Basket of. . . . WHAT? Updated!

I'd like to put together a gift basket for a charity raffle that's important to me. The crowd will be mostly 30 and 40 somethings, mostly couples, but some singles, and mostly middle to upper-middle class. And there will be LOTS of baskets. I want to put something really nice together, but am struggling to come up with something original. What would you like a basket of? (I have no idea how much I'm willing to spend on this, so I'll take ideas on any level!)
TIA

Message edited 9/8/2007 6:09:34 PM.

Re: Basket of. . . . WHAT?

Selection of bottles of wines and some boxes of upscale crackers?

Re: Basket of. . . . WHAT?

wine, cheeses, crackers, a pair of wine glasses, a cork screw, etc...

Re: Basket of. . . . WHAT?

wine basket? you can have crackers, bottles of wine, some wedges of cheese?

spa basket with lotions, gels, oils, etc?

cinco de mayo basket with margarita glasses, mix, sombrero?

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You can do an italian basket with a bottle of wine, a bottle of gourmet tomatoe sauce, pasta, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, olive paste and cheese..

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martini theme - glasses, mixes
Wine - glasses, charms, cheese & crackers, cheese spreaders
Margaritta - glasses, chips, salsa

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gardening basket: Gloves, small hand tools, gardening book, hummingbird feeder

coffe - small espresso pot, bags of espresso, demitasse spoons, espresso mug set

Re: Basket of. . . . WHAT?

Depending on how much you want to spend you could do a spa basket.

The robes from Nordstrom Spa are incredible
GC for a massage
The awesome neck wrap they have
Some fancy lotions and candles.

Re: Basket of. . . . WHAT?

Try a Mexican theme. Put a couple of bottles of Corona with a couple of inexpensive pilsners or pint glasses, some lime, tri-color tortilla chips and various flavored salsas. I think you can probably get them at Harry and Davids, Trader Joes or Whole Foods.

Re: Basket of. . . . WHAT?

How about a galvanized tub with beers from around the world....
Dutch
german
Chinese
Japanese, etc?
you can include a bottle opener.. and maybe bottle koozies?
Pilsner glasses, etc?

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i really like the idea of a wine basket

also the spa basket

or you could do a makeup basket. my friend bid on one of those at a charity auction and won. it was awesome. it was the line she uses and she got a ton of products...

Re: Basket of. . . . WHAT?

Love the idea of a wine basket with wine and glasses and a GC for a wine tasting tour.

Re: Basket of. . . . WHAT? Updated!

Thanks again for your great suggestions! My cousin ended up doing an Italian basket and I got the new iPod Nano (turns out, it didn't HAVE to be a whole basket!) Thanks for the help.