Corporate Holiday Gift Baskets
by Ken Marlborough
It seems the holidays are all about merriment, food, drink, parties and family gatherings and gifts. Corporate or otherwise, people appreciate a basket full of goodies and treats with which to begin the holidays. Sending business gifts is an exclusive way to reinforce current corporate associations and a way to cultivate new ones.
A holiday trumpet blast, figuratively speaking of course, will comprise of wines, cookies, cheesecakes, and brownies. Sneak in a couple of elegant wine glasses, a set of liqueurs and shot glasses and we're all set.
Gourmet food baskets are the most popular of holiday gift baskets. Or so it appears. But just for a change, flowers might make an excellent corporate holiday gift. A bouquet of flowers in full bloom and a couple of vases, one, delicate porcelain and the other a robust crystal, could be the next best surprise.
Coming back to the inevitable gourmet drink that also makes a fine gift, wine, is the holiday spirit. Additionally, it is a dignified and sober corporate gift for the holidays. Coffee too will do its bit to usher in the holidays with its warm and sprightly presence. A basket of gourmet coffees from cappuccino to mocha and cocoa with a ceramic coffee mug will be a wonderful way to send along holiday cheer. A soup pot and ladle with a bunch of soup mixes, maybe chicken, cream of mushroom and mixed vegetable will be appreciated in the winter.
A spa assortment is another choice of gift for a colleague or professional partner. A basket comprised of body lotion, body scrub, bubble bath and shower gel, bath salts, bath tea and hand cream with a few accessories added on, such as foot scrub, loofah and bath sponge is body trip that anyone will be happy to experience.
How about a golfer's wine cooler caddy with a couple of wine glasses, napkins, a small cutting board, a cheese knife, a corkscrew and a pair of sunglasses to complete the experience. The avid golfer will go head over heals for this package.
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