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Bobbin For Apple Treats Twitter Party Sweepstakes

September 8, 2016

bobbin for Apple Treats Twitter Party Sweepstakes

Follow us on Twitter and sign up today for the Twitter party! Bob and splash but don’t miss the Bobbin For Apple Treats Twitter Party Sweepstakes! Tuesday, September 27, 1:00pm CST

Sign up Instructions: Follow 1-800-Baskets.com® on Twitter (@1800Baskets) during the Sweepstakes Entry Period. RSVP before 11:00AM CDT on 9/27/16: On Twitter DM@1800baskets for registration and include your name and email address. You must use the hashtags #1800Baskets and #Sweepstakes in all tweets when responding on Twitter during the Entry Period.

Join us for a fun afternoon and a chance to win delicious apple prizes. We’re giving away three decadent and sweet prizes! Don’t get soaked while you’re bobbin for apple treats! Use #1800Baskets #Sweepstakes to answer the questions.

What are the three prizes? Nuts About Caramel Apple Pack (4 Ct) , So Good Gourmet Apples (4 Ct.) and Apple Pie Caramel Apple (4 Ct.)

 

Be sure to check out our exquisite gifts for fall occasions: Fall Gift Baskets

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Gift Baskets, Picnic, Summer Time Gift, Sweepstakes

Summer Fun Sweet vs Savory Showdown!

June 23, 2016

Summer barbecues and parties just wouldn’t be the same without a variety of snacks and treats to keep the crowd happy! While some of us look forward to the creamy savory cheeses and salty snacks, others can’t wait for the grand finale–the dessert table! There’s no right answer but you can cast your vote — We’re holding a Summer Fun Sweet vs Savory Showdown starting 7/11/16. Sign up here: Sweet vs Savory Sweepstakes!

Root for your favorite! Sweet vs Savory. It’s a Sweepstakes too! You could win a beautiful summer gift from 1800Baskets.com brimming with mouthwatering sweets or savories. The 1800Baskets.com Sweepstakes runs  July 11 to August 1.  Don’t miss the fun!

Need a gift for a summer occasion? Try these in-season favorites! Dana’s Bakery Macarons and Savory Gourmet Snack Basket are wonderful gifts for a summer birthday, thank you or to wish them congratulations.

Sweet vs Savory Showdown Macaroons

Dana’s Bakery Macarons

Sweet vs Savory Showdown Snack Basket

Savory Gourmet Snack Basket

For more gift ideas visit our Summer Collection!

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Easter, Entertaining, Party!

Easter Place Card Nests

February 24, 2016

 

Easter is just three weeks away! If you’re planning an Easter brunch for family or friends now is the perfect time to collect some pretty ideas for table decorating. We found a clever craft — making place cards out of small nests for your Easter table. If you’re expecting a large crowd for your spring party Easter place card nests are especially helpful.

 

Easter Place Card Nests

 

The baskets are made of raffia, so you will need raffia and a few more items. The nests can be filled with foiled eggs, candies, or candy coated Easter eggs.

For directions on how to make Easter Place Card Nests go to the link below:

Spring Nest Easter Place Cards

For a fabulous Easter brunch buffet add eggciting treats like Happy Easter Petit Fours and Happy Easter Belgian Oreos.  One of these would look bright and cheery in an Easter Place Card Nest! Your guests will adore them!

Happy Easter Petit Fours

Happy Easter Belgian Chocolate  Covered Oreo Tin

 

chocolate covered strawberries, Gift Baskets, Holiday Gift Baskets, Party!, Sweepstakes, Uncategorized, Valentine's Day

#BerrySweet Valentines Day Strawberry Twitter Party

February 2, 2016
Strawberry Twitter Party Heart Box Prize

Would you love to win the Strawberry Twitter Party Heart Box?

 Happy Spring! We have selected items for 30% off for everyone who registered for the Twitter Party. Use promo code 30LOVE at check out with this Valentines link  

Valentines Day Strawberry Twitter Party!

