54 of 55 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great basket, but NOT 5 pounds of food (3.1 pounds), November 23, 2011
This review is from: Wine.com Elegant Extravaganza Gift Basket (Grocery)
Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program (What's this?)
First off, this is a really nice gift basket. The basket itself is sturdy and attractive stained wicker with nice hinged picnic handles. All of the food inside is yummy and nicely packaged. Even the bow is a nice sheer fabric bow. It doesn't go sky-high as in the picture--I think that's just to allow all the contents to show. And although gift baskets always seem wildly overpriced to me, this one's pretty reasonable, considering the quality of the contents (the biscotti in particular are excellent). You're probably be paying only about $10 more if you bought everything individually at a gourmet store (you'd save more from a nice grocery store).
HowEVER, the first point in the description says "nearly 5 pounds of pure delectable bliss."
While it may be delectable bliss, it is certainly NOT 5 pounds. It's actually just over 3 pounds, or 40% less in weight than the description. Since the description doesn't list individual weights, and the buyer only has that to go by, this is pretty important.
Here are the item weights:
5.4oz mint chocolates
5oz honey roasted peanuts
4.4 butter cookies
1.75oz mustard
5oz sausage
2oz cheese straws
8oz biscotti
6oz popcorn
4oz cheese
2oz choc chip cookies
2oz smoked almonds
4oz crackers
---
49.55 oz / 16 oz = 3.09 pounds
I'm guessing it's an honest mistake and someone unaccustomed to imperial weights might have seen 49.55 ounces and made a metric-like conversion to "nearly 5."
But there it is.
If they fix that description, I'd bump it up to 4 stars. Great basket, very nice food, pretty good value, but a wee bit too pricy for the full 5 stars. (If it actually were 5# of goodies, it would be a fantastic value and well worth 5 stars.)
Note: this review is based on a price of 69 bucks, but I saw one reviewer that paid 25. For 25, I'd call it a 5-star steal.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews
Was this review helpful to you? Yes
No
23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful Thanksgiving present !, November 23, 2010
This review is from: Wine.com Elegant Extravaganza Gift Basket (Grocery)
As I live in Brazil and wanted to send a present to a dear friend in the USA, I checked all possible items that could made her pleased, and since she likes gourmet food and has good taste I needed to be careful. Her review for the Extravaganza Gift Basket was great, all items fresh and delicious, even the basket itself, together with a lovely ribbon, would be useful, she said. Excellent for fruits and or vegetables or just decoration. (I thought of newspaper or magazines). Will definitly send it again to friends.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews
Was this review helpful to you? Yes
No
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic Gift!, October 29, 2010
This review is from: Wine.com Elegant Extravaganza Gift Basket (Grocery)
What a wonderful response I got from my family when we sent this basket to them for a birthday. They said the presentation was gorgeous and that it was such a great surprise. All the foods go well with wine and let's face it - that's a plus!
I will purchase this again for other friends/family. Good price and well done!!
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews
Was this review helpful to you? Yes
No