There's Gift Baskets Heaven And A Gift Basket Hell!
You forgot that tomorrow is Aunt Martha's and Uncle Fred's 50th wedding anniversary and worse yet, they're in Seattle and you live in Poughkeepsie! The big problem is not just what to get them but how to get it to them in so short a time. Someone suggests the solution is a gift basket loaded with gourmet goodies and a celebratory bottle of champagne and while that sounds super, the other half of the challenge is still getting it to them in time!
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First, it can be very expensive, even as much as the cost of the basket itself, especially if you want it there overnight for next business day delivery. Accordingly, because it takes up so much of your budget, it usually results in a smaller gift basket being sent. As well, it can be lost or arrive damaged,Nero Albicocca Hogan Progetto Donna, especially if it requires faster handling. Furthermore, because it can be exposed to many weather extremes, shipping limits what kind of gift basket can be sent. For example, baskets containing perishables such as cheese, fruit,Nike Zoom Kobe VII White Shark Sko, chocolates, etc. don't travel well in higher or lower temperatures and will likely arrive in a deteriorated condition as a consequence. Additionally, baskets containing beverages, such as wine, are subject breakage and also may be prohibited from shipment either by the carrier or the laws of the originating or destination jurisdiction. Adding to all of these issues is that the recipient receives a shipping container, sometimes even with a hole poked in it,Nike Free Run Sko Grå Grøn, as opposed to the beautiful gift basket unto itself.
In addition to the problems associated with the domestically shipped gift basket, international shipments are subject to even more issues. Naturally such long distance shipments cost substantially more to freight and, of course, take much longer to arrive. Additionally, as with any parcel crossing international borders, especially now post 911, they are subject to security examination which usually results in it being a collection of the various ingredients rather than a gift basket, when it arrives. Furthermore, additional charges for customs duty,Nike Air Force 1 Low Spillere Edition White Gold, tax and brokerage fees are incurred, all of which occur enroute so become the responsibility of the recipient. Imagine receiving a gift and then having to pay to get it! All in all, international gift basket shipping most often should be avoided. Indeed, even domestic shipping for the reasons summarized above, is less than ideal.
Furthermore, if the environment is a concern to you, shipping usually means going by big truck or transport plane and that means higher emissions from burning more fossil fuels. On the other hand, local deliveries are more commonly by the operator themselves or a courier trying to keep their fuel costs down by driving the least of the gas guzzlers.
Clearly, a good solution is local hand delivery whenever possible but choosing a local operator in the city of delivery has risks too. For example, online telephone or advertising directories typically don't reveal anything about the operator's reliability, how long they've been in business, are they a storefront enterprise or in the business part-time, operating from their home. In many instances some operators simply put up a website, some even copy designs from someone else's and then to fulfill your order, they purchase very common ingredients at retail from a nearby supermarket as opposed to buying specialty products of a unique appeal, at wholesale. After adding their profit markup, it results in the end product being of questionable value. Additionally,Mbt Swala schwarzen Sandalen DaMänner, because your basket is going to someone else, you likely won't see it to be sure it is even close to what you ordered. Lastly, the reliability of the operator is unknown so the basket may not be delivered when preferred.
All of that said, it is nonetheless quite possible that through an online search you will find a reputable local operator,MBT Baridi Schuhe, worthy of your business or alternatively, perhaps one of several gift basket business operator networks, hopefully consisting of local operators, with each having been juried to assure good value and design as well as dependable local delivery. While they may charge a modest handling and processing fee, considering that you pay only the cost for local delivery as opposed to shipping charges, it's a bargain. Best of all, in addition to having an international reputation to uphold, they want your future business for baskets to other cities and, accordingly, are far more dependable than some distant local operator who knows you probably won't order from them again in the future.
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