    Scavenger Hunt & Scrumptious, Berry Delicious Prizes!

 Monday Feb 8, 2016 at 2:00 PM EST.

Register before the entry period on Feb 8, 2016.

DM @1800Baskets for registration. “I would like to register for the Strawberry Twitter Party”

Are you ready? How many Seeds in a Strawberry? Approx 200!

Please Note: During the Valentines Day Strawberry Twitter Party you must use #Berrysweet and #Sweepstakes when you answer the questions. One winner for each Sweepstakes question will be randomly selected from the pool of contestants.

1-800-BASKETS.COM®

#BerrySweet Valentines 2016 Twitter Party

February 8 update! The results are in!

Congrats to the Winners @eTuesdays, @mummadear, @TwoDartMom

OFFICIAL RULES:

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES, INCLUDING THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, WHO ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AS OF THE DATE OF ENTRY WHO HAVE OR OPEN AN ACCOUNT ON TWITTER.COM. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

  1. ENTRY PERIOD: 1-800-BASKETS.COM® #Berrysweet Valentines 2016 Twitter Party with giveaways (hereinafter the “Sweepstakes”) begins at 2:00 PM EST on Monday 2/8/16 and ends approximately at 3:00 PM EST on Monday 2/8/15 (the “Entry Period”).
  1.  HOW TO ENTER/PARTICIPATE: You must be 18 or older and have or open an account on Twitter.com to participate in the Sweepstakes. Accounts are free and can be opened by visiting Twitter.com.

To enter the Sweepstakes you must do three things:

  1. You must follow 1-800-BASKETS.COM® on Twitter (@1800Baskets) during the Sweepstakes Entry Period.
  2. You must RSVP before the Entry Period, here: On Twitter DM @1800baskets for registration. “I would like to register for the Strawberry  Twitter Party”
  3. You must use the hashtags #Berrysweet and #Sweepstakes in tweets  when responding to the posted questions from @1800Baskets on Twitter during the Entry Period.

ADDITIONAL ENTRY TERMS & CONDITIONS. Use of computer programs and/or other automated devices to enter the Sweepstakes are prohibited. Normal Internet access and usage charges imposed by your on-line service will apply. By entering and using the promoted hashtags (#Berrysweet & #Sweepstakes) you understand that a) the Sponsor has the exclusive right to use your entry and excerpts of your entry in any advertising and promotional materials (visual, sound, print and/or electronic form), including posting entries or portions thereof on its website, social media accounts/pages, advertising. etc.; b) you grant any and all necessary rights and licenses provided herein, including without limitation, all necessary copyright and other related rights to the entry, free and clear of all claims and encumbrances without violating the rights of any person or entity, including any right to privacy or publicity; and c) you hereby hold the Sponsor harmless from and against any third party claim arising from use of the entry and waive any right to inspect or approve uses of the entry or to be compensated for any such uses. All entries become the exclusive property of Sponsor, and may not be acknowledged or returned. Proof of submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor.

  1. SWEEPSTAKES PRIZES AND APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUES (“ARV”):

Three (3) winners will be selected; each will win one of the prizes listed below.  The list of prizes that will be given out (in no particular order):  

  1. Fannie May® Decadent Chocolate Strawberries 12 Ct. Product code 106057 $44.99 USD
  2. Fannie May® Decadent Chocolate Strawberries 12 Ct. Product code 106057. $44.99USD
  3. Chocolate Strawberries in Valentine Heart Box 9 Ct. Product code 141470 $49.99

Total ARV of all prizes is $139.97 USD.

