Basketcase - life in a hectic business!

10% Discount on Everything

2008-02-28T09:59:00.000-08:00

With Valentines Day, Mothers Day and Easter being so close this year we thought we'd help out a little by offering a 10% discount off eveything we sell!

Take a good llook around. I'm sure that you'll find something suitable for any occasion - simply enter the code MOTHERS10

Have fun!

Strange Valentine Gift vs Top Valentine Gifts

2008-02-11T05:11:00.000-08:00

Most of us can admit to being a little addicted to chocolate.... but this is extreme!!

A chinese car dealer covered a VW Beetle in chocolate for Valentine’s Day!

About 200kgs of melted chocolate was spread over the VW Beetle after it was first wrapped in cling film. Seven people worked overnight to make sure the chocolate car was ready to go on display on the morning of Valentine’s Day.

Madness!!

Why not treat your loved one to something a tad more sensible and appropriate - something that won't send them runnig for the nearest strait jacket!

Champagne and truffles
Valentines Hamper
Swarovski Crystal Heart Keyring
Swarovski Crystal Heart Locket Keyring (my personal favourite)
Lillies in Vase (flowers that will never die... excellent!)

Take a look around our site for more inspirational ideas.. or simply give us a call!

Alternative Wrapping

2008-01-04T03:53:00.000-08:00

I don't know about you but after our manic few months before Christmas I get so fed up with the traditional red/green/gold packaging that any colour/style provides a refreshing change.

I just love the packaging (see photo) that we recently used for a customer who really needed cheering up. The colours are fabulous and it just shows how versatile our packing can be.

If you've something on mind for a specific friend, releative, employee - talk to us! We can tailor any packaging to suit their tastes - and we're really quite friendly and open to ideas - honest!

Luxury Kitchen Gifts - top 5

2007-12-11T13:53:00.000-08:00

i've been monitoring sales at Bountiful Baskets over the past few days and there's a definite increase in requests for luxury kitchen products - obviously there's an increase for inhouse catering over the Christmas break.

Check these gorgeous items out - you'll certainly be delighted to entertain guests with a kitchen full of these goodies!

1 Olive Bowl - This contempory Olive Bowl & picks comes in its own black gift box tied with beautiful satin ribbon.Add olives for a delicious treat.

2 Soft traditional cheese and knife set - We are delighted to share with you our new creative combination from Culinary Concepts. We have paired our New Small Soft Cheese Knife with the Traditional Cheese Knife.

3 - Olive Cocktail Picks - With their own smart stainless steel holder, these perfect picks by Culinary Concepts are the most delicate way in which to enjoy olives.

4 - Champagne Chalice - classy and stunning, bound to impress

5 - Culinary Concepts Wooden Cheese Board & Stilton Scoop Hamper - This handmade round wooden cheese board makes a great centre piece to any table. The stainless steel handle is designed so that it matches our beautiful stilton cheese scoop both by Culinary Concepts, accompanied with the delicious Award winning Swaledale blue cheese, my personal favourite. All beautifully gift wrapped for that special someone.

Special Offer - Rosanna Haute Shoes Tea for Two - WAS £27.95 now £15.95

2007-12-01T13:17:00.000-08:00

Sorry it's been so long, life has been VERY hectic! Lots and lots of hampers to take care of.

I thought i'd take the opportunity to let you know of a special deal we're doing at the moment.

Rosanna Haute Shoes Tea for Two - cup and saucers (specially shaped saucers). Original price was £27.95, we've now reduced them to £15.95 to make way for new stock.

Ideal for a Christmas Present or gift for any occasion

Seda France Candles - as seen on Oprah Winfrey

2007-10-19T03:56:00.000-07:00

Bountiful Baskets supplier of bespoke hampers and gift boxes are stocking the much acclaimed Seda France Candles.

They can be sold separately or packed in hampers/gift boxes - but although we do offer a gift wrapping service the pagoda style packaging of these wonderfully scented candles is so charming that they don’t really need gift wrapping.

Shipped in from America these hand-poured candles are presented in a variety of fresh colours. Only the finest grade fragrance oils are used and noted for their long lasting strength.

A burning time of 60 hours plus and a cost of £29.95 ensures that the Seda France candle is luxury gift which provides great value for money – this is what Bountiful Baskets is all about!”

Seda France has a great following. Colin Cowie (celebrity party planner USA) expressed his affection for Seda France’s candles on the Oprah Winfrey Show in February 2007 and numerous high quality magazines are singing the praises of Seda France Candles.

We stock loads of fragrances, take a look here

Top Gift for Last Week - Wine & Cheese Box

2007-10-15T12:40:00.000-07:00

We seem to have had a run on Wine and Cheese Hampers.

This handwrapped wooden wine & cheese gift box is a great gift anytime of the year - for him, or her.
Contents:

Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon Rose Wine

award winning Swaledale blue cheese (our favourite) and

The Fine cheese Co celery gourmet crackers.

A steal at £32.50 - you can even have it wrapped in your choice of colours/corporate colours

We're in the Paper!

