even if you are miles apart.

This one of many Theme Gift Baskets we offer and it is a Healthy treat

The Healthy Gourmet Gift Box

The Healthy Gourmet Gift Box
 
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Send them a gift of healthy choices with this stylish gift box filled with health conscious snacks and treats. Finished with a handsome plaid bow this gifts makes a heart healthy statement. A great gift for all the health fanatics you may know. "Solid green gift box (measures 11x9x8)
2 - Snyder's Fat Free pretzels
Tropicana Lemon flavored water
2 Nutri Grain fruit filled granola bars
3- Crystal Light lemonade mix
Yogurt covered raisins
Flat earth baked veggie chips
Fat Free vegetable dip
2 - Stone wheat crackers

GET WELL GIFT BASKETS

Sunday, May 10, 2009 by Dale Coover

Hello ! Ola ! Jambo ! No matter how it is said a warm welcome, how are you doing, hope you are feeling better, I am thinking of you. A gourmet holiday gift basket a corporate holiday gift basket or one of our GET WELL GIFT BASKETS will bring a smile to their face.
TODAY WE HAVE ADDED A SPECIAL TREAT TO OUR SELECTIONS !

CHEESECAKES !!!

WHO DOESN'T LIKE SOME CHEESECAKE ??

These cheesecakes are affordable and sure to help any one get over the blues and get well quick

www.your-giftbaskets.com/product/34535

This is our Harvest Sampler


A DISCOUNT FOR YOU

Thursday, April 30, 2009 by Dale Coover
A Gourmet Holiday Gift Basket ? Birthday Gift Baskets? Coffee and Tea Gift Baskets? Online Gift Baskets? What is on your list of things to do?
What a better way to say Get Well or Thank You
As a way to say Thank You when ordering a gift basket enter BC309 in the code box at check out and get 10% Discount and by the way Thank you for shopping with us  

A short history of gift baskets

Sunday, April 12, 2009 by Dale Coover
Although we might think of gift baskets as a modern way to give gifts, gift baskets have actually a rather long legacy. Spanning years and cultures, there are several fascinating stories of gift baskets that have been given throughout history.

Likely one of the earliest accounts of a gift coming in a basket is the basket of young plants that the pagan goddess Ester carried in a basket, to be used as a sacred offering. Although some scholars argue the place of Ester in Easter history, nevertheless this is the likely source of the idea of what came to be the modern-day Easter gift basket.

Another early gift basket story that had sacred connotations is the Old Testament story of Moses' mother placing the infant Moses into a wicker basket. She then hid the basket in the reeds on the river's edge so that the daughter of the Egyptian royal family would find him and eventually take Moses into her custody and protection.

Baskets have been used not only for gift basket purposes but also for utilitarian reasons for centuries. They were used to carry eggs into the house from the chicken coop, or baskets called trugs were needed to harvest vegetables from the kitchen garden and get them into the home to prepare for meals. Baskets were used as a kind of large saddle bag on horses, donkeys and mules to carry supplies, and even people on occasion.

Most baskets, including your next gift basket, even today are made by hand. Even with the advent of the Industrial Age, basket making is almost impossible to do using machinery, and instead requires the same hand-crafting that has been used throughout time. Some cultures have turned basket making into an art form. Today you will find many Native American groups who craft special baskets that are used to gather wild huckleberries in the late spring and early summer. Many Native American tribes are famous for their basket-making artistry.

The care taken with making anything by hand lends a level of special attention to detail that makes gift baskets so lovely to give and receive. Every item that goes into personalized gift baskets can be selected to meet the specific desires of the recipient. As well, the basket can be finished with the favorite colors of your special someone in terms of wrap, ribbon and bows used.

Gifts in baskets can also be focused around a particular theme, such as a baby gift basket or holiday gift baskets. You can include gift items particular to any event you wish to celebrate, including anniversaries and weddings. Even corporations bestow these baskets to employees or clients, so that they will be remembered in a positive way.

Need a holiday gift basket idea?  or a gourmet holiday gift basket? Take a look at what we offer


Get well

Friday, April 10, 2009 by Dale Coover
Here's to you get well. Got the sniffles change in weather got you down? Allergy's kicking in? Our get well gift baskets may brighten up some ones day. Our on line gift baskets and specialty gift baskets are sure to please
Anyone who is ailing will soon be sailing with this doctors bag of proven medicine for grins! Send your GET WELL WISHES for a speedy recovery with these special ingredients all packaged in a delightful matching doctors gift box that looks like a doctors hand bag. Chicken Noodle soup mix, classic water crackers and for warm sipping comfort we have added Small Pleasures gourmet vanilla teas and a jar of fresh honey with a wooden dipper. While they are passing time and nourishing their body they can also snack on an assortment of other sweet and savory choices such as gourmet butter toffee pretzels, Palace Pistachios, gourmet dried fruit mixture and for the sweet tooth we have also included a box of chocolate truffles. This is just what the doctors prescription has ordered!


get well gift baskets

Thursday, April 2, 2009 by Dale Coover
A little under the weather? Know some one a little under the weather? One of our get GET WELL GFIT BASKETS, may bring a little comfort.
I think it is a little late for this guy though.

I think they where trying to make sure he didn't come back or get well, with all the iron around him.

This was taken in Canterbury cathedral in Canterbury, England the sarcophagus's where well carved and decorated.

They where all unique, like our unique gift baskets. Take a look. I hope you like the picture until next time ENJOY!


Shark Attack !!!

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 by Dale Coover
I like to scuba dive and one on trip to St Martin/ St Maarten ( half of the island is French the other half Nederlands ) I was on a live aboard boat. A live aboard boat is just that, you live on the boat. At night the boat moves from one  location to the next  location, while you sleep. When you wake up in the morning you are next to a different island and dive site.  They usually have trips to each of the islands, as each island has a different flavor, or is under the control of a different country.
The dive sites also change, in one location the dives maybe deeper open ocean dives ( along a wall ) or different reefs, so you see different animals at each location.

SHARK ATTACK !
At this one location I was attacked by a shark, as you can see in the picture. It was unprevoked and he followed me on to the boat  He must have thought I was a snack gift basket. After the attack I could have used a  some get well gift baskets to recuperate.
( No animals where hurt in filming of this picture )

Some real damage to this gift basket will happen when they recieve  the goodies in this gift basket. I hope you like the pictures until next time ENJOY!


DO YOU TRAVEL?

Monday, March 30, 2009 by Dale Coover
Do you travel? Do you have some picture sto share and a short story? I would like to hear from you and see your pictures. I would also like to read your comments on our unique gift baskets. Get the word out! Birthday gift baskets, make great birthday gift ideas.
These Masai women where talking up a storm about us.
Actually they get together each morning and have a short exercise class to stay fit and start the day ( they dance with small jumps in the air and they take turns doing this) There dress is colorful and seems well cared for.




You will be well cared for with one of our products. please visit and look for yourself. There are many to choose from.
I hope you like the pictures until next time ENJOY