I received a gift basket from my mother-in-law several months ago, who told me in advance she was sending it. My traditional view of gift baskets is not necessarily a good one. The phrase “gift basket” conjures up pictures in my head of summer sausages and Florida fruits that eventually go bad for a lack of being eaten. I can now say, unequivocably, that the stereotype I held in regard to gift baskets is no more.
When the gift basket arrived, I was taken aback and somewhat pleasantly surprised by its contents. It was a spa products gift basket, with bath salts, body, face and hand lotions, bubble bath, cocoa butter rubs and soaps, exfoliators, facial products and body mist. I decided there was no time like the present to see if I might like any of the products, so I decided to give them a try. I’m usually very particular about what I purchase in regard to bath products, so I was skeptical that I would enjoy any of these, all of which I had never heard of.
Let me say that without a doubt, these were the finest bath products I have ever used. Not only did I enjoy them, I wanted to know more about them and where they came from. I found out the name...