Back in the old days on holidays when the Internet didn't exist, my mom would sit by the table with her empty wicker baskets that she bought at a local gift shop and would fill them up with gourmet foods, fruits , wine bottles ,and all sorts of edible goodies & toys .

I would stand next her while she would wrap those gift baskets like a kid opening up a present ,

and every time she would finish a gift basket her eyes would glitter and then she would say " Learn from mommy and one day you'll do the same " ( lol )

It Was Fun ! and above all worth it !

In those days making gift baskets was in , because buying them was not worth it , first of all , they were hard to find and second , the prices were ridiculously expensive .

Mind you ,today its still a great and fun way to give gifts , but since the Internet has arrived , gift basket sales online have boomed , its the gift of choice ONLINE because people have axis to 100s of different kinds of online gift baskets from 100s of online gift basket stores

Prices are inexpensive due to the competition , and ordering them is so convenient , with a click of a button you can send a gift basket in no time .

The online gift basket industry is increasing dramatically every year , and making them I guess is on a decline unless your are selling them .

But there's one thing that will never ever change about " The gift basket " Is whether you make them or buy gift baskets online ,they will always remain the ultimate holiday gift .