Bloomex Gift Baskets to Support LLSC for Giving Tuesday

What are you doing for Giving Tuesday! December 2, 2014, has been designated as this year's global "Giving Tuesday". It's a great idea that is catching on in Canada—a new movement for giving and volunteering, taking place each year after the spending excesses of Cyber Monday.

Giving Tuesday is the "opening day of the giving season,” leading us into holiday good will. It has become a designated day across the world where charities, companies and individuals join together to share commitments, rally for favourite causes and think about others.

Bloomex supports several charity initiatives throughout the year but for this year's Giving Tuesday Bloomex decided to provide extra support to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada (LLSC). LLSC provides information, treatment options and support for people living with blood cancers at every stage of their journey, as well as providing valuable support for caregivers. One person in Canada will be diagnosed with a blood cancer every 28 minutes; leukemia and lymphoma account for almost half of all childhood cancers in those aged 0-14 years (Statistics courtesy of Canadian Cancer Society 2013). 

LLSC does amazing work all year on behalf of those living with blood cancers. Bloomex has designated four wonderful gift baskets with special pricing to support this valuable cause. Buy any of these gift baskets today and Bloomex will donate twenty percent of the proceeds directly to LLSC. As a further bonus, Bloomex will provide free shipping (yes, you read that correctly) on these amazing gift baskets if you order them on Giving Tuesday!

Buying these gift baskets is a win-win-win: you get your holiday shopping done quickly and easily while saving delivery fees, you send someone a fantastic gourmet gift basket to enjoy, and you support the valuable work of LLSC. What are you waiting for? 

Wine & Cheese Gift Basket

Perfect for any wine lover! This gift basket comes complete with delectable snacks and two bottles of premium wine (one red, one white) in an attractive basket with your personal message. $12.00 from this purchase will be donated to LLSC!

Blue Ribbon Gift Basket

This attractive gift basket contains a generous assortment of delicious gourmet treats that convey your good taste and indulge theirs! $11.00 from this gift basket sale will be donated to LLSC!

Snack Lovers Gift Basket

This lovely gift basket is hand-packed full of delectable snacks and treats that will delight any recipient. $9.00 from the sale of this gift basket goes directly to LLSC!

Chocolate and Cookie Lover Gift Basket

If you know someone with a sweet tooth, then this is the gift basket to send! Packed with scrumptious and decadent treats, this is an array of goodies that will have anyone smiling. $8.00 from the sale of this gift basket goes directly to LLSC!

Join with Bloomex this Giving Tuesday and help support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada! Together we can make a difference to those living with blood cancers.

Delicious Bloomex Holiday Gift Baskets

The holidays are fast approaching and many of us are looking for great gift ideas. You cannot go wrong with a beautiful and delicious holiday gift basket! Bloomex offer a wide variety of gourmet baskets for all tastes and budgets. These thoughtful and delectable gifts will brighten the holidays for loved ones or impress your business colleagues, and we can deliver them for you across Canada from Halifax to Vancouver. Plus, they all come at amazing prices! 

Here are a few notables that are new and best selling. Check out Bloomex Holiday Gift Baskets to see even more! This is your gift giving made easy, affordable...and delicious. 

1. Seasons Greeting Gift Basket 

This festive collection is our best seller for the season! Your gift is carefully hand-packed and delivered in an attractive gift basket or special box with your personal message. This basket contains high quality and delectable products, including selected premium tea, premium imported wafers, yummy chocolate truffles, decadent French dark chocolate squares, cashew crunch candies, premium cookies, chocolate biscotti, and cranberry harvest medley. Who wouldn't love to receive this? 

2. Gourmet Collection II Gift Basket 

Our Gift Basket Gourmets have hunted down the most decadent treats ever and used them to create this gift basket full of tempting treats. Comprised solely of the most luxurious treats this completely irresistible vision of a gift basket is as good as it gets. Now we've taken it one step further and chopped the price in HALF! Call it what you will - we call it the Best Deal in Town - period. This Gourmet Gift Basket contains an assortment of 12 decadent treats (gourmet chocolates, exotic coffees and teas, premium cheeses, nuts, seafood, crackers) personally selected and presented in a decorative metal tin. Gourmet Collection I and III also available! 