  1. WINNER SELECTION: During the Entry Period The Sponsor will ask a number of questions, some for fun and some for prizes.  Three (3) of the questions will be for the prizes listed in Section 3 herein (the “Prize Questions”).  Three (3) Prize Questions will be posted by the Sponsor and three (3) winners selected.  The format will be as follows:  A Prize Question will be posted by Sponsor along with a URL link where the answer can be found and a time frame in which to respond to that specific question with the correct answer.  All correct responses that are eligible entries to that specific Prize Question that are received within the stated time frame will be pooled together and a random winner selected.  This process will be repeated until all 3 Prize Questions are asked and entries collected.  Drawings will be conducted by a representative of Sponsor, whose decisions are final on all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. Odds of winning are dependent upon the number of correct eligible entries received for each Prize Question.  Non-winning entries will not be rolled over into the next question drawing.  Prizes will be awarded and potential winners will be notified by mention and/or direct message on Twitter. Prizes are nontransferable and no cash substitution is allowed except by the Sponsor, who reserves the right to award prizes of equal or greater value if advertised prizes are unavailable.
  1.  GENERAL RULES: Taxes, related to the prizes are the winners’ sole responsibility, if applicable. Prize winners may be required to execute and return an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release (where legal) within five (5) days of notification attempt or prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner selected.  Return of any prize or prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and alternate selection. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission to use winner’s name, likeness, image, photo, sobriquet and biographical information for promotional purposes without further compensation except where prohibited by law. By entering, entrant accepts and agrees to be bound by these OFFICIAL RULES and winners release Sponsor, and their subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents and all others associated with the development and execution of the Sweepstakes from any and all liability for damages, losses or injury resulting from participation in the Sweepstakes or acceptance or use of prize. Entries will be declared to be made by the authorized account. “Authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to the Twitter account associated with the submitted entry. Entries are subject to verification of eligibility and will be declared invalid if they are incomplete, falsified, altered or tampered with in any way. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual that tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or website; violates the OFFICIAL RULES; or acts in an unsportsmanlike, obscene or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Sponsor and its agencies are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, misdirected or damaged entries due to internet services providers service, weather, technical, hardware or software malfunctions, telephone failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, garbled or delayed electronic communications, whether caused by the sender, by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Sweepstakes which may limit the ability to participate, or by any human error which may occur in the processing of the entries in this Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, terminate or modify the Sweepstakes if it is not capable of completion as planned, including for infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical failures or corruption of any sort, and award prizes from eligible entries received prior to cancellation. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.
  1. ELIGIBILITY: This Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States, including the District of Columbia, who are 18 years of age or older as of date of entry who have or open an account on Twitter.com.  All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. Employees and families of 800-FLOWERS INC. (“Sponsor”) their subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related companies, advertising and promotion agencies, and their immediate families are ineligible. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply.
  1. WINNERS LIST: For the names of the winners visit www.1800Baskets.com from approximately 2/11/16 through 3/11/16.
  1. SPONSOR & ADMINISTRATOR: The Sponsor and Administrator of this Sweepstakes are 800-FLOWERS, INC., One Old Country Road, Suite 500, Carle Place, NY 11514.
  1. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: NEITHER 800-FLOWERS, INC., THEIR AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, OR AFFILIATED COMPANIES, AS WELL AS, THEIR ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION AGENCIES SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF OPPORTUNITY OR GOODWILL. IN ALL EVENTS, THE SOLE MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF SPONSOR AND ITS AFFILIATES SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE ARV OF THE PRIZES SET FORTH HEREIN.
  1. GOVERNING LAW & VENUE: THE NEW YORK COURTS (STATE & FEDERAL) SHALL HAVE SOLE JURISDICTION OF ANY CONTROVERSIES REGARDING THE SWEEPSTAKES AND THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN THE SAME. EACH ENTRANT WAIVES ANY AND ALL OBJECTIONS TO JURISDICTION AND HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE VENUE OF THOSE COURTS WITHIN THE COUNTIES OF NASSAU AND SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK.

The Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with, Twitter.com.  By entering entrants release Twitter from any and all liability with regards to the Sweepstakes

© 2016 800-FLOWERS, INC.

