Customer Reviews

Art of Appreciation Gift Baskets Large Lavender Renewal Spa, Bath and Body Set

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This was a gift to my wife for valentine's day and she really liked it. I was worried the lavender would be overpowering on some of the products, but it's a good balance between noticeable and pleasant. The sponges/scrubbers are big enough to get the job done - about the size of a hand each. The mix of items is great for enjoying a bath and lathering on some moisturizers afterward. The potpourri is bigger than you can tell from picture - at least a liter in volume. The containers are all pretty nice and easy to use. None of the included items seem cheap or useless. Finding a nice bathrobe and some candles to compliment this gift basket would really make a special romantic present.

I purchased this gift basket for my wife as a valentine's day gift. The fragrance after just opening the Amazon box was delightful and everything was organized well. There are two primary reasons I am displeased with this item. First, the container appeared in the photo to be a hard, durable basket made of some material at least resembling stone. With that hope, I looked forward to being able to use the container as a decorative bowl on an end table or in the kitchen. However, the container I received was no more than cardboard, easily bent and hardly more decorative than the Amazon box that it was shipped in. With this considered, we come to my second issue with this item...the price. This item is roughly $20-$25 overpriced in my opinion. With a nice stone-like container this item could pretty easily bring the $65 I've paid for it.

Now, a few bits of information to be fair to the seller:
1. I am a man, not an expert in bath soaps and bathing utensils, and am not familiar with retail pricing of each individual product contained within the basket. All I know is that it costs me under $5 for a bottle of Old Spice Body Wash and a couple more dollars for a wash cloth.
2. I must reemphasize, once more, I AM NOT AN EXPERT IN PRICING of women's bathing products.
3. I won't be giving my wife the basket until Valentine's Day tomorrow, and her reaction is what really reveals the true value of the basket.

Lavendar is her favorite fragrance, and she immediately called me the next day to thank me and told me she had taken a bath that night and said how relaxing and soothing it was. I was happy it arrived two days before Christmas, exactly as they said; bacause I had problems w/ other Christmas gifts not arriving to their destinations properly.