It seems that is it always that time - birthday, holiday, baby shower, wedding shower, etc... and it is always the same problem- what to get or what to bring.  There are so many options- do I make something and if so, what should I bring, something hot, something cold, for how many people?  Should I buy something, and if so, what should I take or what should I give them?  Snacks are one of our favorite past times, along with having a hot dog at a baseball game, or having popcorn and soda, while at the movie theater.  Then you have special single occasions, such as congratulations on the new job, high school graduation, or just a special hello-long time no see- the ideas run wild and then focus to a snack gift basket.  Gift baskets are great ideas and there are a million and one gift basket ideas out there, ranging from budget friendly, to above and beyond every ordinary day ideas.  There are so many businesses out there, including ones on the Internet, such as Your- giftbaskets.com.  Your- giftbaskets.com is an extraordinary website to find that perfect gift for that someone special.  If you think it can or think it cannot be done, it can be, and it goes above and beyond the typical thoughts and expectations.  And the best part is - they have that something special for everyone's budget. Unique gourmet gift baskets and specialty snack baskets will always delight.
VINTAGE VIGNETTES GIFT BASKET

Take A Hike! – And Have a Picnic

No matter where you live, and even in tough economic times, there is one activity almost everyone can afford: to go on a hike and have a picnic! We’ve all seen the scenes in the movies—where a couple heads out to a beautiful hilly or mountainous setting for a short hike through the hills and the woods and then settles down for a beautiful, romantic lunch on a blanket spread on the grass or in the shade beneath a tree. They might pull out a couple of meat and cheese gift baskets—or one of many other unique gourmet gift baskets that look both beautiful and delicious—and enjoy wine, caviar, cheese, crackers, and other delicacies. It looks like so much fun! Yet how often do we take the time to do something like that?

You don’t have to reside in the mountains or drive to a national park to enjoy a hike and a picnic. And you don’t have to spend a lot either. You can save money and take a much-needed R&R break in your hometown or even your own backyard. Take a hike—or a walk—to a local park to spread out your meal and enjoy it in the outdoors with the person you love. Almost every town or city has beautiful parks waiting to be discovered. When is the last time you’ve visited one of yours? If you want to save money, pack a picnic lunch utilizing whatever you happen to have in the house—like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, cupcakes, and apple juice—and focus on enjoying the time together. Pack it in a basket, a cooler, or a backpack—whatever works.

GREAT IMPRESSIONS GIFT BASKET

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.

Healthy Attack Again!

Who doesn't love snacks? I don't think I want to know them, if you really want to impress somebody then send them a snack gift basket. Sure you could go out and buy some chips and find a nice bowl to put them in but that's been done before. A snack gift basket is arranged to let the person know who receives it that they are special and it’s a gift that you can be sure they will love.

Depending on the person you are buying for you can find a specialty gift basket that will make their eyes light up with joy. A snack gift basket makes a great gift too because you know its practical and when it shows up on the gift table it towers over the wrapped gifts and begs to be chosen first. The great thing about a snack gift basket is the theme, you can order one for the football fan or baseball nut, they have them for the movie goers and the griller.

HEART HEALTHY

Housewarming gift baskets can be made to measure, with your choices of items being placed in it. You can go in for specialty snack baskets, which are going to have specialty items like special and exotic teas, coffee, cookies, chocolates, nuts and fruit, possibly chocolate cigars, and gourmet snacks, which can be enjoyed by everybody. If your host is a keen golfer, you would want to go in for golf balls, practice cups for puttying and even golf tees in a wide-ranging variety and colors!

If you want to help finish up the chocolates or the fruits and the nuts, which were a part of the specialty snack basket, it is possible that you chose a mixture of Degeneve chocolates with a little touch of coconut,delicious pistachios, butter toffee, cashew brittle, almonds roasted in honey, almonds coated with cinnamon,mmmmm! Or perhaps you decided to give yourself a treat also and bought a specialty snack gift basket for yourself with grapefruit, Mango, kiwi and oranges!

So now that you know that there is such a wide ranging variety of items to choose from, to make up the contents of a special and memorable housewarming gift basket, all you have to do is make your choice!

If there is a baby in the family, your gift basket might have some extra items for baby, like rattles, baby booties and other useful items for the bundle of joy. The parents are definitely going to appreciate this thoughtful gesture to welcome baby into its new home.

