How to please the birthday boy who has everything? What gift to make a picky and sophisticated gourmet? How not to miscalculate with a gift to an unfamiliar person? Check out the gift baskets. This is a great option for any celebration!
Who can I give a grocery basket as a gift
A grocery gift basket is a universal and at the same time individual and special present. Due to the variety of filling, you can always pick up a gift for the most captious taste. A detailed description will allow you to know exactly what the gift basket contains. The photo will help evaluate its appearance and compliance with your aesthetic needs.
A separate advantage of such a gift is that it is convenient to send it by mail by courier, if it is not possible to give it to the birthday person in person. Price categories of grocery baskets also vary greatly depending on the content and design, allowing you to choose a gift according to your financial capabilities.
Composition of gift food baskets
Grocery gift basket can have different content. The most popular are expensive alcoholic drinks - good champagne, wine, whiskey, fruits, including exotic ones, high-quality foreign chocolate and cheeses. The basket itself is made only of high quality materials and decorated with satin ribbons and various accessories. It will not be a shame to present such a gift both among friends and at a corporate party, and the hero of the occasion will definitely appreciate the attention shown.
Types of gift food baskets
Gift shops give their customers a choice. A grocery gift basket can be presented with standard content or completed at the request of the customer in accordance with his wishes. In addition, it is possible to order an empty basket and fill it with delicacies or even homemade delicacies. At the same time, the basket can already be decorated and have a beautiful presentable look, but you can also purchase a simple wicker blank if you want to do the decor of the gift yourself.
Thus, a grocery gift basket can be of the following types:
- Empty without decoration - the perfect base for those who want to think through the gift from and to.
- Empty with decoration - good for giving homemade treats or when the proposed assortment of fillings is not suitable for the addresseeyour gift.
- A ready-made basket with standard content - this option is optimal for busy people who do not have enough time to deal with all the details of the gift themselves. Here everything is already thought out for you - it remains only to choose a gift to your taste.
- Ready-made basket with individual content. In this scenario, the content is selected from the options offered by the manufacturer; usually. All classic products are available - alcohol, sweets, cheeses, fruits, decorative elements.
Gift baskets for men and women
Like any good gift, a grocery gift basket should be chosen according to the tastes of the recipient and what the giver wants to say with his gift. Of course, a lot also depends on the gender of the addressee. For example, gift baskets for men, in addition to expensive strong alcohol like whiskey or scotch, may contain items that a woman is unlikely to like - ashtrays, cigars, guillotines and covers for them, matches, etc. Alcohol is often accompanied by glasses or piles (depending on the type of drink), as well as Swiss or Belgian chocolate of various brands.
Gift basket for women has a less "harsh" content. Instead of whiskey or scotch, preference is given to wine or champagne, much attention is paid to decorative inserts that give the basket a solemn and festive look. In addition, almost every model provides flowers - live or artificial. Everything depends on the wishes of the customer. And of course, there is a wider range of sweets. If in men's baskets preference is given to classic chocolate with a minimum of fillers, then women's baskets please with a variety of various fillings and additives. Sometimes a small soft toy or decoration may be included with such a gift.
Themed food gift baskets
The filling of a gift basket can be either neutral, suitable for any occasion, or narrowly themed. For example, on sale, depending on the season, you can find baskets:
- for the New Year or Christmas;
- for Easter;
- by March 8 and February 23;
- for Valentine's Day, etc.
Such baskets differ not so much in content as in external design. Traditionally, an elegant spruce twig, a little tinsel or even a small Christmas ball are added to New Year's presents. For Valentine's Day baskets, hearts and Teddy bears have become an indispensable accessory, for Easter ones - painted eggs, etc. The content can also vary. For example, in the New Year's basket you will certainly find a bottle of good champagne, which can be opened by the way to the chimes.
Fancy gift baskets
However, who said that a grocery gift basket should be exactly filled with products? Having studied the range, you will see that there are a variety of gift sets on sale:
- Tea or coffee sets. Whatwhat better gift than the opportunity to try new variations of your favorite drink?
- Cosmetic baskets. With the choice of such a set, you need to be very careful, because cosmetics are a purely individual matter. But close friends will easily pick up such a box for each other in accordance with individual preferences.
- Besides, it is not at all necessary to limit your imagination to a basket in the usual sense of the word. Felt products and gift boxes of various shapes and sizes are provided for your attention.
And having decided on the choice of a gift basket, do not forget to get a beautiful bow, ribbon, soft toy or flowers with a card for it. Whoever you present such a present to, this person will appreciate your foresight and individual approach. After all, elite delicacies will surely appeal to those who are cool about flowers and trinkets.
