You must order by 5pm today for Christmas delivery

Just a quick reminder here. Orders that are to ship tomorrow, December 19th, must be placed by 5pm today, December 18th. This gives us a chance to get everything boxed up and on the truck tomorrow morning. Remember, we do not guarantee a Christmas delivery for baskets shipped after December 19th.

Also, when a product is marked Sold Out it really is sold out. Just because you can add it to your shopping cart and pay for it doesn't mean we have it in stock. We are upgrading our shopping cart software after Christmas to allow us features that will still let our products show up marked "sold out" when they are sold out, but not allow you to add it to your cart.

One last programming note. A lot of our excellent customers have called or emailed regarding the availability of the Tastes of Michigan, Very Cherry, and Michigan's Best gift crates that we build. I had hoped to have enough time to get more built than what already needs to go out the door, but that is not going to happen.

After cutting, sanding, and nailing literally hundreds of these just in the last two weeks my shoulder is hurting quite a bit. I'm getting the last batch built last night and today through gritted teeth, Motrin, and coffee. Then, I'm going to need a break from the woodshop to heal up my shoulder.

We're also working feverishly to get everything out today that we possibly can as a rather sever winter storm is racing our way bringing up to half an inch of ice on top of 6-12 inches of snow. It's awfully hard to process orders and ship items out when we don't have power ;).

Take care everybody and have a Great Day!

~ Andrew Norton, Owner Gift Baskets From Michigan LLC

Thank you to our customers

Whew! After a super busy last three weeks we have pretty much sold out of EVERYTHING on our shelves. We met and passed our sales goals for the Christmas season a week ago. I would like to apologize to anyone that was still hoping to be able to place an order. I thought I had ordered more than enough inventory to keep up with demand, but we ran out of just about everything after another big day this past Saturday.

The post office is picking up the last of the orders to be shipped out today. I told them to bring a truck or a van. They are going to need the room.

If our little store is any barometer of the Michigan economy I would have to say that overall, our economy isn't as bad as we might sometimes think. Who knows, maybe this is too small of a sample size, but as a small business owner it gives me a ray of hope.

So, many thanks to you, our customer, for making this our best year ever!

Reminder to place your order by December 20th for Christmas delivery

One week from today (December 20th) marks the "last call" for shipping gift baskets and being assured of their delivery by Christmas. If you are shipping to Alaska or Hawaii you will need to make sure your order is shipped on December 19th. Remember, you can place your order any time and simply choose the "Ship December 18th" option in the checkout process of our online store for a delivery that will be just before Christmas.

If you are shipping your gift baskets here in Michigan you have until December 21st to make sure the gift basket will arrive in time for Christmas.

Order your gift basket today and we will hold it for shipment on December 18th

That's right. We have a new feature in our online store this year that gives you the option to place your Christmas orders early and have us make sure they get to their destinations just before Christmas! After you have placed a basket (or two) in your shopping cart and you are ready to checkout, your screen will contain an image similar to the image below:

The portion circled in red is where you will choose to have your gift basket(s) "Shipped Now" or on "December 18th."

You will be billed when your order is placed, not when it is shipped. For orders that are held for shipment until December 18th you will receive an email on the 18th with your gift basket tracking information and shipment confirmation.

We look forward to help you this Christmas with all of your gift giving needs.