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Coffee And Tea Gift Baskets Make A Pleasant Surprise
By Ginger O’Riley
Coffee and tea gift baskets are available online and in specialty
stores. As coffee and tea are very popular beverages, only separated
by favourite choices, buying a gift basket may be a pleasant surprise,
especially if you know the recipient loves coffee and tea.
You can find out if your friend likes Earl Grey or Twinnings
tea, just by watching him prepare his tea. He may like tea leaves
and does not like tea bags. You can discreetely find out his favourite
choice of tea leaves either by asking him or look at the package
when he makes his tea. Then when you buy your gift, ensure you
include a package of his favourite tea leaves.
The secret to a pleasant surprise, is to review your options
and include what your friend likes in coffee and tea baskets.
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Although Americans are known for diversity of both peoples and
culture, just about all of us have two beverages in common: coffee
and tea. Most people favor one over another, while others enjoy
both.
So, when you’re scratching your head for a gift idea, coffee
and tea gift baskets are almost a sure bet. These gift baskets
are easy to put together and make a thoughtful and attractive
gift. Let’s take a look at several ideas for this personalized,
but universally well received gift.
Buying The Perfect Coffee From Specialty Shops
For the coffee lover, you’ll find an abundance of varieties and
blends at shops which specialize in everything coffee. Incidentally,
many of these coffee houses also carry a line of exotic teas as
well.
One advantage of patronizing these specialty shops is that the
staff are well versed in their products and can help guide you
to coffees of a particularly good harvest, as well as giving you
advice on choosing coffees with certain characteristics.
Adding Coffee And Tea Accessories To Your Gift Basket
For example, your Grandma may enjoy milder blends, while Dad
goes for that really intense, dark roast, with a good jolt of
caffeine. Another advantage of shopping the coffee houses is that
they carry all the cool coffee and tea accessories that give your
coffee and tea gift baskets a special touch.
The specialty shops usually carry a line of fine teas as well.
Again, the staff can advise you on suitable choices for your recipient’s
taste.
Personalized Coffee Mugs
Just a few of the items appropriate to coffee and tea gift baskets
include fancy travel cups, coffee mugs and fine china tea cups.
Some also offer the service of making your own custom coffee mugs,
with a photo or other image permanently fixed to the cup or mug.
You’ll find teabag caddies, tea strainers, tea balls, gold screened
coffee filters, thermal carafes and French coffee presses, Melitta
coffee makers and all manner of accessories for the gourmet tea
or coffee fancier.
Buying Ready Made Coffee And Tea Baskets
The larger coffee and tea shops in metropolitan areas often provide
a selection of coffee and tea baskets which are already made up,
in a range of prices and variety of contents, from which you may
choose. While these may cost a bit more than making your own,
these ready made coffee and tea baskets are quite attractive,
with decorations you might have a difficult time finding on your
own.
The specialty shops also offer books with imaginative recipes,
bringing a whole new dimension to the coffee or tea lover’s appreciation
of their favorite beverage. Imagine the added delight of chocolate
covered coffee beans, coffee flavored sweets or a moist tea cake
to be enjoyed with the beverage of choice.
No matter who is on your gift list, coffee and tea gift baskets
are a winner in anyone’s book!
A Surprise Gift For Your Best Friend
For example, if you notice your friend likes to drink a cup of
coffee, then you may look at buying something different as a gift
and buy a coffee and tea gift basket. Rather than buy the predictable
gift, you can buy something unexpected and may even be a complete
surprise.
Your next decision, is to decide whether you will buy a ready
made gift basket or make it up yourself with your choice of wrappings
and coffee. Before you go into the specialty stores you need to
find out your friends’ favourite coffee and ensure that
this coffee is included in the gift basket.
Your friend may like to grind his own coffee with his choice
of coffee beans. You may notice the coffee grinder has almost
worn out and he needs a new grinder.
Buying A Gift From A Specialty Shop
Now you know that you should include one or two bags of his favourite
coffee beans, along with a new coffee grinder. All you need now,
is to run to the coffee specialty stores and find out if there
are ready made coffee and tea gift baskets, containing your friends
favourite choice of coffee.
If there is no ready made basket, you can ask the staff to make
a gift basket for you, with your friends favorite coffee beans
and a coffee grinder to surprise your friend.
You can show how hard you have worked to surprise him with your
efforts to find the perfect coffee and tea gift baskets.
About the Author:
Ginger O’Riley has written a number of articles on gift baskets, food, cooking and recipes including
Slow Cooker Recipes,
Low Carb Cooking,
Breakfast Recipes,
Muffin Recipes,
Bread Making,
Potato Salad,
Chocolate Chips,
Fruit Cake.
Keep a lookout for more of her articles on this website.
Did You Know?
If you have ever received a nice gift basket then you know how
nice they can be. You can find gift baskets in a wide assortment
of delights. Some may be filled with chocolates or they may be
filled with savory items and a bottle of wine.
You can even customize baskets from some websites to put your
own personal touch on them. Your friends, family or coworkers
will be delighted at your thoughtfulness.
They come in a wide range of prices that anyone can afford.
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