Shopping Tips & Advice

We’ve all seen the same Christmas day scene played out time and time again. Lots of torn wrapping paper, discarded bows, Christmas flowers, and a whole new pile of Christmas gift baskets which will join last year’s counterparts collecting dust or tossed away just a couple of weeks into the New Year. If you want your gift basket recipient’s excitement to last longer than last years poinsettias, than make sure you explore the incredible selection of non-traditional gift baskets they offer at 1800flowers.com.

Starting off the list, they have the Haney and Sons Tea and Spa Gift Basket. An absolute stunning package put together by the master tea blenders at world renowned Haney and Sons, this collection includes 20 hand packed, silken tea sachets from all over the world, along with peaceful and calming green tea bath soaps and a bar of specially formulated green tea bath soap which is sure to leave your skin feeling refreshed and rejuvenated throughout the day. You have your choice between Chinese Flower tea – an eye-opening blend of green tea, citrus flavor and three types of flowers or Lavender and Chamomile – a blend of cornflower, Egyptian Chamomile, and French super blue lavender.

If tea and soap are not quite what you are looking for, than forgo the traditional Christmas flower for the palate friendly Something to Snack About gift basket. Highlighted by the one of a kind, unforgettable flavor of Dan the Sausageman’s award winning sausages, this ultimate snacktime includes Dan’s mild summer sausage, a sure pleaser for all young or old, and roasted garlic red pepper summer sausage, providing a spicy kick unmatched by any other. Mix these tempting treats with smoked cheddar cheese, crunchy pretzels, Dijon mustard, sharp white cheese, cranberry and pistachio mix, sweet and hot mustard, and chewy caramels, and you have a sure hit that will be remembered long after holiday season.

For the men in your life, the best selection may be the Steve Raichlen Beer Can Chicken gift basket. Devoted entirely to aficionado’s of this culinary phenomenon, this gift basket includes the following: A stainless steel Beer Can Chicken Roaster complete with a metal drip plate, Lemonade Barbecue Rub to give you that perfect combination of tartness and smoky spice mix, a bag of Poultry Smoking Wood Chip Blend, and a pair of Steven’s very own Signature Meat Shears.

No matter what Christmas gift basket you choose, 1800flowers.com has an amazing selection that is sure to make your gift basket leave a long impression on the bodies, minds, and palate’s of your loved one’s for many holiday seasons to come.