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Best Local Stores For Gift Baskets In Orange-County

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A big part of the holidays and all other times of the year, gifts baskets are a convenient and indulgent way to spoil someone you love or a great way to say thank you to a business associate/co-worker. What makes a good gift basket? A great gift basket should be filled with all of the things you love for the right price. Orange County offers some great places to get goodies. Here are some local stores to keep in mind when you're looking to send the right gift basket.

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A Sweet Adventure
18627 Brookhurst St., Suite 356
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
(714) 968-9773
www.asweetadventure.com

The award-winning shop offers gift baskets made with personalized designs for all occasions, including birthdays, weddings, anniversaries and holidays. At A Sweet Adventure, gift baskets come in a variety of styles and sizes with prices ranging from the highly affordable at $13.50 to more on the steep side at $250. What sets A Sweet Adventure apart from the rest is its unique gifting options like a housewarming gift basket that features a garden hose as the basket to a corporate gift basket that features an embroidered robe with the recipient's name on it.

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Teena's Gift Baskets
3080 Murray Lane
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 557-7958
www.tinagiftbaskets.com

Lush gift baskets of all kinds, filled with the most marvelous rewards, can be found at Teena's Gift Baskets. The Costa Mesa gift shop specializes in handcrafted gift baskets that feed into a frenzy of treats ranging from one-of-a-kind designs to high-quality gourmet foods. Each gift basket comes with the option of customizing to suit personal needs, and pre-made, ready-to-order gift baskets are also available for those short on time or ideas.

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The Boutique Gift Baskets
906 E. Civic Center Drive
Santa Ana, CA 92701
(949) 338-7650
www.theboutiquegiftbaskets.com

The Boutique Gift Baskets offers a number of very affordable, high-quality gift baskets, one of the few shops in OC that offers such a wide range. If you're in a hurry for a gift basket with a limited budget, you can score unique, low-cost gift baskets such as 'Save the Environment Gift Basket' which comes with a recycled tote, mini shovel, green products and more all neatly decorated with a large purple ribbon for just $8.50. Then there is 'Sweet Treats Gift Basket' for Easter for just $5, and the 'Christmas Morning Joe Gift Basket' for only $10. For gift baskets that make both the customer and recipient happy, you can't beat Santa Ana's The Boutique Gift Baskets.

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OC Wine Mart & Tasting Bar
2272 Michelson Drive
Irvine, CA 92612
(949) 250-0033
www.ocwinemart.com

Don't let the name fool you. At OC Wine Mart & Tasting Bar, it isn't just all about wine. The popular Irvine spot also offers a variety of gift baskets featuring nicely prepared finger food favorites and, of course, wine! Most gift baskets include some variety of wine and you can create your own gift basket using one of the many wine and spirits available at the Tasting Bar.

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Wine Country Gift Baskets
4225 N. Palm St.
Fullerton, CA 92835
(800) 394-0394
www.winecountrygiftbaskets.com

Located in Fullerton, Wine County Gift Baskets is one of the very few shops that over extends itself to customers by providing online ordering and catalog ordering across the 50 states. Wine County Gift Baskets also offers more options with Kosher Gift Baskets, Spa Gift Baskets and Fruit Gift Baskets available. For OC residents, you can walk into the shop and pick from one of the many custom made gift baskets. Popular gift baskets flying off the shelves include the exclusive 'Starbucks and Tazo Eyeopener Gift Basket' which features authentic Starbucks ground coffee, a Starbucks mug, a variety of Tazo teas and more for under $45. Or go with the 'A Day Off Gift Basket' which features an assortment of Cru de Provence vanilla coconut-scented spa products.

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Barbara Akowuah is a freelance journalist based in Southern California. As a fashion examiner who is privy to style, Barbara loves to write about fashion and how it relates to the Los Angeles scene. Barbara loves to dish out the latest trends, style tips, and inside scoop. Her work can be found on Examiner.com.
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