The Connoisseur

What is a Gift Basket?

• Basket or basket-shaped container – from wicker to tin and stainless steel to wood, many different containers can be substituted for a traditional weaved basket, but all gift basket containers should be reusable
• Components traditionally are food and drink oriented, but can contain plushies / stuffed animals and even have themes like “Spa gift baskets” that include lotions, soaps and other self-care items
• The size of a gift baskets can vary dramatically, but typically the larger and more packed the gift basket, the more elevated a gift it will be considered by your recipient
• “Gourmet gift basket” is a common phrase related to gift baskets with combinations of wines, cheeses, crackers and desserts that are higher-end, sometimes even including top-shelf champagne like our Dom Perignon gift baskets
• Gift Towers represent a variation of packaging, but typically include more of a focus on sweets such as chocolates, truffles, nuts and candy in a stackable gift box format

Who are Gift Baskets appropriate for?

• Gifts baskets are a universal gift, but could be themed specifically to focus on an individual gender such as gift baskets for men, gift baskets for women or even baby gift baskets
• Gift baskets are typically a perfect gift for anyone who would be classified as a foodie and can come in a variety of diet and lifestyle appropriate formats including kosher gift baskets and organic fruit baskets
• In our gift selection, you’ll also find amazing wine gift baskets that include popular varietals such as Champagne, Merlot, Chardonnay, Cabernet, Moscato and even Rosé gift baskets making our gift baskets perfect for any and all wine drinkers over 21 years old
• A gift basket is also an appropriate and perfect thank you gift for or acknowledgment gift for any professional environment including co-workers, administrative assistants, clients, consultants and even bosses

Why give a Gift Basket as a gift?

• Gifting is universal across cultures as a sign of appreciation and thoughtfulness
• Various individual cultures and the broader human culture has invented a variety of gifting occasions including everything from a simple thank you gift or thinking of you gift to more timely gifting occasions like birthdays, housewarmings and anniversaries
• Other, broader examples include the popular holiday events such as Christmas, Hanukkah, Easter, 4th of July (here in the US), New Years and even Thanksgiving
• Additional gifting occasions may be more personally triggered such as simply sending a gift to a friend or family member you haven’t seen in awhile to say “I miss you” or, simply “I’m thinking of you”
• Positive acknowledgement is another form of perfect gifting etiquette like saying thank you to a coworker for their help on a successful project or an administrative assistant who goes above and beyond in helping to keep you organized