3. Cheese Lover Gift Basket

For the cheese lover on your list, look no further! This decadent basket is full of gourmet cheeses, crackers and seafood. This premium cheese basket contains French cheese, Canadian cheese, Premium Quebec Cheese, gourmet seafood, premium smoked mussels, Italian toasts, artisan bread sticks, premium private brand crackers, cheese sticks, wine and cheese crackers. Yummy! 

4. Holiday Temptation Gift Basket 

The temptation to eat delicious foods and chocolates is especially high around the holiday season. This beautifully arranged basket of appetizing gourmet foods will no doubt satisfy your recipient's craving for tasty, premium quality snacks. Delivered in an attractive basket, this tempting collection includes: private brand dark chocolate, gourmet cheese, Canadian cheddar cheese, private brand pretzels, premium crackers, Italian crackers, chocolate wafer cookies, large box of cappuccino candies, delicious truffles, California almonds, premium cookies, premium cherry chocolates and premium cashews.The perfect holiday treat! 

5. Wine and Lobster Gift Basket

The Ultimate Gourmet Basket! You don't find this anywhere else. This decadent gourmet gift basket features two delicious "fresh-cooked in the shell" lobsters (Prince Edward Island's Finest!), fine artisan bread sticks, Dolcetto wafer rolls, Tavolare savory snacks, Toscana Crackers, a bottle of French Red Wine, and for dessert, a box of chocolate dipped Truffle cookies. This unique gift is like sending an amazing gourmet meal that is sure to delight and impress! (excludes wine glasses)

Beautiful Holiday Poinsettias

Many of us associate the beautiful Poinsettia plant with the holiday season. The plant has an interesting history and uses. The Poinsettia plant is native to Central America and flowers during the winter in an area of southern Mexico. The ancient Aztecs called them 'cuetlaxochitl' and had several uses for them. They used the flowers (which are actually special types of leaves called bracts) to make a purple dye for clothes and cosmetics. They also used the white latex sap from the plant as a medicine to treat fevers. 

We know about poinsettias today largely due to the first ambassador from the U.S. to Mexico. In 1825 Joel Roberts Poinsett (that's why we call them Poinsettias) brought some plants back to his greenhouses in South Carolina. He began growing them and sending them to friends and botanists. These friends shared and sold the plant and their popularity grew quickly. Their cheerful and festive colours bring us joy during the winter months and the holiday season. 

Bloomex provides amazing prices on beautiful Poinsettia plants this season, with four arrangements to choose from. Order now to brighten your holiday table or to send some cheer. These long-lasting hearty plants make an excellent gift!

1. Elegant Poinsettia Basket 

Send this gorgeous, explosion of popular red poinsettia plants for Christmas. Long-lasting, hardy and festive. Elegant assortment of red poinsettia plants accented with Christmas decorations and greens is arranged in 6" bamboo basket. Measures approximately 10"Hx9"W.



2. Christmas Planter Basket

This growing and long lasting gift is an ideal way to say Merry Christmas! This 10" planter basket contains two assorted poinsettia blooming plants, four assorted green tropical plants, corns and decorative ribbons.





3. Deluxe Poinsettia Basket 

Send this gorgeous, explosion of popular red poinsettia plants for Christmas. Long-lasting, hardy and festive. Deluxe assortment of red poinsettia plants accented with Christmas decorations and greens is arranged in 8" bamboo basket. Measures approximately 12"H x 12"W.

4. Supreme Poinsettia Basket 

Supreme assortment of red poinsettia plants accented with Christmas decorations and greens is arranged in 10" bamboo basket. Measures approximately 14"H x 12"W.

Enjoy your beautiful Bloomex Poinsettias and have a wonderful holiday!

6 Bloomex Gift Baskets That Do Good for Charity

We're very proud of our Charity "GIVE" Basket program here at Bloomex. The idea's pretty simple. We have six gift baskets (which are always a popular choice on Bloomex.ca during the holiday season) that we've designated as special "GIVE" baskets in 2013.

