Finding Corporate Gift Baskets Is Harder Than I Had Believed In My Wildest Dreams

By Anisa R Browning

I was pleased when I heard that my boss was going to have a baby because that signified that I wouldn't have her looking over my head all the time, but then, I got the word that it was my job to get her a corporate gift basket before her maternity leave. It sounds silly, but I had never had to buy a gift basket for any reason in my life up to that point. Aside from my own troubles, my boss has never been happy with any of the gifts we've given her. Each time she receives a gift that she does not desire, it immediately goes in the garbage.

My first effort involved a trip to a nearby flower shop while I was on my lunch hour to get a list of prices, but upon my return, Madison, who sits in the cubicle next to mine let me know that our boss hated flowers. I felt fairly deflated and didn't know what to do next. Finally, I went to a candy store to see what kind of gift baskets they had, but all they had were baskets loaded with cheesy, gimmicky junk.

I could discern right away that this option would not pan out in any way. My mood did not improve after these experiences as I am not particularly fond of spending time with surly teen store workers or long drives in city traffic. I was all set to call it quits and tell the rest of my work team that we should abandon the idea to give the boss a gift basket.

Nearly before I knew it, it was one week until her maternity leave and I still did not understand what to do, so I told my wife the situation. She kindly suggested that I might look online for a solution. According to her, a gourmet gift basket that had been a gift at to a friend of hers who worked across town and that the whole family had loved it.

It always behooves me to listen to my wife's counsel because she always has the superior ideas. After some searching, I located a gift basket website that had a wide assortment of splendid items and ordered a corporate gift basket for my boss. I'll admit that I was nervous when the time came to present the gift basket to my boss, but as it turns out, she loved it. I received a lot of praise for my choice in baskets and word soon extended throughout the company. I'm just glad that I have a wife who is smarter than I am.

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