 

 

Gift Baskets, Party!, Uncategorized, Valentine's Day

Exciting Valentines Day Gift Ideas #TwoBlogsFunGuides

January 18, 2016

Looking for Valentines Gift ideas and treats to give all your valentines? Conversation Hearts Valentine Sweets Tower and Cheryl’s Valentine Mailbox with Treats are featured in Valentine’s Day Gifts For The Lovers #TwoBlogsFunGuides! 

Conversation Hearts Valentine Sweets Tower

Conversation Hearts Valentine Sweets Tower

 

Welcome to the 2016 #TwoBlogsFunGuides Valentine’s Day Gifts For The Lovers Guide. This guide is full of fun and exciting gift ideas for couples or romantic partners. All of these gift ideas will be sweet, cute, romantic, and thoughtful. Each of these gifts are personally recommended by Women and Their Pretties and/or Mama Smith’s. Be sure to check daily because we are constantly adding the new items that we discover!

 

Source: Valentine’s Day Gifts For The Lovers #TwoBlogsFunGuides

 

 

 

Cheryl's Valentine's Mailbox with Treats

Cheryl’s Valentine’s Mailbox with Treats

Party!, Uncategorized

Darth Vader, Storm Trooper, Boba Fett Here Now!

December 8, 2015

Surprise A Star Wars Fan

With  Cool, Collectible Goblets!

The Star Wars® worldwide movie date is December 18, 2015 and fans of all ages are ready! You don’t have to wait ten days to order a Darth Vader, Storm Trooper or Boba Fett goblet from 1800Baskets.com — we have Star Wars® collectibles now!

Take their “devotion to the empire” to the next level with these unique 2015 official Star Wars® matte finish ceramic goblets. Collect them all!  Each comes with silver foil wrapped candies tied with a black satin ribbon.

Black Star Wars Mug from 1800Baskets

Disney Star Wars Mug Darth Vader

Disney Star Wars Mug - R2D2

Disney Star Wars Mug R2D2

Disney Star Wars Mug - Boba Fet

Disney Star Wars Mug Bobba Fet

 

star wars mug from 1800Baskets.com

Disney Star Wars Mug Storm Trooper

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The History of the Fortune Cookie

July 11, 2013
Personalized Gigantic Confetti Fortune Cookie

Personalized Gigantic Confetti Fortune CookieJuly 20 is National Fortune Cookie Day!

These crispy golden cookies are without a doubt the best part of eating at a Chinese restaurant: There’s just something thrilling about breaking open the cookie at the end of your meal and reading your fate on that tiny slip of paper. But did you know that fortune cookies aren’t really fromChina? To celebrate the upcoming holiday of big fortunes in small packages, here’s a brief history of everyone’s favorite takeout cookie.

Fortune cookies as we know them today aren’t Chinese at all: According to popular opinion, they’re actually American, inspired by the Japanese. They were first made in the early 1900s inCalifornia. But who is responsible for inventing the idea has been a topic of great debate over the years. As the history books have it, two people have tried to lay official claim to the fortune cookie’s fame: Makoto Hagiwara and David Jung.

Hagiwara, a Japanese immigrant, said he started serving them at the Japanese Tea Gardens inSan Franciscobetween 1907 and 1914. They were his version of Japanese rice wafers called “senbei,” and inside they held thank-you notes for the public rather than fortunes. Jung, a native ofChinawho immigrated toLos Angeles, founded the Hong Kong Noodle company in 1916 and claimed he invented the fortune cookie in 1918. He said he handed them out to poor, joblessCaliforniamen as a way to inspire them, but there was never any official record that the idea was his.

In an attempt to get to the bottom of things, the San Francisco Court of Historical Review hosted a mock trial to sort out the cookie’s past. After a long and quirky trial, the court finally ruled in favor of Hagiwara and announcedSan Franciscoas the home of fortune cookies. And yet despite the court’s decision, many people continue to credit Jung as the mastermind behind the fateful golden cookie. Still others argue that the fortune cookie has completely different origins. Up to this day, the question “Who invented the fortune cookie?” is very much an open case.

