‘Fruitful’ Gifts
July 25th, 2016
Time is ever changing. And so are our priorities, concerns and habits. Social media has taken over our lives and we end up adding more people in virtual life than in reality. We have friends who we wish on special days but end up forgetting the birthdays of closest friends. We make plans to meet them on special occasions but end up not being able to. Also, there are times when we are out of ideas of gifts for them.
This is where fruit baskets come along. A fruit basket is, basically, a gift basket containing a variety of fruits that is sent to the recipient at their home or workplace. Sometimes it also includes dry fruits or canned items like jellies, jam, etc. Costlier and more exotic fruit baskets include cheese, wine or other quality non-food items. It also includes stuffed toys and cash at times. A gift basket can be sent on special occasions like on Easter, Christmas, Valentine’s day, as a Thank you, or to express sympathy. Different occasions on which one can send a basket of fruits are as follows:
1) Sympathy: Difficult times are the ones where our closest loved ones need our sympathy and support. A sympathy basket, sent to someone in mourning or in grief, is a beautiful way of showing one’s support and condolences to them in their darkest of times.
2)Thank You: A Thank You basket is a basket of fruits sent to the receiver as a gesture of thanking the receiver. It contains a collection of food items like apples, oranges, mangoes, strawberries, bread, jams, jellies, etc. gifts and a thank you note expressing gratitude towards the recipient.
3)New Baby: The arrival of a new family member to a loved one’s home calls for a gift for sure. Apart from fruits and other food items, a baby fruit basket contains toys, flowers, cash and other gifts a sign of best wishes for the beneficiary and his/her family.
4)Get Well Soon: A get well soon gift basket is sent to an unwell family member, loved one or friend wishing them a speedy recovery. When sending it, always keeps in mind the receiver’s dietary restrictions and preferences. Besides fruits, these baskets contain flowers and other gifts that are enough to brighten up one’s day and bring a smile to their faces.
5) Valentine’s Day: Sending gifts your loved one’s way is a wonderful way of expressing your love and care. If your loved one is on a diet, then what better way to express love and care than via a basket full of fruits, jams, jellies, exotic cheese and wine and a special gift added into it. A Valentine’s Day basket usually contains the recipient’s favourite fruits and chocolates and wine, etc. topped up with a special flower arrangement and unique gifts that would make the receiver and sender happy.
Not only healthy but also exotic and amazingly feel-good, a fruit basket is a big boon for the sender too as it reaches the receiver’s doorstep. For the ones, who love giving gifts but find it hard to make time out to choose one for their loved ones, a basket of fruits is a life saver. And even if you’re far away, you can make your presence felt by sending someone you love a basket of fruits, just to show that they matter to you, whatever the distance in between might be.