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Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year’s Eve are right around the corner, so it’s a good idea to begin planning your gift list now. That’s especially true if you have a big family, or a lot of friends and/or clients to buy for. It’s also important if you’re like me and have a significant other who’s picky. It took a while but I eventually discovered that Italian gift baskets do the trick for him. He gets a nice assortment of things and I get to give a spectacular-looking gift that doesn’t cost that much. And I don’t even have to pick it up from the store, so it works for both of us. As a result, I’ve actually become a bit of a gift basket freak. The people in my life have come to expect them from me when I give them a present. And my friends tell me they look forward to getting them, so that lets me know I’m on the right track.

The good thing about gift baskets is that they come in so many varieties. When I want to send gifts to people who just finished moving into new houses, I usually send kosher gift baskets. Those also work well as elegant thank you gifts or when someone has finished remodeling a home. Still, there are occasions when I’m not really sure what to give, so I do a search by the person’s gender. Doing a Web search for “gift baskets for men” or the opposite usually produces a large selection of varied baskets that range from items that appeal to Baby Boomers to wine to desserts. So I usually find something I wouldn’t have thought to look for.

The only problem I have with shopping for gift baskets online is that I usually end up buying something myself! But I’ve made some great purchases that way. As a matter of fact, I’m still drinking some Parisian wines I bought in a gift basket I found while searching for a friend’s gift last month. As I write this I realized I should finish those bottles soon. I’m going to begin my Christmas shopping soon and I’m sure I’ll be buying plenty more for myself!

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