But no matter where they came from, fortune cookies are—and always will be—a staple of Chinese-American cuisine. Today, their popularity has reached such larger-than-life proportions that giant fortune cookies have become one of the hottest gift items for every occasion, from birthdays to Valentine’s Day. So on July 20, go ahead and celebrate by cracking open a humongous fortune cookie with an equally huge good fortune inside!

What’s the best fortune you’ve ever gotten after opening a fortune cookie?

Uncategorized

The Best Snacks for Baseball Season

April 29, 2013
Candy Bar Pretzels

Candy Bar PretzelsPlanning on enjoying America’s favorite pastime this spring? Whether you’re watching the ballgame from your living room or from the bleachers, rooting for the home team isn’t nearly as fun if you don’t have some awesome treats to chomp on. Handy bite-sized snacks are the MVPs of baseball snacking: They’re easy to pop into your mouth while you concentrate on the biggest plays, and they have big-league flavor. Here’s our all-star lineup of the best snacks to eat during baseball season!

Flower in Bloom Gourmet Fruit & NutsFlower in Bloom Gourmet Fruit & Nuts

A healthier spin on the traditional peanuts and cracker jacks, this assortment of mixed nuts and dried fruits is a delicious and guilt-free pick for the big game. The sleek wooden tray is loaded with cashews, almonds, pears, peaches apricots, dates, plums and more—all cleverly arranged into the shape of a blooming flower. Perfect for spring’s best sport!

Candy-Covered Pretzel RodsCandy Bar Pretzels

This sinfully delicious snack brings together all the classic treats you’d find at the concession stand—without the hefty price! Golden pretzel rods are dipped in creamy caramel and then covered in one of five candy favorites—Oreo, Butterfinger, M&Ms, Mounds or Heath Bar—to make a sweet-and-salty double play that no one can resist.

So Good Gourmet ApplesSo Good Gourmet Apples

These pitch-perfect candy apples come in four decadent flavors and are served on an easy-to-hold stick so you won’t drop the ball on game day. Take your pick from toppings like white confection and cinnamon; honey-roasted peanuts and milk chocolate; white confection and milk and dark chocolate; or pecans and milk chocolate drizzle.

The Popcorn Factory Snack Attack Deluxe TinThe Popcorn Factory Snack Attack Deluxe Tin

Only for serious snackers, this deluxe tin comes with enough sweet treats to feed the entire team. With mini pretzels, licorice, Tootsie Rolls, peanuts, chocolate chunk cookies, popcorn balls, gummy bears and five different flavors of popcorn at hand, you’ll have enough to satisfy your cravings, even if the game goes into extra innings!

It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere Martini Mixer Market BoxIt’s 5:00 Somewhere Martini Mixers Market Box

Forget boring old beer. Celebrate your big win in style with one of your favorite cocktails and some fancy salty snacks. This kit already comes with everything you need to make a toast your team players: lemon drop, cosmopolitan and dirty martini mixes, plus savory bits like stuffed Greek olives, cheese straws and more.

So, baseball fans: What’s your favorite team, and what kind of snacks do you like to eat while you cheer them on?

Christmas Gift Baskets, Customer Appreciation, Gift Baskets, Holiday Gift Baskets

Sweet Treats for a Sweet Cause

December 15, 2011
Sweet Miss Givings Ultimate Bakery Gift Box $89.99; Product Code:96362

Welcome back gift baskets readers!

A really great post coming up (not bragging about me, just the topic!), so I’ll get to things right away! Congratulations to Howard Y. ( December 8, 2011 at 5:41 pm), Starlet Borzymowski ( December 9, 2011 at 8:02 am), Joy B. ( December 15, 2011 at 10:48 am), Swisspotluck ( December 10, 2011 at 6:21 pm), and Swisspotluck (December 10, 2011 at 6:21 pm)!! Email your information to amariscal@1800flowers.com and we’ll get your Comfort and Joy Sweet Treats Gift Basket to you right away!