20% of the purchase price goes to a charity of the customer's choice. You simply enter the name of your charity or not-for-profit organization at checkout, and Bloomex will give 20% of the basket's price to them. So not only do you get a great treat for a loved one, you're able to give a little back to a cause that you really care about, as well.

Let's take a quick look at the six baskets available for this program. The start under $40 and there is quite a selection of products available. Click the links of the basket names to be taken to the product pages.

Chocolate & Cookie Lover

$39.99
A wonderful basket for the value-conscious buyer, featuring an assortment of 7 delicious items.

Snack Gift Basket

$44.99
9 delectable items including nuts, cookies, candy and fudge, sure to satisfy the snack lover in your life.

Blue Ribbon

$54.99
A sophisticated take on the snack-filled basket, consisting of 11 different items including Artisan Breadsticks and gourmet cheese.

Gourmet Greatness

$69.99
Multiple types of cheese and delicacies like mussels and almonds.

Grand Gourmet

$79.99
This great assortment includes 14 items in all, including delicious treats like smoked seafood, Escargot, gourmet coffee and a whole lot more.

Luxury Snack Basket 

$89.99
The ultimate treat! Includes 14 exquisite items, featuring multiple types of cookies, crackers and other great-tasting snacks.

The 12 Days of Bloomex Christmas (Day 3) - Sweet Memories Gift Basket

We're gearing up for the holiday season here at Bloomex, so we're taking a look at 12 of our favourite Christmas presents that are sure to get you -- or a loved one -- into the spirit of the season.

On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me... a basket full of Sweet Memories.

Our gift baskets are always a hot item around Christmas-time at Bloomex. It's easy to understand why.They make for a worry-free gift that you know will 'travel well,' and more than likely, will be greatly appreciated when it gets there. The other thing is that the products, particularly the food products, in our gift baskets offer practical value to the recipient in that they're virtually guaranteed to be eaten. 

Our Sweet Memories Gift Basket is always a hit, as it features an assortment of 6 delicious treats for one great price. Included are: Boxes/packs of dark chocolate, assorted cookies, delicious premium truffles and truffle cookies, tangy lemon cookies and some crunchy candies.

Check it out here on Bloomex.ca and send a little love for less this holiday season.

THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

• Day 1: Classic Christmas Centrepiece
• Day 2: Festive Fragrance 

10 Great Things to Include in Christmas Gift Baskets

You already know that we offer a variety of gift baskets to fit your budget, but today we thought we'd take a

look at some great items to include in them.

There are truly a wide range of items that can be included in gift baskets and we're pleased to offer some of the lowest prices online, and in Canada, on baskets that include these items.

From corporate gifts to something for you're sweetheart, and whether you're interested in some of our value-conscious assortments or an exquisite gourmet collection, you can't go wrong with the following options.

1. Chocolate is always a great option -- it's addictive and delicious. 
2. Staying with sweets, many baskets include some types of cookies. 
3. Switching over to salty rather than sweet, nuts are an excellent item, sure to be munched on throughout the holiday season. 
4. And for refined tastes, cheese (particularly paired with a bottle of wine or something similar) is an elegant way to surprise your loved ones at Christmas.
5. This may seem a little bit left-field, but we also offer baskets featuring things like seafood to make for a truly unique gift giving experience.
6. Escargot: Speaking of refined tastes! Yep, we've got baskets that have Escargot in them. Mmm.
7. Coffee: For the java-lover in your life that needs their cup of morning joe, Bloomex offers plenty of different assortments that include different types of coffee 
8. Tea: It's the most popular drink in the world and makes for an excellent inclusion in any sort of Christmas present.
9. Wine: Classy and elegant, wine is a traditional gift -- great for housewarming parties, but just as good for a Christmas gathering or a holiday present. 
10. Beer: For the fun-loving man (or woman) in your life, Bloomex's Beer and Nuts basket is a very popular choice among our customers.

As a footnote, if you really want to do some good this holiday season, have a look at our Charity Give Baskets, where 20% of your purchase goes to a charity or non-profit organization of your choice. 

MORE GIFT BASKET IDEAS:

• 5 Coffee Gift Baskets to Send in Canada
• 4 Fantastic Fruit Baskets