Different Types Of Gift Baskets
Jun 15th, 2008 by Baby Gift Baskets
A gift is something anyone and everyone likes to receive, it’s a reminder of people who care, love and remember you. Of course there are also gifts that are purely meant to be a social or a diplomatic gesture. The gifts that are exchanged by colleagues, distant relatives, business partners etc can probably be termed as those that are given to full fill a formality or to comply with social etiquette.
In any scenario, gifts exchanged as an act of love or plain formality, it does say a lot about you as an individual. Weather you are a thoughtful person or not, how sensitive and vigilant you are about people’s choices, the discretion you employ while considering the occasion and time you give the gift; all of these does speak volumes about your personality and the relation or rapport you share with the receiver of the gift.
How about listing different types of gift baskets. If we categorized the gift baskets under the heads- for Formal occasions and Informal occasions, the list would probably look like this –
The Chocolate Gift Basket – this is probably most common and yet most famous of all the gift baskets. You can give a basket full of variety of chocolates and candies to a young child or to an elderly person, to the one who loves the chocolates; age is no bar here.
The Scented Gift Basket – Anything that smells good including perfumes, soaps, scented candles etc can go here. The one who is a scent freak will appreciate this type of basket.
The New Mommy’s Baby Gift Basket – A photo album, handful of postnatal skin products, a book on new born and post delivery care etc will be a nice pack of gift for the new mommy.
The Lover’s Gift Basket – This basket can contain the heart shaped chocolates, cards with messages about love, a CD full of love songs, a photo frame for two etc
The Baby Gift Basket -All types of goodies for the baby and the family. The gifts range from cute and soft baby clothes to photo albums for the family that will capture the arrival and moments with the baby forever.
The Cake Lover’s Gift Basket – A recipe for a cake along with the ingredients for the same cake that are pre measured and ready to use, edible colors and flavored essence, a pack of nuts to garnish the cake etc The result would be a yummy gift basket.
The First-Day At School Gift Basket – To bring smile on the child’s anxious face – put in some fancy looking pencils, erasers, a smiley batch, a greeting card wishing luck, a slam book etc
The House-Warming Gift Basket – A name plate, a pack of sweets, Thought of the day book, an address book, a photo frame etc can be a good combination of items to depict new beginning.
Achievers Gift Basket – The occasion could be anything, a sport event that is won or the school exams passed with flying colors. Go ahead and create an assortment of ‘we are proud of you’ card, cookies and chocolates pack, two tickets for a long awaited movie for the achiever and his/her best friend etc.
Get Well Soon Gift Basket – A get well soon card, a book by the favorite author probably chicken soup book, a CD of a comedy movie, pack of healthy snacks etc Anything you feel comes under feel good items put it here.
The Gardeners’ Gift Basket – A pack of seeds and manure, a book on plant care, gardening tools, a pair of hand gloves etc will be a nice combination of items.
The Gift Basket For A Wedding – A pack of fresh baked cookies, flowers with stems, spa coupons, gift-wrapped handy make-up products, bottle of wine or a champagne etc will be ideal for the happy occasion.
The list produced here is combination of existing variety and also the possibilities. So go ahead and order or probably create one for that upcoming special occasion.