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Cookie Gift Baskets

Brighten their day with one of our delicious cookie gifts! Deliver a fresh-baked gift of bakery goodness in a basket, tin, box, or bouquet.

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Starting a Gift Basket Business

Gifts may be associated with holidays, but that doesn’t mean a gift basket business has to be a seasonal. In fact, gift baskets for new babies are the industry’s number-one seller. The corporate market can also be counted on for year-round gift-giving. That may be why 66 percent of gift basket business owners report that more than half of their overall sales come from corporate orders.  

To get your gift basket business off the ground:

  1. Conduct market research to determine which types of gift baskets are selling in your area.
  2. Master basic skills such as decorative paper folding and bow making.
  3. Develop several gift baskets that you can sell as standard products and show to prospective customers.

Check out gift basket how-to guides

There are plenty of experts who can teach you the art as well as the business of gift baskets.

Outfit your gift basket workspace

Create an organized and productive work area.

Stock up on gift basket goodies

Keep an inventory of baskets and products that you typically include in your standard gift baskets. These items should be purchased from wholesalers. The time to buy retail is when you’re looking for unique items to fill custom gift baskets.

Build your customer list

Send promotional postcards to local companies and follow up with a phone call. Offer to sell gift baskets to local retailers on consignment. Ultimately, your reputation is your best marketing tool. Become known for producing dazzling baskets and delivering them on time.

Manage the business side of your gift basket operation

Business plans and contracts may not be your first love, but they keep your business on its feet.
  • According to a 2006 survey of gift-basket companies by Gift Basket Review Magazine, the top five best-selling gift-baskets occasions are: 1. new baby 2. birthdays 3. thank you 4. to cheer you/thinking of you/get well 5. sympathy.
  • The average price for a corporate gift basket in 2005 (the most recent year for which statistics are available) was $61.89. The average price for a consumer gift basket was $48.41.
  • One way to get your name in front of prospective customers is to donate gift baskets to charity auctions. Ask for permission to truck your business card inside the basket.