2007-10-06T11:55:00.000-07:00

check this out - we've had a great write up from the Northern Echo, our local newspaper
Sue and Debbie Have it all Wrapped up!

i especially like the part where they got Debbies surname wrong. How they managed to change her from a Brown to a Wood i do not know.

Enough said, we're extremely pleased with the piece.

NEW - just in - Nougat of London Eau de Parfum Gift

2007-10-05T03:58:00.000-07:00

Just arrived at Bountiful Baskets - they're not even on the website yet!

Nougat of London Eau de Parfum gift set. The set includes an exquisite bottle which is handmade and painted ensuring that each is unique and completely individual as well as the eau de parfum vial.

The packaging is fabulous - the items are presented in a beautifully illustrated, hand made box with silky lining to protect and cushion.

Scents:

Fig & Pink Cedar

Tuderose and Jasmin

Cost: £44.95

They would make a great present for any occasion! PLEASE note, i've tried my best with the close up photo of the bottle, but i'm afraid the pic does not do it justice!

Top FIVE Gifts - you know someone who'd love them!

2007-10-01T13:45:00.000-07:00

If you're looking for a suitable gift for any occasion, but don't know where to start here is a list of our best sellers from 5 different categories:

1 Bespoke Hamper/Gift Box
You decide what goes in your hamper/gift box. You decide on your budget. You decide how you would like your gift wrapping. You decide on the colour of your gift wrapping (great for corporate Clients) You, of course know exactly what the person you are buying for would like, so you decide what you want in your gift! Just call us to discuss

2 Baby Gifts
From Doudou et Compagnie Paris. Babies can play with these activity toys which are soft and cuddly keeping them entertained for hours. My favourite is the farmhouse - you can take it anywhere. It has a handle to be carried with.

3 For Her
My personal favourite - so glamourous and full of "bling" - lots of different styles to choose from - the Swarkovski Crystal Keyring/Bag Charm

4 For Him
A hamper, for the "golfer" - again if you'd like to make changes as to what is in the hamper, you can do so. The added benefit to bespoke hampers is that you could always give us a budget to work to. We'll come back to you with suggestions!

5 Pamper Gift
Nougat of London Indulge me box - cleanse, condition, sooths, soak - what could be better...

Any questions, or you'd like to chat - just give us a call!

Cheryl Tweedy, Tazmin Outhwaite... Natural Magic Candles - they love 'em!

2007-09-25T12:41:00.000-07:00

Then Cheryl Tweedy and Ashley Cole were married the rooms were scented by the Natural Magic Ultimate candle.

Tazmin Outhwaite scented the church with the organic Natural candles.

They're both obviously very impressed with the product!

Bountiful Baskets stock Natural Magic candles as they are an exquisite product, are made from pure vegetable wax and aromatherapy oils and they are the "greenest" candles around. They come in exquisite blends such as lavendar and sweet basil, jasmine or lemongrass.

So, if you want to feel like the glamourous celebrities but on a slightly more affordable scale (the Natural Magic Ultimate Candle costs over £200) then have a look at our website and check out the sensibly priced Natural Magic Candles @ only £29.95!!

Natural Revitalise Candle, Rebalancing Luxury Candle, Natural Magic Luxury Restore Candle, Real Luxury Natural Magic Candle, Natural Magic Morroccan Blush Candle (shown above)

The standard size candle burns for 75 hours!

Delivery Day Disaster

2007-09-14T06:09:00.000-07:00

Christmas is fast approaching, hamper orders are increasing which in turn means deliveries - and lots of them!

Just this week we had a massive order of wine bottles delivered. The delivery guy came and delivered them to our front door in a barrow! Bless him, he did also help to bring them into the office!

The previous week we had a pallate of picnic hampers (with plates, wine glasses etc packed inside - see pic) delivered, this time Mr Delivery man was not so helpful.

We had two options (bearing in mind that "we" at the time were two smallish (in build) ladies and that we were wearing skirts).

1) to climb up onto the wagon and pass the "full" hampers to each other

2) try to persuade the forklift truck operators from Christian Salvesen (just next door) to give us a hand.

We decided option two was in our best interests. Off we went to ask for their assistance - which they very kindly provided.

So thanks to Christian Salvesen for helping to keep our dignity intact.

The Case of the Exploding Marmalade

2007-09-07T05:08:00.000-07:00

This is my first post, so let's make it light!

Briefly, Bountiful Baskets provide bespoke hampers, gifts etc which are handpacked - to an exceptional standard i might add.

I've just received an email from a customer

Thanks for the delivery of our hamper on Tuesday. I just thought you should know that the courier company that you used broke the Marmalade Jar which spoilt the whole hamper by spilling all over it.

As this was a thank you to ********* for her hard work in helping us we feel quite disappointed by this as your hard work in the preparation and display of your hamper had totally been destroyed.

Great start to the day! Exploding marmalade! How to counteract?

Well, we contacted the courier and basically there is no insurance for this type of breakage - we live and learn! As a goodwill gesture they have offered a free delivery.

I've now just finished packing a little gift for our Client by way of apology.

It's not very often this kind of damage occurs (once in a year) but we do like to keep our customers happy and loyal.