Gift baskets are a great way to say thank you, whether its for something personal or work-related. You buy a basket of food, usually some kind of fresh produce, and have it sent to someones house with a note. Its like sending a bunch of flowers, only less romantic and more tasty although gift baskets can contain flowers too, if you want.
Typical things for a gift basket to contain include wines or champagne, cheeses, chocolates, fruit, and relishes or spreads such as chutney and marmalade. They can be surprisingly inexpensive at the lower end of the market, yet always make a well-appreciated and long-lasting gift.
In fact, if youre going to get a gift basket, it is often worth going with a cheaper one. Expensive ones tend to be pretty much the same in terms of what they contain, but the presentation can be intimidating and the food can seem to many people to be too nice for them to just eat when they want to. To avoid any awkwardness, try not to spend more on a gift basket for someone than you would on buying them flowers or chocolates department stores sell wildly expensive baskets full of posh jams and things, but that doesnt mean theyre good!
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