You like to give food as a gift, but a couple on your gift list is
starting a low-carb diet. Give them a gift basket with cheese, sausages,
beef jerky, sugar-free chocolate and candy, and diet drinks. It’ll make
it easier for them resist the fast food drive through and the holiday
party binges.
Gift Baskets for Cooks
For the cooks in your life, fill a stock pot, wok, or mixing bowl with
a variety of knives, exotic foods like white truffles, good kitchen
scissors, spatulas, and an apron.
Gift Baskets Aren’t Just for Food
Gifts of food, while usually a great idea, aren’t always practical or
appropriate. So, break the mold and put together baskets without melted
candy bars and crushed crackers.
For the musicians, fill an upside down tin drum with CDs, a harmonica,
a tin whistle, and maracas. Give a friend moving into a new apartment a
bucket of cleaning supplies. Give a dog owner a retractable leash, flea
shampoo, and fancy collar.
For newlyweds going on a tropical honeymoon, send this gift basket (and
send it early enough to make it convenient). Fill a straw hat with
suntan lotion, a baseball cap for him, sunglasses, towels, a beach wrap,
and a beach bag.
For the first-time European traveler, send a money belt with Euros, a
travel guide, walking shoe inserts, AC adaptor, toiletry kit, and a
translation book.
Men Actually Love Gift Baskets
Most men won’t admit that they like gift baskets. However, most men are
used to getting gift baskets. They are sent to their offices to grease
palms and say thanks. They are given by corporations as bonuses and by
customers for jobs well done.
Most professional men have been getting gift baskets their whole
careers. So, men might not make a big deal about a gift basket, but they’ll
open it right away and start in on it. And for men who get one every
year, try skipping a year and you’ll hear about it.