Hen Night Gifts

A few of us in the office were away on my hen weekend recently & it inspired us to create a new range of hen night gifts.

We had noticed people ordering pamper hampers or wine & chocolate gift baskets for hen night presents before, but until now we haven't had gifts designed especially for hen do's.

Hen Night gifts are popular to send if you are unable to make the hen night, but still want to be a part of it & show you are thinking of them.

They are also good to have as an arrival treat in your hotel room, apartment or B&B. Some companies that book hen activities or weekends, like to offer a Hen Gift Basket as an arrival gift.

Our Hen Party Gift Baskets typically include some bubbly or wine cooler drinks, sweets, crisps, snacks, nuts & lots of chocolates to share! We have also included a few cheeky accessories for the blushing bride, such as 'Bride To Be' sashes & pink fluffy L Plates! So basically everything the hens need to get the party started!

We also have a range of Congratulation Gift Baskets that would work well as hen party presents. Of course, after the hen weekend comes the Wedding (hopefully!) Our Wedding Gifts are themed with champagne, delicious chocolates & cute wedding items - such as wedding certificate holders & wedding photo albums. Again brilliant gifts to send if you cannot make the wedding, or if you are an evening guest & would still like to offer the couple a wedding present which will make a real presentational impact!

If you have an idea for a hen party or wedding gift basket please just let us know.

The BG Team

Fruit-Tastic New Baskets

At BasketsGalore we like to create fruit gifts with a difference. Fruit gift baskets are popular presents, as they can be sent on a variety of occasions & to almost everybody. We also add a few extras to our fruit gifts, to make them that little bit more special than a standalone fruit basket.

The most popular reason for sending a fruit basket is as a Get Well Soon gift, so we have created a special range of get-well fruit baskets and fruit hospital gifts

By adding things like magazines, books, puzzles & games to our get well fruit baskets, we think the patient or person who is unwell at home will appreciate having their mind taken off feeling poorly, as well as having juicy fruit to snack on.



Our get well fruit gifts are for men & women as there is a drop down menu to select a magazine or book for a lady or gentleman. Or simply pick a get will gift with "for him" or "for her" in the title & you know it will be tailored for the recipient.

We also recently introduced a fruit get well gift for children, called "Funny Fruit". This fruit basket for kids contains fun size, easy peel fruits as well as sweeties, a board game, teddy & balloon.



Fruit baskets are also popular as thank you gifts & sympathy gifts. We create baskets with a mixture of fresh fruit & then sweet or savoury gourmet food items to accompany them.

Recent additions include our "Fruit & Cheese" Gift Basket:



And on the sweet side, our "Fruit & Chocolate" Gift Basket:



These fruit gift baskets are not themed as get well gifts, so can be sent for any reason & on any occasion. We select a suitable gift card depending on what you have written in your message & if the gift is for a man, woman or child.

Scattered throughout the site are other gift baskets which contain smaller amounts of fresh fruit or are simply dressed in fruit. These gift baskets are popular as fruit is not the main focus of the basket, but makes a nice addition & compliments the main food items. Such as fresh grapes with a Cheese & Wine gift basket.

If you would like to see a certain fruit combination basket then please do let us know at sales@basketsgalore.co.uk

The BG Team

The Best UK Hamper

Best UK Hamper

Questions & Answers with Basketsgalore.

From time to time we see these frequent questions and answer sections on websites relating to some obscure facts, so this is are our responses to anybody asking the question online in all those internet forums regarding “Who Makes the Best Gift Hampers in the UK?”

Q. Where can I find the best hampers in the UK?
A. Basketsgalore
Q. Why do you say Basketsgalore?
A. Because I see what goes in them
Q. So you work for the company?
A Yes
Q. Doesn’t that make you biased?
A. Very likely
Q. So can you recommend anybody else?
A. No
Q. Why not?
A. Because I see on their websites what they are offering and they aren’t as good as Basketsgalore.
Q. But you are biased?
A. Maybe yes, but being so does not make it any less true.

So there you have it. Completely biased, but completely true answer to the question of where you can find the best hampers in the UK and always get an honest answer to your questions.

Basketsgalore UK

Birthday Gifts Created By You

I noticed last week in particular that many of the gift baskets created on our build your own basket website were for birthday presents. Our pre-designed birthday baskets are also popular sellers, but many people like to create their own special basket for their loved one by hand-picking all the items to go in it.

Birthday boys tend to be sent baskets of beer or wine, cheese and snacks such as nuts, puffs & pretzels

Ummera's Duck Breast was a big hit last week in the mens birthday baskets. This is a smoked duck product using succulent duck breasts from Silver Hill Ducklings.



Our Birthday girls tend to receive chocolates & fudge or something from our buns & cake range

The most popular addition to our birthday baskets is the freshly baked birthday cake, by Ashers Baking Co. This is a freshly baked, 400g iced cake with the message 'Happy Birthday' on it.



Another popular addition to a birthday gift for him or her, is a happy birthday message balloon:



The birthday basket of the week has to go to a lady in Sheffield, who created a jam-packed birthday gift for her friend in Dublin.



