You will likely spend the night before Easter filling a rainbow-colored basket with green plastic straw and yellow marshmallow peeps for your kid. Ahh,those were the days - waking up to a bounty of chocolate and treats, and enjoying them all week long. Well, I'm here to tell you -mom, dads, and fellow chocoholics, that those days don't have to be over! What would you say to your very own grown-up Easter basket, overflowing with award-winning gourmet treats? I thought so. I may no longer believe in the Easter Bunny (we all know that only Santa Claus is real), but I do believe in chocolate treats and decadent sweets at any age, for any occasion. Fortunately for you and me, there's Gourmet Gift Baskets.com.
I'm generally good at keeping secrets and planning surprises. But, it was really tough to keep this one underwraps for the past week. I have been bursting at the seams to fill you in on the Product Review and Giveaway from Gourmet Gift Baskets.com. And now I can finally LET IT OUT!
French/Paris Gift Baskets are just a few of those available in their amazing line-up. They sell gift baskets for all the major holidays, including Easter and Mother's Day. They have special Occasions and Sentiment baskets, for Baby and Birthday (did I mention that my birthday is on the 23rd? Woo-hoo!). And even Specialty Theme baskets that match a person's hobbies, such as Golf and Gardening. Every gift basket sounded just as good as the next. Are you understanding my agonizing dilemma, ladies?! Yes, I'm sure you're really sympathetic.
Ok, I won't keep you in suspense any longer. Finally, with great care (because I take my job as a Reviewer very seriously), I selected the Sweets Gift Basket. And then I waited, which as you can imagine, is the hardest thing for a chocoholic to do.
My Sweets Basket arrived even earlier than expected. Thank you chocolate Gods, and thank you Gourmet Gift Baskets.com. It was beautifully packaged, with all of the award-winning gourmet treats set in a high-quality reusable woven basket, and tied with colorful ribbons. I didn't want to cut the wrapping. Ok, you know me better than that. This gift basket could've been wrapped in gold, and I still would've ripped it open like someone on Survivor Island. Once I did break the seal, it truly did not disappoint.
All of the Sweets were of superior quality and delicious. The Chocolate Orange Raspberry Filled Cookies were moist and scrumptious. The Signature Milk Chocolate Bar melted in my mouth. The English Toffee was divine. The Key Lime White Chocolate Cookies were the perfect combination of flavors. The Chocolate Chip Cookies were a great little treat. Word of caution about the Golden Caramel Nuggets: the taste is so light, yet wonderfully sweet, that you're likely to eat most of the bag before you realize it. We gave Grandma the Buttered Peanut Crunch - it was the least we could do when she babysat our kids that evening. Grandma reported that it was "really good," and we were surprised not to find her in a buttered crunch-induced coma when we returned home. Now that the goodies have been devoured, we have our woven basket to re-use and remind us of the greedy good times (I'm hoping it will remind my husband to order another one for my birthday. Did I mention it's on the 23rd?).
Just remember these profound words from yours truly: Marshmallow peeps are gross. Gourmet Gift Baskets.com is cool. And every adult still deserves an Easter basket.
A fantastic gift for your spouse, your child's teacher, pastor, nanny, babysitter, Grandma, hard-to-please mother-in-law...the negotiator who did your home loan modification.
Want to buy it? Gourmet Gift Baskets.com is currently offering a discount of $5 off a purchase of $50 or more! Simply use the code Bunny5 at checkout.
Want to win it? Gourmet Gift Baskets.com has offered to give away a huge basket of gourmet treats to a Playground for Parents reader! They allowed me to select the gift baskets that I thought my readers would love to have for Easter. Winner gets to pick one of these. I know you'll love the choices. You and your sweet tooth can thank me later (especially if you're thanking me in chocolate).
Come out to play with a Giveaway!
The Winner gets to choose one of the following sensational gift baskets: Red Wine and Dark Chocolate Easter Basket, Organics Gift Basket, Sweets Gift Basket, OR Easter Morning Breakfast Gift Basket. See details below!
We begin with a host of amazing rich, upscale dark Easter chocolates and pair them with your choice of amazing red wines for an antioxidant rich, Doctor approved healthy Easter gift basket. Let the kids have the bunnies and the candies and let the adults enjoy sophisticated dark chocolates and sumptuous red wines.
Inside this great-tasting, yet 'good for you' gift basket, you'll find an assortment of snacks, including Blue Star Farms Organic Crackers, Colorado Mountain Organic Strawberry Preserves, Larabar's Jocolat Chocolate Hazelnut Bar, Peeled Snacks Organic Cashew's, Brad’s Organic Smooth Peanut Butter, Organic Valley Low-fat Organic Milk, Leapin’ Lemon White Chocolate Cookies, YS Organic Honey, Harney & Sons Organic English Breakfast Tea, and Wholemato Organic Agave Ketchup.
Inside they'll find a huge selection of amazing gourmet foods including key lime white chocolate cookies, chocolate orange raspberry cookies, English toffee, peanut butter crunch, signature dark chocolate, golden caramel nuggets, colts bolts by colts chocolates, chocolate chip pecan cookies, chocolate dipping pretzels with raspberry chocolate dip, peanut butter snack mix, signature milk chocolate, pecan brittle, Bavarian chocolate mints, and chocolate covered cherries! If you want gourmet snacks, chocolates, and a whole lot more, this gourmet gift basket is for you!
