Where I live, just near Byron Bay on the far east coast of Australia, we grow a lot of gourmet, boutique coffee.

Some of it has actually won prizes on a world scale and anyone here who loves coffee has their fav coffee shop on the beach (see the picture of mine on Shelly Beach Ballina) and of course a coffee grinder for the local brew.

Gourmet coffee gift baskets, why not? I’d love to receive one.

The type of treats that many people don’t buy for  themselves are great for a special treat from a friend or family member.

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You can make your own with a themed gift container to match the occasion or you can buy a themed gift basket that covers the occasion or the person.

When you go for a professionally made basket, you call the shots on what to include and can make the present absolutely tailor made to the person you are gifting.

It saves you the time running round getting the right fillings and you know that the company concerned has a range of tested and true quality products that will look great together.
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Jaws was on the tele last night.  I thought about it, but I didn’t watch it.  In fact I’ve never watched all or even most of it.

Living near the beach where every now and then a real live “Jaws” actually does take a lump out of an unwitting swimmer or surfer means I’d rather not be rattled by the movie.

However, having said that, everyone loves a good movie and movie themed gift baskets may just hit the right spot with the person you’re buying for.

What a good movie is varies from person to person and that’s the key to a great movie themed gift basket.

Some movies treats and snacks, a little reading matter and a DVD of a favorite movie – what gift could be better?

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Seeing as President Obama is off for his holiday to hawaii, I’m thinking about hawaiian gift baskets and what they could contain.

Well, I guess they need to include a pineapple, though in the US at the moment it’s probably a bit cold for tropical fruits.

You’d be looking at some suntanning oil as well, but that could be cruel at this time of year.

And don’t forget the loud Hawaiian shirt and silly sunglasses.

Luckily, here in Australia, the weather is just right for Hawaiian themed gift baskets.

I’ll be adding some prawns with that!

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What should you put in executive gift baskets?

Hmm… well it depends how seriously your executive takes their position and how fun or serious you want to be in the giving as well.

It’s almost the start of a new year and it’s the right time for the serious executive to be tidying up their desk and setting out new nick knacks upon it, so desk organisation type items will be welcome in any executive gift basket.

A couple of little snacks, a calendar to suit the personality and maybe even a Dilbert item will finish off this themed gift basket nicely.

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What’s in Italian themed gift baskets?

Good food and good wine (red, of course) is my idea of a great Italian themed gift basket (though I haven’t had a drink in 3 years, a girl can still fantasize)

Red wine, pasta, interesting little biscuits, crackers and fantastic cheeses would be a heavenly gift basket for any occasion. A nice photo book of the Italian countryside or an Italian cookbook would round out the gift hamper for me.

Can you believe that Gorgonzola cheese was banned as an import in Australia for many years until quite recently? Thankfully the authorities came to their senses and we can now enjoy this amazing Italian export without traveling to Europe.

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This is a great idea for gift baskets for men. If you are after the best gift for a guy, you cannot go wrong with sports themed gift baskets, unless of course, you totally ignore the sports your man is interested in and foist the stuff you love on them.

Whether your guy loves to play sport or watch sport, there is going to be a sport that takes his fancy.

Even my husband who is not a team sports person and hates watching football on TV (and has absolutely no idea what the meaning or purpose of cricket could possibly be) – even he loves sports themed gift baskets.

Because he loves competitive sports; motor and motor bike racing, the Tour de France, the gym.

Truly, when you think about it, gift baskets for men don’t come much simpler to work out than sports themed gift baskets.

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When you want to buy a gift for your boyfriend, you need to stop and think.

Why are you buying?

Is it an official occasion (like Christmas), is it a little thinking of you gift, or a “forgive me gift” or …?

Here’s a rule of thumb gift guide for boyfriend, whatever the occasion.

Don’t buy anything too embarrassingly expensive.

Don’t buy cheap rubbish.

Buy what your boyfriend will like and love you for giving, not something that’s giving him the big hint. Men, though often not too communicative, really aren’t that dumb and you may not get the response you’re after.