Gift Baskets are the Perfect Office Reward

If there were an ‘A-B-Cs’ of corporate holiday gift baskets, the ‘A’ would most certainly represent Appreciation. In recognizing a service or deed, we show appreciation and subsequently express gratitude. On a frequent basis we identify acts to appreciate within our own corporate setting; our support entities; and those we serve, our customers and clients, all are vital to our success.

Building and maintaining relationships is key to the growth of a business. Also, basic to managing an enterprise is acknowledging these valued business relationships. Very important to today’s business culture is gratitude along with cost-effective ways to express it. Gift baskets are a convenient and creative gifting option. Gift baskets allow you to tastefully express thanks in a variety of ways from simple to elaborate, from whimsical to elegant.

If your gift basket will be sent to a specific group within a customer’s company, consider sending a corporate gift basket that reflects appreciation and gratitude for their support of your business. The Executive Treats gift basket (cheese wedges, summer sausage, parmesan bruschetta crisps, crunchy caramel corn, and more) and the Office Bytes gift basket (cheese wedges, white cheddar popcorn, Spinzel pretzel sticks, Ghirardelli chocolate, and more) are excellent choices within the Snack Baskets category. We are especially enthused about our Snack Baskets category offering dozens of inspired gifts including specific themes and others more general in nature.

If your expression of thanks is being sent to an individual client, a themed gift basket reflecting an interest or hobby of theirs makes a more personal statement. Still within the expansive Snack Basket gift category, we offer the Book Lovers gift basket (sweet treats packaged in a very attractive Bookend Chest with a Barnes and Noble Gift Card); the Garden Treasures gift basket (these snacks are placed side-by-side along garden tools in a small green and white gardening tote); and you’ll score points with our Home Run gift basket (smoked almonds, salami, hot-pepper cheese, and caramel popcorn).

In addition to acknowledging our clients and customers, it is equally important to appreciate and motivate our employees. When words are hard to find, let a flavorful gift basket express your appreciation for the consistent effort demonstrated by your staff. The Northwoods Snacks gift basket arrives in a Northwoods bark basket, and because it is so full of delicious edibles might more appropriately be called lunch; the Snack Attack gift basket is sweet and savory perfection and one of our four sizes will be perfect for your team; to honor one outstanding employee give the Take-A-Break gift basket, let breaks take on a whole new quality. Employee performance is essential to the success and continued growth of your business; let a gift basket strengthen that bond.

Showing appreciation with gift baskets is an easy, cost-effective way to nurture relationships with your customer base and within the ranks of your own company. Each of our baskets are thoughtfully assembled to include items specific to the individual, occasion, or holiday; much more fun to receive than a coffee shop gift card.

Ordering corporate holiday gift baskets on-line is one of the easiest and most well received gifting exercises you will ever perform. As you place your best professional foot forward, let us help you put a new skip to it!


SNACK ATTACK LARGE

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.

Shipping gift baskets in the summer can be a tricky proposition.
Most gift baskets contain chocolate and we know what the sun or heat can do to chocolate.
Gift baskets contain fresh fruit which is readily available at your local farmers market fresh from the trees.
Some gift baskets contain cheese cake something the sun likes to spoil also.
Now some like our coffee and tea gift baskets ship well during the summer or our unique gourmet gift baskets  and specialty gift baskets like a sugar free or a theme gift basket for the movie night  and some snack gift baskets.

Try our

Thinking of You

Send this uplifting gift to that special person that is sick or needs a boost of inspiration. Filled with our finest fruits gourmet trail mixture, Walker shortbread cookies, white yogurt covered pretzels, almond biscottis to dip into the assorted gourmet Bellagio coffees and Celestial Seasonings lemon and orange flavored teas with two 12 oz ceramic mugs (Colors may vary from photo) as keepsakes. Also while enjoying this gift, they can read the inspirational paperback book that is tucked inside and is filled with quotes of inspirational thoughts that is sure to boost their spirits for a speedy recovery! Gift size: 13x10x10 (Actual Weight 5 lbs/Dimensional Weight 15.8 lbs Box size: 15.75x10.75x15.625)

Fathers Day is 100 years old this year! Is your Father 100 years old? Maybe, maybe not.
It doesn't matter he is still your father and this day is set aside for him.

Hit the Bullseye with one of our sports gift baskets or theme gift basket. Feeling sorry for dad? A sympathy gift basket would make him laugh, or a snack gift basket?

