Another family member already bought everyone citruses so that's out, unfortunately.
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This site erviews the various options.
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Thanks. I also found this site but wondered if it wasn't pure marketing under the guise of reviews. The one they recommend looked good but it was a pear farmer's company and the packages I saw didn't have pears. It got me started wondering where the fruit comes from and whether there are other choices that y'all might have some first-hand knowledge of.
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We received a Harry & David gift basket today. It's got ten pears, one (foul) red delicious apple, a small block of cheese, a jar of peach preserves, and small bags of mixed nuts and chocolate mints. Definitely more heavy on the fruit.
The thing is, I can get better versions of everything in the basket, and pretty easily. I would much rather have gotten something else, but a) it's not for just me, but for the whole family, and I'm sure the kids will like the fruit (Thor also really liked the nuts and the chocolates, which his older brother turned up his nose at); and b) it's from my fil's partner, who has had apparent difficulty in shopping for us in the past. Unfortunately it's somewhat reciprocal, and I'm pretty sure I've given him some real clunkers. Sigh.
tm
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Yeah, this is exactly what I am hoping to avoid. My brother is impossible to buy gifts for and unfortunately, his birthday is also next week. I end up returning every gift I buy for him.
Since you are also the parent of young kids, would it appeal to you to get some fruit in Jan-Feb-Mar when it's hard to get decent stuff in the supermarkets? I also thought there might some benefit of having it turn up at the house.