Play it safe and do nice by your boyfriend every time. Gift baskets for men, especially themed gift baskets, should do the trick!

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Now in the past, you could say that a gift for husband who has everything was a gift for a wealthy man, however these days we are becoming less entranced with the materialistic – ok, not if you or your husband works on Wall St, I guess.

Someone who has everything is no longer the man (or woman) who has money, power and status.

It is more likely to be a man at peace with himself and at ease with the world around him

So what is the right gift for “husband who has everything”?

Well, something that is initially visually appealing, which carries that appeal through to the other senses – touch, smell, taste, sound…

Gift baskets for men, especially themed gift baskets are brimmed full of fantastic variety to appeal to the discerning and well contented husband who has everything.

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Some mothers are easy to buy for. No matter what you get them, they’ll appreciate simply because they have been remembered and thought fondly of.

Now there are mothers who literally have everything, mothers who want nothing from you and mothers who will criticize whatever you give.

Now while you may want nothing more than to ignore the whole issue you do have to work out what to buy for mother because if you buy nothing you will be in even deeper trouble.

The solution?

Buy something that really covers all bets. Something that has a lovely selection of little treats, edible, drinkable, rub-on able and generally usable that can be consumed and fussed over by any mother for a considerable period of time.

Gift baskets for women can be straight out off the shelf (on-line) purchases or you can select a themed gift basket that reflects your mother’s interests.

Mothers in law – sometimes an entirely different creature – are also well catered for with gift baskets for women.

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Retired or rather retiring people are not what they used to be.

Nowadays, people are retiring older (if at all) with many more material goods than previous generations and they really don’t need big gifts to make their retirement easier or more comfortable.

In Australia, most retirees buy themselves a campervan (I guess you’d call it an RV) and head of for the almost obligatory trip right round the whole outside of our vast country.

They have their computers and GPS and mobile phones and so on. But they still need a really nice gift to be sent off with.

A gift that looks impressive and bright and user friendly.  Something useful and consumable to be enjoyed and savored over a period of time.

Retirement gift baskets from either individuals or as a group given present are a really good idea. You can go specifically to themed gift baskets that really suit the retiree and guarantee a respectful send off.

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I saw the most amazingly cute of get well soon gift baskets last week.

It was chicken soup themed. The basket itself was a huge replica Campbell’s Chicken Soup can and the items inside were tending to the chicken soup theme, with a couple of variations to spread the interest of the recipient.

What a fantastic idea for a themed gift basket.

Mind you while a “Jewish penicillin” style gift basket is all fine and dandy for many adults and teens, I couldn’t help thinking, what variation could you go for with a very young sick child?

How about a vegan version?

While laughter is not the only medicine, this type of themed gift basket, raising a few chuckles as it’s bound to, really can’t hurt the healing process.

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This is a perennial Christmas present question that never seems to get any simpler, no matter how long the relationship with your girlfriend or how well you get on.

In asking yourself what is a good Christmas gift for a girlfriend, you need to examine the question.

That’s actually quite simple if you take a few moments to think about the girl who will be receiving your gift.

Just precisely is your relationship to your girlfriend – intimate, close or casual?

You don’t want to make the mistake of presenting a gift that will be taken as a signal of intimacy to someone you intend to remain casual with. The reverse is also true.

What is your girlfriend interested in?

Focus on what she would like, not what you expect her to like, what you personally like or worst of all, what your Mother likes.

The worst gift my now ex-husband ever gave me for Christmas was an electric can opener, exactly like his Mother had just bought for herself. There’s a reason we are no longer together!

What message do you want to give?

By this I’m talking subtext. What you give as a Christmas gift for a girlfriend will come back to bite you if you buy something that looks cheap, something that screams exorbitantly expensive or something that says “I got Mother to pick up an extra one of these while she was out shopping”

Is there a Christmas gift that rings all the bells?

Well you may beg to differ but in my mind the best Christmas gift for a girlfriend, wife, partner, daughter or any other lady you care enough about to buy something for is a gift basket for women.

I’ll tell you why.

Themed gift baskets come in a variety of shapes and sizes, but always they look special. First impressions are important for any gift for a woman.