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Hit The Bullseye with this unique exclusive gift. Filled to overflowing with delicious cheeses, crackers, smokey beef sausage and more this 2 in 1 deluxe dart board set is sure to hit its mark. "12"" 2 in 1 Dart Board set
6 Darts
3 Asst Beer Cheese
6 Asst Cheese wedges
chocolate Wafer cookies
Smoked Almonds 2 oz box
1 oz Stone Wheat water Crackers
5 oz crunchy caramel corn
3 oz Smokey Beef Salami"

Sure to please the crowd ! We have a great selection in MEAT AND CHEESE GIFT BASKETS.
In the Crowd Pleaser we have three sizes to choose from. Need a theme gift basket?
There is sure to be a Snack Gift Basket or a Holiday Gift Basket Idea in our Specialty Snack Baskets to fill the bill. Take a look. Maybe our Crowd Pleaser is what you are looking for.

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So little time… so many people to appreciate.  Not to worry, we have the scrumptious solution all wrapped up and tied with a bow.  You will surprise and delight the entire office or the whole family with this wonderful collection of gourmet goodies. Bursting with savory and sweet goodies – chocolate wafer cookies, water crackers, tortilla chips, strawberry truffles, and more. Includes: 

• Chocolate Wafer Cookies
• Dolcetto Wafer Rolls
• Water Crackers - Cracked Pepper
• Ghirardelli chocolate raspberry squares
• Tortilla chips
• Caramel popcorn
• Salsa
• Strawberry truffles
• Smoked salmon
• Cheese straws
• Pistachios
• Chocolate covered sandwich cookies
• Creamy jack cheese
• Amaretto almond cookies
• Peanut brittle

These are called Ptarmigans. In the winter they are white to blend in with the snow, in the summer they are the color of the surrounding grass.
This is a snack gift basket it changes color depending on what is in the basket. A gourmet holiday gift basket will look different than a gourmet Christmas gift basket, or our meat and cheese gift baskets. I hope you like the pictures .Until next time ENJOY !

This guy is patiently waiting for the arrival of one of our specialty gift baskets.

This Cheetah is waiting for diner to walk by. Though they are fast, 7 out of 10 times they do not get there prey, so it is important not to disturb them or there prey
I would have sent a snack gift basket or a gourmet holiday gift basket but I think he still enjoys the chase.
This picture was taken on the Serengeti in Tanzania.
The picture below is of a theme gift basket.



I hope you enjoyed the pictures until next time Enjoy!

A early morning hike or bike ride? Nice and quiet, air smells fresh and crisp.


As long as you didn't party to hard the night before !
This is a picture of the sunrise on a bike trail with the flatirons in the back ground Boulder, Colorado.
This is a picture of one of many unique baby gift baskets we offer there are many specialty snack baskets to choose from also
I hope you liked the picture until next time ENJOY!

Have you hear the word? They have online gift baskets and unique gift baskets. I am going to order a snack gift basket.
I could hear the conversation from a mile way, the gossip and rumors where flying thru the air, the drums where sending out the message, a little bird told me. OK I'm exaggerating but how else do you get the word out?
Like this ladies below?It is word of mouth so please pass this along.




I hope you like the picture.
Until next time Enjoy

Have you been suprised lately? Have you suprised anyone lately?
Maybe they will look as suprised as these guys, when they get a gourmet holiday gift basket.

















What? The cat got your tongue? Send a cookies gift basket or a snack gift basket and you might see a suprised look, but I bet nothing like that !
I hope you liked the pictures until next time Enjoy

I t seams Wall St. took a corporate holiday and let us all down. All corporations are not bad. Lots of companies that do a world of good are corporations. It is the people behind them that make them what they are. Loosely knit you could consider the Masai a corporation, the individual tribes ( Bomas ) work for the good of all. If one doesn't pull there wieght  then the whole community doesn't do well.  While I am sure they haven't received a corporate holiday gift basket, at the same time I am sure they have given something of value to each other.


The Masai gather in the morning and it looks like they are just jumping up and down, but it is a form of exercise and a
(corporate meeting ? ) way to communicate the days work.

I think they would jump for joy if they received a snack gift basket from a friend, like the one below. I hope you like the pictures until next time ENJOY !

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.


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!

Kissy Kissy smooch smooch ! Can't stop thinking of your sweetie? We have sweets for them, we have a great way to send unique gourmet gift baskets.
A snack gift basket, specialty gift baskets?
These birds below are called kissing birds. They swap food so it looks like they are kissing. One thing for sure, is they are colorful. So are our gift baskets, take a look. I hope you like the pictures until next time ENJOY!