| Gift baskets are a great way to say thank you, | | | | to. To avoid any awkwardness, try not to spend |
| whether it's for something personal or work-related. | | | | more on a gift basket for someone than you would |
| You buy a basket of food, usually some kind of | | | | on buying them flowers or chocolates - department |
| fresh produce, and have it sent to someone's house | | | | stores sell wildly expensive baskets full of posh jams |
| with a note. It's like sending a bunch of flowers, only | | | | and things, but that doesn't mean they're good! |
| less romantic and more tasty - although gift baskets | | | | If you have some idea about the tastes of the |
| can contain flowers too, if you want. | | | | person you're sending the gift basket to, you might |
| Typical things for a gift basket to contain include | | | | want to send a more specialised one. Instead of |
| wines or champagne, cheeses, chocolates, fruit, and | | | | getting a mix of everything, you can get baskets |
| relishes or spreads such as chutney and marmalade. | | | | that contain only a selection of wine, or a set of |
| They can be surprisingly inexpensive at the lower end | | | | cheeses, or even more unusual gift baskets full of |
| of the market, yet always make a well-appreciated | | | | meat or fish. |
| and long-lasting gift. | | | | As a final note, if you don't even want to shell out |
| In fact, if you're going to get a gift basket, it is | | | | for the most basic of gift baskets, don't let that put |
| often worth going with a cheaper one. Expensive | | | | you off. Baskets are cheap, and filling one with |
| ones tend to be pretty much the same in terms of | | | | someone's favourite foods is unlikely to turn out very |
| what they contain, but the presentation can be | | | | expensive at all - but you can bet that it'll be |
| intimidating and the food can seem to many people | | | | appreciated. |
| to be 'too nice' for them to just eat when they want | | | | |