Items in a gift basket are an abundance of cute little packages, each one to be examined and unwrapped and exclaimed over separately, extending the joy of gift receiving.

Many of the items in gift hampers are things to be used up and once these gift items are used up, your girlfriend is happy to receive another basket on a different occasion.

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It’s a challenge to think up a 21st birthday gift for girlfriend or boyfriend.

This is a once in a lifetime occasion and everything about it will be poured over for some time to come. The day itself is likely to be a big public event.

So much needs to be planned – it’s even more special that a first christmas fit for girlfriend or boyfriend.

What to do?

Well, if you are not buying something large (going shares in a car or computer, maybe?) or sparkley (can be fraught with dangers if everyone’s at the party and the ring doesn’t go down a joyful treat…), you could put together a gift basket of the type of items that are memorable and quirky to your girlfriend. Gift baskets for women are widely accepted as a suitable gift for a wide variety of occasions, including 21st birthdays.

A themed gift basket filled with a mixture of consumables and keepsakes would make the perfect 21st birthday gift for your girlfriend.

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In the first instance, decide whether your Christmas gift basket idea will be for an individual, a family or a number of friends or co-workers. Occasionally it’s nice to give and to receive a gift for a group of people that can be shared and enjoyed in each others’ company.

Secondly think about the size of your themed Christmas gift baskets and what you are able to spend to create a great gift basket.

Now, choose a theme for your gift basket.

If the receiver is a gourmet beer, wine or food lover it is simple to collect a number of attractive gift items in this category and place them together in a suitable container.

A gardener will always appreciate a range of small items that can be used in and to remind them of their flowers and plants.

Movie buffs will appreciate DVDs, popcorn and sweet treats.

Spa and pamper gift baskets are fantastic for a wide range of women (and men) those near and dear to your heart, new boyfriends or girlfriends, lifelong friends and even fairly casual acquaintances.

It is relatively easy to make – but even easier to buy – gift baskets that are themed by time of day (Breakfast gift baskets), country (Italian gift baskets) and even region (Texas gift baskets – they’d be the big ones, I guess!).

While gift hampers are great to give and receive no matter what’s in them, a themed Christmas gift basket can add zing to the occasion even more with a little thought about what type of foods or hobbies or activities your recipient really enjoys.

And while it is enormous fun to put together your own gift baskets, often it is less tricky (and more economical) to purchase a themed Christmas gift basket from a dependable online company who can make up and deliver to order at this hectic time of year.

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Tricky problem.

You’ve found a nice girlfriend and you are getting on OK and Christmas is approaching. Here comes a potential minefield.

what do you buy her as a first Christmas gift?

Unless you are very very sure that this is a long term relationship, steer clear of jewelry – giving jewelry of any type has a subtext. It may not be the message you really want to give, so if you are unsure, just don’t do it.

You want to give something that will be appreciated, that has a “Wow” factor and is neither too cheap looking nor too expensive and therefore intimidating.

A gift basket for women is a great choice as first Christmas gift for girlfriend.

They look impressive and contain lots of little treats that can be used and valued. There are many many themes you can choose from and you really can’t go wrong – unless you include a jar of anti-aging cream as one of my friend’s ex-boyfriends once did – I think he wanted her to drop him!

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Fun and festive and joyful.

Lots and lots of little treats and surprises over the Christmas period will keep the whole family smiling and laughing.

The concept of Christmas gifts are too often fraught with fear and frustration of what to buy for each member of the family and friendship group as well as for colleagues.

Getting Christmas gifts just right is too often a focus that takes away from the enjoyment, love and spiritual contentment that Christmas is meant to be about.

If you are agonizing already about your Christmas gift giving responsibilities, consider christmas gift baskets as an idea that can work for an individual or a number of people on your Christmas list.

You can make your own themed gift baskets and a Christmas gift basket idea that really works is to get into a department store and buy up lots of interesting Christmassy treats to share across any number of gift baskets or even stockings, but the headaches are gone if you buy your gift baskets ready made or made to order and delivered for you.

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