Sweet Miss Givings Ultimate Bakery Gift Box $89.99; Product Code:96362

Sweet Miss Givings Ultimate Bakery Gift Box $89.99; Product Code:96362

I’m going to take a little break away from talking about gifts, décor, movies, and the inevitable snow storm that will make my morning commute 10x more hectic. Instead, I want to talk about an extremely cool project that the 1800baskets.com team participated in. We decided to partner up with local Chicago fund, Chicago House & Social Service Agency.

Chicago House has been a leader in housing and supportive services for people living with HIV and AIDS, with programs that expand beyond housing to encompass a variety of services designed to help people living with HIV and AIDS move towards independence and self-sufficiency, including prevention, medication adherence, and employment programs. The Chicago House organization is by far one of the best non-profit programs out there for helping those in need. Their residential and scattered-site housing programs create stable housing, a Family Support Program offers housing, case management and other support services to 18 families, including over 30 dependent children, and works intensively with both parents and children to stabilize their lives and help break the cycle of poverty. They work intensively on education and support for those living with HIV and AIDS; awareness and prevention initiatives, medication adherence programs, community case management and work support programs only scratch the surface of everything this organization has to offer.

A few of us on the team with all of the donations!

1800Baskets.com has even partnered with their employment initiative business, Sweet Miss Giving’s bakery, a for-profit bakery that provides transitional job training in addition to donating 100% of its profits back to Chicago House. You can find their bakery items (here) to order! A sweet treat supporting an even sweeter cause. And from personal tasting, the turtle brownies are the only brownies I ever want to eat for the rest of my life. If I could eat them every day without giving myself early on-set diabetes, I would.

This holiday season, we knew we wanted to help out even more. For the beginning half of the month, we ran a donation drive in our office to collect personal hygiene items, winter gear like coats, gloves, hats, scarves, and games for families to play together. We ended up with way over 1000 items! (And my arms ended up with some muscle definition from carrying…) As a gifting company, our main objective is to make our customers smiles, but this was a whole other level!

For the rest of the season (and really the year), think about ways that you can give back to your community or help those in need! Maybe find “two for one” deals while you’re out grocery or everyday shopping and just set things aside as you go along to make the donation process easy. Sort through your closets or attics for things you just don’t have a need for anymore. Get yourself a delicious treat at Sweet Miss Givings and put those calories to a worthy cause (if it’s for charity, I hear all brownies are 0 calories)!

In the comments section (1-2 paragraphs), tell me what your favorite charities, any charitable moments you recall, or any charitable programs that you always work with. We’ll be giving FIVE random winners a Sweet Miss Givings Bakery gift box!

Happy Holidays!

Party!

Caramel Apple Bites Blog Party! :)

September 14, 2010
Caramel Apple Bites

Caramel Apple Bites

We throwing a Blog party for one of our newest products. Which one? Caramel Apple Bites. Why? Taste them and you’ll know why. Don’t believe us? We’ll prove it to you. We’re giving away  5 delicious boxes.

Write about a paragraph or so describing what occasion or recipient you feel the Caramel Apple Bites is best suited for. Also tell us how you feel this new product fits in with how you feel about 1800Baskets.com as a company.

By the way, we print out EACH AND EVERY COMMENT and discuss them in groups within our Design Room.

We’ll pick 5 random posters and send them a box of the Caramel Apple Bites!

Current Party Status:

Winner #1) Stephanie Mckay
Winner #2) Lisa Grassetti
Winner #3) Alyssa Shumate
Winner #4) Milcah
Winner #5) Mary C.

What’s the Prize: Caramel Apple Bites

If anybody’s searching, here’s an active coupon code: BSKTS15FB (15% off your entire order).