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Top 10 Gift Baskets

The Best Holiday Gift Baskets for Clients and Staff

By , About.com Guide

Business gift baskets are an ideal way to say "thank you". There are gift baskets designed for every possible taste, from fruit and cheese collections, through coffee and chocolate gift baskets. So why not let those who have supported your business know how much you appreciate them? This selection of business and corporate gift baskets will make your clients and/or employees think of you fondly long after the basket is empty. Here are my choices for business gift baskets that will impress both clients and/or staff.

1. Harry & David Christmas Gift Basket

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This is one of those perfect corporate gift baskets for sending to a clients' business because there's a treat for everyone's individual taste. Christmas favourites, such as Christmas tree shortbread cookies and traditional fruitcake are combined with a generous selection of decadent truffles , peppermint hot cocoa mix, milk chocolate-dipped peanut brittle, Moose Munch Snack and Royal Riviera Pears.

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2. The Grand Gourmet Gift Basket

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Giving your gift basket recipient a taste of luxury is a great way to show your appreciation. This no-fruit version of the corporate gift basket is a classic collection of gourmet treats, including smoked almonds, Italian biscotti, key lime cookies, chocolate chip cookies, smoked salmon, chocolate truffles, garlic crackers and other upscale goodies, packaged in a classic wicker basket - a gift basket that's sure to impress.

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3. What's Brewing Coffee Tower

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Coffee and chocolate themed gift baskets are ideal when you're choosing a gift basket for a group. Not everyone drinks coffee or eats chocolate, but almost everyone does one or the other. And the people who do both will be in for a real treat with this collection of Peet's coffees and chocolate treats, including Lindt Fioretto Cappuccino Truffles, Chocolate Drizzled Biscottini and Chocolate Covered Espresso Beans. Attractively boxed in a six piece tower.

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4. Harry & David Supreme Tower of Treats

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Have a whole crew of people you'd like to treat? This Supreme Tower of Treats from Harry & David is sure to be a real crowd-pleaser. A stack of festively colored boxes are stuffed with delectables including smoked salmon, chocolate cake, cherry chocolates, moose munch snack, Royal Riviera pears – and that’s just for starters. Truly a gift basket with something for everyone.

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5. Kosher Gift Basket – Golden Pyramid

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The Golden Pyramid gift basket is similar to the Harry & David Supreme Tower of Treats featured above, only the prettily packaged boxes in the tower are packed with a great variety of kosher treats made in Israel. Selections include Pure Honey Bible Crisp Breads, traditional preserves, pistachios, cashews and dried fruits. Your Jewish clients and/or staff will love it!

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6. Hole in One Golf Gift Basket

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This is one of the more expensive business gift baskets on the list, but well worth the investment if you’re out to impress one of your golf-loving clients. The attractive wicker basket is packed with an assortment of tasty treats from beef sausage and pistachios through cheese spread and onion crackers, but the basket also includes all kinds of golf goodies such as fluorescent ball markers, a shoe bag, shoe & club brush, golf balls and two golfing books.

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7. Bountiful Fruit and Gourmet Gift Basket

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It's hard to beat the traditional fruit and gourmet gift basket when it comes to choosing a business or corporate gift basket. They're not only attractive, but contain enough variety of food that you're sure to please the recipient's taste buds. This example is truly a classic, with a bountiful assortment of seasonal mixed fresh fruits, cookies, crackers, candies, cheese, jams, or similar gourmet goodies, spilling out of a wicker basket.
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8. Godiva Collection Mixed Gift Basket

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Almost everyone loves chocolate, making this gift basket the perfect choice for gifting a group or an individual chocoholic. Chocolate connoisseurs will appreciate the quality and breadth of selection of the chocolate treats in this Godiva gift basket, including Godiva dark chocolate hazelnut almond biscotti, milk chocolate pretzels, Godiva strawberry cheesecake dessert chocolate, dark chocolate truffles, chocolate creme coffee, dark chocolate graham crackers, Godiva dark chocolate squares and a matching candy dish. Others will appreciate the delicious taste - a win for you either way.

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9. Deluxe Healthy Gift Basket

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This is the ideal business gift basket for those clients or staff that don’t want the temptation of fattening treats around. They'll be impressed both by your thoughtfulness and by the taste of the award winning gourmet snack foods gathered together in this healthy gift basket. Raspberry honey mustard pretzel dip, honey wheat pretzels, Edamame & Goji berry snack mix, blueberry jam and apple chips are just some of the tastebud-tantalizing treats included.

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10. GiftTree Premier Gourmet Gift Basket

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Artichoke Piquillo Bruschetta Spread. Vanilla Walnut Moravian Cookies. Almond Roca. Just the sound of the names of the gourmet foods included in this premier gift basket are rich and enticing. Packed into a keepsake trunk dressed with a big red bow, this is the kind of gift basket sure to impress your clients or staff.

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