A Gift For Gifting
Today’s gift idea source comes from a gal after my own heart – Chelsea Penner had a lifelong talent for giving wonderful gifts, particularly spectacular gift baskets to commemorate good times and help others through tough times. So much so, her friends and family encouraged her to put her talents to work for the greater good, and thus, The Gift Box Shop opened its virtual doors. Today, the site is home to a bevy of pre-made baskets to celebrate milestones like the arrival of a new baby, provide easy options for mainstays like Father’s or Mother’s Day, or simply to thank someone for years of service with your company or for a big huge awesome favour. Today, I’ve handpicked three of my favourite baskets to give you a sampling of what The Gift Box Shop carries, for any gifting occasion you’re simply stuck for ideas on.
Beer Can Chicken & Other Favourites Basket – $59.99After the wild success of my BBQ post the other week, I figured this one might be a hit as well. Instead of rushing around to find all the fixins’ for a finger-licking BBQ dinner, why not order this handy prepackaged basket, filled with everything you need (aside from the meat) to whip up a savoury meal of ribs, pulled pork, chicken pot pie, jacket potatoes and of course, a beer can chicken – among other items. Simply finish it off with a gift card to your local butcher and gift it to dad for his birthday, or to accompany that new grill your mom got him as an anniversary present.
Baby’s First Keepsake Baskets – $49.99 each
Baby gifts can be tricky to shop for. A lot of gals I know fret about how much to spend for showers, and there is no easy answer I can supply you with. If you’re simple not into picking out teeny tiny clothes and toys, or if you’re looking for a ready-made solution that’ll have every guest oohing and ahhing, The Gift Box Shop offers plenty of baby gift baskets to make shower gifting a snap. Join up with a friend and splurge on one the pricier options, and go solo with one of these gender-specific baskets filled with keepsakes that mom will treasure, and baby will still get some use out of (at least in the case of the adorable hand-crocheted booties included in each set).
Head to Toe Beauty Gift Basket – $129.99
Looking to splurge and pamper a special gal in your life? This bestselling luxury package includes spa-quality products to take care of a gal pal or spouse for eons. With professional tools to take care of your nails and makeup, lotions and potions to nourish your skin, hair, nails, and lips, you’ll look radiant in no time. I particularly love the idea of something like this as a stagette gift – have all of the guests chip in $5-$10 and presto, you’ve got a ready-to-go gift to share with the bride on her arrival.
While there are plenty of ready-to-go baskets at The Gift Box Shop, maybe you’ve got a giftee with very specific tastes, or you have a particularly unique theme you’d like to capitalize on. If that’s the case, the site offers a super easy DIY option to mix and match food and drink, baby, spa, and other gifty items together into a package you customize from the ground up. Prices are completely dependent on what you order, and to that end, the site also offers yet another option where you can peruse individual items for more easy gift shopping.
Finally some exciting news! This prettily pre-wrapped Spa Box gift is seriously ready-made for gifting. In fact, I’m actually gifting one to one of you reader types out there. Here’s how to enter:
1) Leave a comment by July 26th with the gift box you’d pick from The Gift Box Shop and who you’d give it to!
2) Entries are limited to one per person / per email address / per household (or more if you score bonus entries). A random draw will be conducted on or around July 27th to select the winners, who will have 48 hours to respond before another winner is chosen in their place.
3) Entries are limited to Canadians that have reached the age of majority in their province. Quebec is not eligible to participate in this promotion.
4) Bonus Entry: Like The Gift Box Shop on Facebook and leave a comment on your favourite gift box and why + a link back to your comment below so I can credit you a bonus entry. No link, no bonus entry!
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I’d give the Head to Toe Beauty Gift Basket to my girlfriend.
The beauty gift box would be an ideal gift for my daughter. She would enjoy trying everything.
I’d choose the welcome home baby basket and would use it for my daughter
I’d pick the Head to Toe Beauty Gift Basket and give it to my mother.
I’d pick the Welcome Home Baby to give to my bestie!
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I’d gift the Gourmet Bakers Delight Gift Basket to my daughter
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I would gift The Ultimate Entertainer to my sister-in-law
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I’d pick the Welcome Home Baby gift basket for my soon-to-be niece or nephew.
