How to Select and Purhcase a Gourmet Chocolate Gift Basket from Godiva

When you consider who to purchase a gift basket from, you usually try to go to a trusted name. For coffee, many flock to Starbucks to grab that perfect coffee gift basket for a friend or relative. When it comes to chocolate, there are many names that could be thrown around as trusted brands. One brand that comes to the mind of many is Godiva. It's easy to get lost when visiting Godiva's website, but these few quick tips can help you order that perfect gift basket.

The home page of Godiva's website can easily lead you astray. Ignore the offers, sales, and multiple banners that push different kinds of Godiva products. What we're looking for here is a gift basket. Godiva offers the usual gift basket, but also offers a "gift tower"; this tower offers multiple boxes in one tied up tower. We'll get to these in a second, but first, we need to find them. Hover over the link at the top of the page that says "Shop Online". Once you've got that down, find the link that pops up that says "Gift Baskets & Towers". This takes you to the exact page that you want to be at. This page lists all of the gift baskets. You can choose to sort the search between prices, as Godiva offers baskets and towers that start at under $50, and go to over $125.

The baskets available online at Godiva feature a wide array of chocolates and chocolate related items. The "Valentine's Day Chocolate Bliss Gift Bag", valued at $100, offers three different gift boxes, each with multiple counts of a favorite (such as Truffles and Nut and Caramels) as well as hot cocoa, chocolate bars, and milk chocolate strawberries. The "Chocoiste Gift Basket with Gold Ribbon", valued at under $50, offers multiple travel chocolates, including bars and chocolate covered nuts and fruits.

Most, if not all, of Godiva's baskets and towers offer multiple assortments or colored ribbons. Once you choose the ribbon color and quantity, you're ready to check out and get your basket or tower sent to you. Once you fill in your contact information and your billing information, you will be asked to choose your shipping method. You can choose between Standard, 2nd Day Delivery, Overnight, and Overnight Saturday. The price increments from the usual shipping charge goes up to $11 extra for 2nd day, $14 extra for overnight, and $20 extra for overnight Saturday, for those times that you've decided to be really last minute and need the gift now. For those who are ordering early, you may also choose the shipment date. This allows you to have the package shipped to you a month after you've paid, in case you're trying to surprise someone and need to choose the exact day that it is shipped and delivered.

From this point on, you will be able to choose if you'd like a personalized gift card (at an extra cost of $3.50), or a complimentary gift card. After that, you should be all set, and should receive your gift basket in perfect shape. Any of Godiva's gift baskets and towers would be a great choice for anyone you know that loves chocolate. The company has a wide selection, and can easily fill your needs with reasonable shipping, and multiple price options for baskets to fit exactly what you're looking for.