EASTER MORNING BREAKFAST GIFT BASKET
Hungry egg hunters will enjoy fluffy pancakes topped with 100% pure New Hampshire maple syrup, or buttery biscuits topped with thick cut, mouth-watering hickory smoked country ham biscuit slices or wild Maine blueberry jam. Our handmade, two-handle basket is cloth lined and perfect for serving breads and muffins. Decorated in bright, beautiful spring colors, this is one of our most popular Easter Baskets and is terrific for all Easter celebrations.
Visit www.GourmetGiftBaskets.com. Leave a Comment telling me which specific basket you would choose from their website, other than the baskets offered in the Giveaway. Comments must be received by 11:59pm (PST) on March 24th. One winner will be selected by Random.org. Winner will be notified via email, and will be announced here. Be sure to leave your email address so that I can contact you (and make sure it doesn't go to spam) - I'd hate for you to miss your prize. Winner has 48 hours to respond, or a new winner will be selected. Contest open to U.S. residents only. Good luck!
Increase your chances to win! For more entries, you can:
- Subscribe to my blog (located on the top, right side of this page). After you've subscribed, leave a comment and let me know. Be the first to find out about Giveaways and parenting info! Are you already a Subscriber? Just leave a Comment and say, "I subscribe!"
- Blog about this Giveaway and link back to Playground for Parents. Leave a Comment, with the link to your post!
- Post my blog button on your site! Leave five separate Comments with your blog link, for five entries!!
- Email a friend about this Giveaway and cc me: PlaygroundMail@aol.com. Leave a Comment for your extra entry!
- If you have Entrecard, drop your card on me, or advertise on my site! Just leave me a Comment and let me know you've done so.
- Follow me on Twitter AND tweet about the Giveaway! Leave the link to your tweet in your comment.
- Let's just pretend that you're not keeping the gift basket for yourself. Tell us who in your life deserves a special gift basket and why!
* Be sure to leave a Separate Comment for EACH entry. That's EIGHT total ways to enter this fantastic contest!!
Reminder: Deadline for the Boy's Adorable Necktie Giveaway is March 19th! Just in time for Easter! Deadline for Mommy Cards is March 30th!
Congratulations to lucky winner, Michelle (#141)! Michelle said, "My son graduates in May from college. He's been working so hard on his thesis and has little time for anything else. It's almost done and wouldn't a chocolate gift basket be the perfect "congratulations" from his parents? I think I'd like to give my win to him."
Very cool gift basket site!! I especially liked the SPA basket and the Wine and Champagne baskets!!! I'm gonna send the link to the hubby so he can hook me up!!
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If I were to give a basket, I think I would give it to the hubby. He'd be soo very surprised cause it's rare to find somethng like this geared toward men. And of course he's deserving cause he puts up with me!!
Posted by: Syl | Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 01:07 AM
I would choose the Chocolate Gift Basket Deluxe - Sweet Decadence. I LOVE chocolate!
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I like the Butterfly Tea Time Gift Basket.
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The Napa Valley Grilling Gift Basket is so nice, I like it!!
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My mom deserves a wonderful gift basket because of her love and devotion toward my housebound dad. Her patience is endless, she is a wonderful wife. And mom!
Posted by: Carol | Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 10:08 AM
May Canadians enter? I'd choose the Chocolate Dreams gift basket.
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My brother deserves a special gift basket because he works really hard and just because he's special to me.
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Candlelight Bubble Bath Gift Basket oh my that was hard to pick just 1
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:( if i HAD to give this away i would pick my sis she is great and i love her i wish i could see her more
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YUM! I would LOVE this! I really like the Tour Of Italy™ - Italian Gift Basket too!
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My mom totally deserves one! She does so much for us and is just amazing!
Posted by: Dee | Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 02:02 PM
The Ultimate Barefoot Contessa Gift Basket looks simply amazing! Thanks for the giveaway!
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My hard-working hubby deserves a gift basket and some pampering because he leaves the house when it's still dark outside and comes back well after the kids are put to bed.
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Tea & Cookies Gift Basket Standard-- Looks like a lovely basket!
Posted by: Karin | Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 02:45 PM
I would choose the Grilling Greatness™ - Grilling - BBQ - Marinating - Cooking Gift Basket from the website. We love to BBQ and it has some great products. I do have my heart set on the dark chocolate and red wine prize though!
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I would love a Weekend in Paris Gift Basket. Thanks for this giveaway
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as for which basket I would choose if i had to.. I would DEFINITELY choose the "FLAME ENTHUSIAST"
I would give it to my Father In law (I dont eat meat, so it wouldnt do too good for me anyways). But the reason i would give it to my Father In Law is simple because we aren't on the best terms. We just clash, and the last dinner we had together was kind of a nightmare. It was actually the FIRST time in 2 years than i had been to dinner with them. I told my hubby i will only eat dinner if his dad promises not to talk about money during the dinner. Apparently he couldnt do that. So yea. I would lke to give him something like that, HE LOVES TO GRILL. Its the only time he seems human to me. So it would be a nice peace offering.
I am a BIG TIME family person> my family and I are VERY tight knit, unlike my husbands. So its so hard to be this way with him. I would LOVE to be better with him!
Anyways, was that TMI??
If i won the Gift Basket Giveaway, i would choose the EASTER MORNING gift basket, and i would KINDA keep it for myself, and kinda give it to my husband. I feel like it has been SOO long since we had a good little famliy breakfast, so that little gift basket would literally be a PERFECT easter breakfast before i drag my hubby to my mom's house where we will see my 30 cousins, aunts, uncles, and all the little ones. I would LOVE LOVE the breakfast one.
Thanks for the OFFER!!
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