5 Tips To Think About Before Buying Holiday Business Food Gifts

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The holiday season is the number one time of year that businesses purchase food gifts. Here are 5 things you should think about before you purchase your holiday food gifts this year.

1.The first thing your recipient should see when they open your gift is your logo, not that of the retailer where you purchased the gift. When gifts from the giant mail order companies splash their company name all over the outside of the packaging it is sometimes hard for the recipient to tell who sent the gift. Many times too, their catalogs and promotional literature are included inside the packaging, allowing your customer to look up exactly how much you paid for their gift.

2. If you are purchasing dozens of gifts from your local big box retailer, you are probably paying full price. Look for a corporate and promotional gift distributor that can offer you not only a way to add your logo to your gifts, but also reward you for purchasing many gifts with volume pricing. They may also be able to provide you with additional discounts if you start your holiday gift buying in September and October before the business gift season is in full swing.

3.Think about the last food gift you received. Was it fresh? Fresher gifts taste better and say something nice about the sender. Make sure the gifts you order or purchase were packaged to order and not sitting on a warehouse shelf for months prior to your purchase. Remember, you want your customers to think something nice about your business and your gift.

4.Have you ever received a gift or gift basket that looked so big that you thought the sender spent a fortune on it. But when you open it you found that it was filled with paper and shred and there wasn’t that much in there after all? Look for gifts that are not filled with air, fluff and inexpensive fillers.

5.Do you really have time to hand deliver each and every gift? What do you do about the gifts that need to go to other offices or out of state business clients? Look for a corporate gift distributor that can take your excel spreadsheet filled with customers, add your gift card and ship them to arrive when you want them to arrive.

Remember, your holiday business gifts are a way to thank your customers and employees. What you send will be a reflection on you and your company. Make sure this holiday season you send fresh, great tasting gifts that promote your brand, are not stuffed with fluff and filler and make gift giving easy for you.


About the Author:
Najla Furgason founded Creative Expressions of Tampa Bay, Inc in 1995. What started out as a brick and mortar gift shop has turned in to a network of 10 niche web shoppes featuring high-end decorated corporate gifts, chocolates and other food related items, under the DBA of CEShoppes. "Like" us on facebook and receive a coupon for $25 off your next order. http://facebook.com/CEShoppes



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