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This week's tip: 5 Things You Should Never Put in Your Gift Baskets
by Flora M. Brown, Ph.D. Copyright 2007 All rights reserved 1. Homemade food
If you decide to produce food for your gift baskets you will need to work in a licensed commercial kitchen.
2. Repackaged food
No matter how great it might seem to divide a huge bag of Hershey's kisses and place them into 10 small bags, don't. Not only are there sanitary issues, but your newly created small bags won't have the ingredients labels.
3. Fragrant products and chocolate together
When chocolate is placed in a basket with cologne, fragrant soap or scented candles, it will take on the scent of the accompanying item.
4. Pine cones or greenery from your yard or anyone else's for that matter.
You don't those microscopic inhabitants of pine cones, etc. joining the food and other products in your design. Stick with artificial enhancements.
5. Wine, beer, liquor or even chocolate filled with liquor.
Unless you have a license from your state allowing the sale of alcoholic beverages, don't do it. The penalty for violation is severe. Obtaining your license involves an application process and waiting period, and is not available to homebased businesses. Read more about this here.
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Steer clear of the law and avoid etiquette and ethics mistakes with the following ideas:
Click here to read previous issues of this newsletter. Keep up with the gift industry and stay inspired. Read my latest blog What's in Your Gift Basket of Tricks? PERMISSION TO REPRINT: You may reprint the tips from the Gift Basket Business World Newsletter in your own print or electronic newsletter. But please notify us where they will appear and include the following paragraph at the bottom of the tips. If you like these tips, please pass them on to your friends, clients and colleagues.
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