This birthday present was overflowing, so was packed with 2 layers in the basket. The heavier items such as the red & white wine and fresh fruit juice were placed in the bottom of the basket. The air-dried ham was packed into a cooling sleeve. The savoury items of cheese, oatcakes, nuts & olives were then added, along with the jam, honey, fairy cakes & chocolate bars. Finally the finishing touch of bath sachets, a facemask & birthday balloon were added to the hamper. The picture shows the birthday gift just before it is cellophane wrapped & decorated in colourful ribbons. We hope the lucky recipient enjoyed her birthday treats!

Customer Delivery Announcement

Customer Announcement

It is only Saturday 10th July. Why is my next delivery date Wednesday 14th July?

BasketsGalore is expanding its office space and refurbishing the packaging & dispatch area, so unfortunately will be unable to process orders on Monday 12th July. We will start dispatching orders to the UK & Ireland again on Tuesday 13th July.

So if I order any time on Saturday, Sunday or Monday it will make no difference?

Yes, we have taken the decision to carry out all work over this weekend, as it also coincides with the 12th July Public holiday.

I understand and am happy for my Gift Basket to be dispatched by BasketsGalore on Tuesday 13th or Wednesday 14th July.

That's great & to thank you for being so understanding we'd like to offer you the following:

1) An Upgrade to the Express Delivery service at no extra cost
2) 2 x Complimentary bars of Chocolate Garden Handmade Luxury Chocolate to be included in your gift basket

This applies to ALL GIFT BASKETS ordered over this period.

Additional Information

BasketsGalore have moved premises quite a few times in the past few years as we have continued to grow. On this occasion we are improving the warehouse logistics and increasing our office space for efficiency purposes. We greatly apologise to our customers for the inconvenience, but unfortunately it is a necessity.

As we strive to produce greater efficiencies within our operations, it has become apparent that additional space & enhanced operations are required to keep individual unit costs down. New procedures have been implemented, which will enable us to process more orders in a faster period of time.

The result will be lower prices and a better online shopping experience. We would like to thank you all for your understanding and co-operation as we continue to grow.

Yours faithfully,

BasketsGalore

New Get Well & Pamper Gift Baskets

Some of our team have been busy little bees updating our get well gift baskets & pamper hampers. They are constantly reviewing the current pamper products we stock & looking for new, exciting ones to add. Then they select a winning combination & the perfect basket to present them in. Finally they need to make sure all the items can fit into the hamper, before carefully arranging them for photographing.

Our new pampering gifts range from £32 upwards and this time we have added a few luxury pamper gifts in the £50-90 price bracket, for anyone in need of some serious pampering!


















Our 'Pamper Her' basket has had several reincarnations & is always one of our best selling pamper gifts.



















The new pamper & get well range include everything needed to aid a speedy recovery or to be a perfect pick-me-up. Magazines, light-hearted reading novels & comedy DVD's are new additions to keep the patient entertained. Luxurious, high quality body wash, bath milk, body butter, body lotion, bubble bath & cleansing bars are amongst some of the pamper treats you may find in a BasketsGalore get well gift or pamper package. Sourced from quality suppliers such as Scottish Fine Soaps, Arran Aromatics & Vital Touch.

You can also find some fun items such as lip balms, facemasks, shower caps, reflexology foot socks, bath fizzers, teddy bears and a range of scented candles.




Not to mention the fantastic range of tasty sundried fruit, fruit teas, chocolates, cake & biscuits that work wonderfully in a BasketsGalore get well hamper.

We didn't want the boys missing out on the chance of some pampering so have also created some male pamper gifts

Fruit gift baskets are also popular as get well gifts for both men and women. Please let us know if you have a suggestion for items you would like to see included in a pamper gift basket or get well gift.

Get Well Gift Baskets By You

I was looking through the gift baskets dispatched last week & noticed an overwhelming 'get well' gift basket theme from those who had choosen to create their own gift basket.

Most people creating their get well gift opted to include a little bit of fresh fruit. We have grouped our fruit into various fruit collections & the favourite one last week was grapes (as everyone likes receiving easy to eat grapes when they are feeling poorly!) Other popular fruit collections were the Orchard Pack (apples & pears) and the French Garden collection (plums & peaches). Most people also choose to include a get well soon balloon to cheer the patient up!

Being in hospital can be boring so our reading novels for him & reading novels for her are also popular additions to get well gift baskets. We have a wide range of popular light hearted or comedy novels available. If you have a special request please include this in the comments box & if we stock it we will include your choice. Or you can opt to include a current lifestyle magazine for them to browse through. We offer current issues of health & beauty, fashion or home & garden magazines.



A little bit of food to keep their strength up is also a popular choice, with many customers adding some nice cheese or yummy chocolates to the gift basket for their friend, family member or colleague.

My favourite get well gift basket creation of the week was the gift Cherie created for a friend in hospital. He received a deep linen lined gift basket containing some grapes, apples & pears, some spicy nuts & seeds and a bottle of freshly pressed apple & pear juice. These were combined with her choice of a novel, puzzle book, get well balloon & mini meccano robot from our 'fun items for him' section. This basket was a lovely mix of healthy food & fun items to keep the patient entertained during his stay in hospital. We hope he enjoyed his get well gift for him, which was beautiflly cellophane wrapped, decorated in ribbons & accompanied by Cherie's personal gift card message.

I look forward to seeing more of your fruit basket & get well gift hamper creations soon. We will also be trying to photograph some of your creations so you can see just how good they look!