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I’d give The Thrill of The Grill gift basket to my hubby.
I’d choose the Baby Girl’s First Keepsakes Basket for my niece.
Mini Luxury Spa Gift Basket for my mom
I would Girlfriends Gourmet for my BF, she is always there when I need her.
I would love to get the Head to Toe Beauty Gift Basket – $129.99 for my sister! So she can pamper herself!
I’d pick from The Gift Box Shop, “Welcome Home Baby” & I would give it to my expectant cousin, baby sex unknown.
head to toe beauty gift box for my friend
Head to Toe Beauty Gift Basket to my mom ,with all she does for everyone it would be a great gift for her
I’d pick the Head to Toe Beauty Gift Basket for my best friend.
I’d get the thrill of the grill for my husband
I would love to give the Beer Can Chicken & Other Favourites Basket to my boyfriend to use at the cottage.
I’d love to share the spa gift basket with my Mom
i’d love the thrill for the grill basket for my husband
I’d give the Thrill for the grill basket to my husband
I’d pick the Head to Toe beauty gift basket for myself
I would pick the Dad’s Favorite Gourmet Snacks basket for my hubby
I would pick the Ultimate Entertainer and give it to my best friend who is always having us over for dinner and does all the family get-togethers for her own family.
I would love the girl’s baby’s first keepsakes gift basket for my sister-in-law (due in September).
I would love to win the Gourmet Bakers Delight Gift Basket for my best friend who is always there for me, no matter what.
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I’d get the Girlfriend Gourmet basket.
I would get the Fathers Day Gourmet Coffee Gift Basket and give it to my husband.
I would pick the Fathers Day Gourmet Coffee gift basket. My husband is a big coffee fan and would love to receive this.
I would give the Head to Toe Beauty Gift Basket to my mom or the Welcome Home Baby Basket to my cousin
Beer Can Chicken & Other Favourites Basket – i would give this to my boyfriend, he loves to barbeque.
Head to Toe Beauty Basket is awesome!
beer can chicken basket for my fiance
I would give the its a boy box to my sister who just had a baby
I like the Beauty Queen basket..would be great for my daughter and I
I’d pick the Beer Can Chicken and Other Favorites Gift Basket for myself!
I’d give the head to toe box to my daughter for her birthday!
I would pick the Head to Toe gift box and give it to my mum.
I’d give the Head to Toe Beauty Gift Basket to myself!
I would give the pink manicure gift set to my daughter.
Definitely the Spa Box gift for my friend’s birthday in August
I would chose the Fathers Day Gourmet Coffee Gift Basket and give it to my hubby 😉
I’d give the It’s a Boy! gift box to my good friends as they just had their 2nd son.
I would give the beer can chicken basket to my dad. My dad never asks for anything but gives our whole family so much love and support it would be a great way to let him know how appreciated he is.
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I would definitely get the ‘Spa Retreat’ gift basket for my mom, she needs all the relaxation she can get! ❤
I like the beer can chicken basket. I would give it to a family member.
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I’d give The Thrill of The Grill gift basket to my hubby.
I would pick the ultimate entertainer to give to me!
i’d choose the gourmet bakers delight basket to give to my mom
The “Fathers Day Gourmet Coffee Gift Basket” for us.
beer can chicken basket for my son in law
Head to Toe Beauty Gift Basket for my daughter – she would love it!
could use some moroccan oil
I would choose the Head to Toe Beauty gift basket for my best friend.
I love the spa gift basket and I would give it to my mom.
Dad’s Favorite Gourmet Snacks would be perfect for my Dad, he would love everything in there!
I would like the Head To Toe Basket for my daughter.
I would choose the Coconut Kiss Luxury Spa Gift Basket and give it to my mom.
favorite gourmet snacks
I would really reason enjoy the Beer Can Chicken & Other Favourites
DIY would work as a gift for my husband. I’d pick his favorite snacks
I would give the ultimate entertainer to my friend caretaker for helping me when I need it!
