Tag Archives: Gift Basket Design

Simply Comfort

Bereavement design by Diane Dobbins in Yorktown Heights, NY. Daily design which includes fresh muffins.

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Niching Into Young Girls and Tweens

On average, a girl aged 14 or under will have $10 a week to spend. Here’s what the young girls like: • Gel pens and cool stationery. • Blo Pens and stencils • Funky photo frames and accessories. • Bubble … Continue reading

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Real Estate

A Cup of “Realty” This is the perfect basket to sell to residential developers as a marketing or thank you gift for its customers. By Suzanne Hagen, Instead of Flowers, Inc., Cocoa, FL.

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Dad’s Day

Remembering Good Times With Dad – Selling Father’s Day baskets requires rethinking theme names. Instead of calling this basket “Clock and Coffee,” emotionalize the theme with a name like “Counting the seconds to coffee with Dad.”

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Corporate Design

Baskets designed for business gifts should be geared for neither sex and any religion.  This briefcase design is an upscale corporate gift that is in proper gifting etiquette.  It contains non-alcoholic champagne, a corporate gift book, cheese, crackers and cookies.  … Continue reading

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Creating Breakthrough Products

If you’re as savvy as I think you are, there are probably at least one or two new gift designs that you can’t wait to roll out to your customers. These are most likely your “breakthrough” gifts — themes or … Continue reading

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Layered Winged Plumes

Ribbons and bows are beautiful additions to baskets, but even the largest bows take second place to the stunning eye-appeal of cellophane, cut, folded and layered to create an unforgettable wrapped presentation!  This design uses four different triangles in two … Continue reading

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Packing: Tips and Tricks

Choose Labor-Light Containers • Longer and narrow containers; hold less product but display them broadly for a fuller appearance. These shapes are also faster to pack. • Containers with shorter side walls require less foundation prep time. • Baskets with … Continue reading

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Enhance Your Gift

Compare the two looks of these baskets and notice the difference a little enhancement can add not only to the look but to the perceived value and price.

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Coffee and Sweets

Around the World Coffee with Sweets A buyer whose lifestyle is directed toward travel is likely to be attracted to this gourmet gift collection that propels the emotional sense of adventure. Around the World coffees, island-inspired rum cake, imported cookies … Continue reading

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