Thursday, January 10, 2008

Gift Baskets Are They Man Enough For Men


There is just something very feminine about gift baskets, no matter what the gift baskets are intended for. Of course, everyone knows how ribbons, bows, pretty packaging and crepe paper fascinates the fairer sex more, making it safe to assume that these baskets, more often than not, are purchased as gifts by women rather than men.

However, right now, new types of baskets are appearing in the market, which are hoped to please the male recipients. The feedbacks that are received for these new gift ideas are great, enough to encourage some of the service providers to start making absolutely different range of gift baskets for men.

As with the more conventional gift baskets, most of these contain some sort of food item in them. So, it is really not too difficult to understand why these would attract its target recipients. After all, the age-old adage has it that the way to a man's heart has and always will be through his stomach!

Service providers have definitely taken this gift baskets industry seriously. Simply by knowing what the preferred male pursuits are, and putting this bit of information together with great food, a gift basket that would certainly please just about any man in this world has been created!
You know of the days when he wishes to fire up the old grill and get a barbecue running? Imagine how delighted your man would be to find a barbecue basket that consists of all the things needed to work out a fantastic barbecue session delivered right to the doorstep! Another way you could have such baskets delivered to your home is to sign him up with one of the Meat of the Months club. One way or another, you would end up with a very pleased husband and a "well done!" from your mother-in-law!

If your man has a passion for golf, there are many golf gift baskets available in various designs. There are some that even come in a mini golf bag, and these baskets usually comprise of tees and golf balls, together with some refreshments that can be munched on during the game. These baskets would be most suitable to celebrate that magnificent round of game or simply as a little pick-me-up after a rough day on the green.

Fans of team-based games such as basketball, football and baseball, are also privileged to have specially packed baskets. These are usually done-up according to team colours and are made up of every fan's dream contents. Hence, aside from the prerequisite junk food, there would be team memorabilia such as mini mascots, banners, flags, t-shirts and caps. If you are feeling particularly generous, perhaps you might also want to include limited edition, collectors' items along the lines of baseball cards or a basketball pre-signed by one of the greats. So, the next time the man in your life is headed to a Yankees game, you can rest assure that he will be sufficiently kitted out to enjoy it to the fullest!

But one can almost hear the plaintive cry of women everywhere, "What am I to do if my guy is not an outdoorsy type of man?!" Have no fear; gift baskets for men are not just limited to sports gift baskets or to lovers of the great outdoors. Should your man prefer more indoor fun such as getting his buddies over for a poker game or two or even just catching a movie on DVD, there is still hope. In fact, even if his tastes run to more genteel pursuits such as smoking cigars in the drawing room after dinner, it is still possible to find a suitable gift basket.

Service providers are so thorough in their effort to develop baskets catering to specific tastes that almost anything is possible these days. Thus, the sort of baskets available range from those for super bikers to gifts for metrosexual males. So, whether your man is the sort that enjoys nothing more than an exciting paperback in one hand and a bowl of peanuts in the other or the sort that revels in a relaxing seaweed facial mask, there ought to be a gift basket befitting him.

Male gift baskets are definitely a successful formula when you think about it. Obviously, there are the benefits when you order one for Father's Day, and getting a basket delivered to your husband/son/boyfriend might actually send them a message that you are all for his relaxing pursuits. This is definitely better compared to being foolish and arguing about how much time is being spent away on weekends. However, be prepared when he might just pass on that fishing trip just to go shopping with you once the hostility is gone! This might call for a suitable gift basket too, to commemorate the occasion.

Thomas Bronson's main focus is in the gift industry, specifically holiday gift baskets. His trademark ecommerce website GiftBasketsAffair.com offers a wide range of signature gift basket ideas such as gift baskets for women, Christmas gift baskets, Valentine gift baskets, Wedding gift baskets and so on.

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