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So I love sending homemade gifts to people, but I admit that now I have kids, I don't have as much time as I used to. I'm starting to switch to buying gift baskets instead.

I'm also an organic-loving tree-hugger, so I love anything made with organic ingredients, organic flowers, etc. Unfortunately, it's hard to find gift baskets that contain organic products.

Recently I discovered that http://www.1800flowers.com, that company that sells flowers, offers organic gifts, and I was thrilled. They had the traditional flowers, all organic. They had the fruit and nut boxes. They even had a bunch of gourmet cheeses for the cheese platter (and boy do we love cheese). I really loved their organic snack basket. It has lots of yummy munchies (e.g. pretzels, tea, cookies, etc.). I thought that would be an awesome gift for that friend who's getting ready for a road trip (they could even use the basket to hold all their souvenirs).

Yes, their organic products are a bit more expensive than the conventional products, but I like to think of it as an investment in the environment and health of children (since they are most susceptible to pollution from agriculture). For me, that extra cost of paying for organic stuff is just like donating money to an environmental organization.

The least expensive delivery fee for any of the people I would have shipped stuff to was just under $11, but honestly that's about as much as I would pay if I had driven to the post office and shipped it myself, so it's worth it by my calculations.

I'm sure I'll be using them the next time I want to send an organic gift basket and don't have the time to put one together myself.

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