Dad of the Day Giveaway!
Looked at a calendar lately? It’s almost Fathers Day! We love the Day O’ Dads over here at Allison’s and this year we’re looking for the Dad of the Day. Comment here on our blog telling us how you are going to celebrate your dad and what makes him so fantastic and June 19th might get a little sweeter! We’ll pick a winner next week, Monday the 13th, and if you win, we’ll send you or your pops a $30 gift certificate.
This Giveaway is now closed.
If you don’t win, don’t worry, we’ve still got you covered. Here’s a curated selection of products any dad (vegan or otherwise) is sure to love:
The Spice Lover’s Gift Set
For adventurous dads with a (slightly) daring palate! Spiced Peanut Brittle and Chipotle Caramels.
Vegan Peanut Butter Cups
Sweet and salty peanut butter hugged by delectable dark chocolate. Chocolate-loving Dad’s dream come true.
Chocolate Caramels
Buttery caramel. Smooth chocolate. Tootsies just rolled over.
Sweet Desires Gift Basket
For the dad who deserves it all! Peanut butter cups, vegan cookies, two flavors of brownies, four flavors of organic coffee, chocolate peanut brittle, vegan toffee and perfect gift packaging!
Salted Chocolate Brittle
If there was an edible Dad metaphor, this would be it. Classic buttery peanut brittle, rich dark chocolate topped with pink Himalayan salt.
Pecan Brownies
Sumptuous organic brownies fit for a king! Crowned with buttery toasted pecans.
Dad doesn’t have a sweet tooth? Here’s a variety of impeccable organic and fair-trade coffee. Excellent black, iced or otherwise.
Feel great about spoiling the ones you love. All Allison’s products are totally organic, use only the highest quality ingredients, and are cruelty free. And if Daddy loves you, he might share!
Gourmet Gift Baskets: What’s in a Name?
Today I’ve been thinking about words, more precisely, the words we used to name our gift baskets when we were designing our new website around this time last year. The question back then was, how do we convey the essence of a complex item like a gourmet coffee gift baskets in one or two words? 
What follows here are the names of our five gift baskets along with my own personal description of each one. I think we did a pretty good job.
The smallest of our gift basket we named Classic Elegance. With an elegant selection of a few classic products, it says “Thank You” or “Congratulations” without breaking the bank. The Sweet Desires and the Office Party baskets were next. I imagine the Sweet Desires basket as being just right for a romantic weekend. A sweet selection of our premium treats, it’s the perfect way to say “I love you.” 
The Office Party was the most fun to name. We designed this gourmet coffee gift basket with an office holiday party in mind. It includes larger portions of several of our classic products, and a 12oz bag of our organic, fair-trade coffee, or course. The Decadent Bliss Gift Basket is a truly decadent selection of basically all our favorite things in the world, while the Ultimate Nirvana is an absolute cascade of amazing deliciousness that will send its recipient straight to chocolate-lover’s heaven.
If you’ve received any of these baskets, or even if you’ve just looked at the pictures, we’d love to know how you would name them. 
Gift Baskets for Everyone
With Valentine’s Day next month, I want to make sure that I get the word out about our gourmet gift baskets. We try to truly have something for everyone in these baskets and they make great gifts. Here are three of my favorites:
“Sweet Desires” is one of our gourmet coffee gift basket. It contains organic cookies, brownies, toffee, brittle, peanut butter cups and four varieties of fair-trade coffee. The “Ultimate Nirvana” is our top-shelf basket including a decadent selection of all our best treats. Another gourmet coffee gift basket in our line-up is the “Office Party,” great for hosting a decadently healthy soiree. It boasts a bounty of vegan and organic fudge, brownies, cookies, caramels and 12oz of organic, fair-trade coffee beans. Enjoy!
