Order by December 16th to ensure a Christmas delivery

I'm taking a quick break from handling orders, phone calls, and shipping out a plethora (I just love that word) of gift baskets to make a quick announcement. A lot of folks worry about their orders being delivered in time for Christmas (I don't blame them not wanting their gifts to be late) so I wanted to make it super simple for our awesome customers. If you order your (in stock) gift basket or gift box by December 16th - I guarantee we will ship it in time for a Christmas delivery.

Many of you are taking advantage of our option during the online checkout process to have us hold your order for shipment on December 17th so it will arrive a bit closer to Christmas. This is a great option to choose because nearly every year I have an unfortunate customer wait to place their order closer to Christmas so it won't be delivered too soon only to find that the gift basket they had wanted to purchase was no longer in stock. Don't let that happen to you - order today and choose the option for us to hold it for shipment on December 17th.

You must order by 5pm today for Christmas delivery

Just a quick reminder here. Orders that are to ship tomorrow, December 19th, must be placed by 5pm today, December 18th. This gives us a chance to get everything boxed up and on the truck tomorrow morning. Remember, we do not guarantee a Christmas delivery for baskets shipped after December 19th.

Also, when a product is marked Sold Out it really is sold out. Just because you can add it to your shopping cart and pay for it doesn't mean we have it in stock. We are upgrading our shopping cart software after Christmas to allow us features that will still let our products show up marked "sold out" when they are sold out, but not allow you to add it to your cart.

One last programming note. A lot of our excellent customers have called or emailed regarding the availability of the Tastes of Michigan, Very Cherry, and Michigan's Best gift crates that we build. I had hoped to have enough time to get more built than what already needs to go out the door, but that is not going to happen.

After cutting, sanding, and nailing literally hundreds of these just in the last two weeks my shoulder is hurting quite a bit. I'm getting the last batch built last night and today through gritted teeth, Motrin, and coffee. Then, I'm going to need a break from the woodshop to heal up my shoulder.

We're also working feverishly to get everything out today that we possibly can as a rather sever winter storm is racing our way bringing up to half an inch of ice on top of 6-12 inches of snow. It's awfully hard to process orders and ship items out when we don't have power ;).

Take care everybody and have a Great Day!

~ Andrew Norton, Owner Gift Baskets From Michigan LLC