I’d pick the Head to Toe Beauty Gift Basket for my Sister
I’d give the Beer Can Chicken & Other favs gift basket to my mom. She’d love it.
I would pick the Head to Toe Beauty Gift Basket as a gift for my friend who is expecting her second baby any time now. Would be great for her to get to pamper herself a little bit.
The beer can chicken basket would be a great gift for my mother or brother.
Love the Head to Toe beautify basket – for my daughter.
I would pick the Head to Toe Beauty Gift Basket
I would pick the Head to Toe Beauty Gift Basket and give it to my daughter.
What great choices, but I know I’d end up going for the Head to Toe Beauty Gift Basket for my daughter! She’s currently expecting but I know she still wants to look and feel pretty, even though she feels a little “non-pretty” right now!
I would like to win the spa gift box for a girlfriend.
i would love to win the Beer Can Chicken basket for my husband so he can perfect the beer can chicken on the BBQ
I would give the Head to Toe Beauty basket to my sister for her birthday
I would choose the Beer Can Chicken & Other Favourites Basket and give it to my husband. He would LOVE it!
Beer Can Chicken & Other Favourites Basket and I would keep it for my self and invite friends over to share with
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beer can chicken basket for my hubby
I liked the Fathers Day Gourmet Coffee Basket.
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https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Gift-Box/167673806711704 Head to Toe Beauty Gift Basket for me!
I’d pick the Head to Toe Beauty Gift Basket, I’d give one to my daughter, my to my best friend and one for me.
Augg…that should be one to my best friend
I’d probably give the Father’s Day Beer Can Chicken basket to my father-in-law. He loves to BBQ and honestly he is much better at it than my husband!
I’d give my step daughter the beauty box because she is a beauty!
I would get Gourmet Tea Gift Basket for my best friend as she LOVES tea
I’d pick the Head to Toe Beauty Gift Basket and give it to myself
Dad’s Favorite Gourmet Snacks Gift Basket – and share with friends. thanks
I would chose the Head to Toe Beauty Gift Basket and give it to my daughter, she has been so helpful during our home renovations, I don’t know what I would of done if I didn’t have her help
I’d choose the Head to Toe Beauty Gift Basket and give it to my sister.
I would pick the beauty basket for a girlfriend
I would get the men`s grooming kit for my husband.
I like the Babys First Keepsake baskets. Blue. For my baby to be…Thanks.
I would choose the Gourmet Bakers Delight Gift Basket and give it to my mom.
I would pick the head to toe beauty basket and give it to my mom.
I would give the Head to Toe basket to my Mom!!
Head to Toe beauty basket, and I’d give it to my good friend who could use some cheering up right now.
I’d give the beer can chicken pack to my brother – he love to cook on the BBQ!
Beer Can Chicken & Other Favourites Basket –
woudl give to my fiance
I’d give the Gourmet Cocktails and Snacks gift basket to my sister for her birthday.
I would choose the Head To Toe Gift Basket and since I think I would need it the most, I would give it to myself!
i would love the Spa gift basket and the others are great too
I like all of the baskets they are all unique for sure the Babys ones are adorable for sure. Thanks for the great ideas.
I like the custom gift basket featured in the photo with all the snack foods and treats, which I’d give to my mother.
I would choose the Gourmet Tea Gift Basket to give to my grandmother. She absolutely loves tea time, so this tea gift basket would be perfect for her.
I would love the baby girls keepsake gift box for my daughter!
I’d chose the head to toe gift set and gift it to my girlfriends!
The “Baby’s First Keepsake Baskets” would be the perfect choice for a friend who is expecting her second daughter… it seems that the seond-borns don’t get any new stuff, so this would be perfect!
I would choose Gourmet Cocktails and Snacks: http://www.thegiftboxshop.ca/shop/gourmet-cocktails-and-snacks/
I would give it to my mom 😀
beer can chicken
The Head to Toe basket for my sister! What an awesome prize!
I would pick the Spa gift box and pamper myself
I would pick the Head to Toe gift basket and give it to my daughter. Thank you for the great giveaway.
I like the Gourmet Cocktails and Snacks for me. Bring on the food. 🙂
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