Valentine’s Day is a a special time of year — a time to show appreciation for the ones you love, in whatever way they’ll adore.
While you can certainly pick up a gift for everyone on your list (at any budget) on Amazon, there’s something about a gift basket that just speaks to us.
For one, our readers love them — and respectfully so. They’re the one-and-done option that still shows you care, whether it’s a gift for her or a gift for him. And, nowadays, the bundles have become more and more ornate, filled with chocolates, fruit and wine galore.
Ahead, we combed through online brands and catalogs to pinpoint the 23 absolute best gift baskets worth your money this Valentine’s Day. Ideal for a long-distance loved one or a surprise delivery they won’t suspect, we’re confident the below options offer a wide variety fit for everyone.
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Tell your Valentine that you’re wild about them with the Wild About You Valentine Sweets Box from 1-800-Baskets. It’s one of the top options that caught our attention and, inside, you’ll find the following: a leopard plush, strawberry jam-flavored shortbread cookies, Albanese Valentine Sour Gummi Hearts and strawberry yogurt-covered mini pretzels.
For the classic fruit basket that’s sprinkled with chocolate and some Valentine’s Day charm, look no further than the Sweet Love Story Fruit Bouquet Basket from 1-800-Flowers. As far as we’re concerned, nothing’s more delicious than the fruit and chocolate coupling.
Namely, this gift basket option includes a milk chocolaty dipped pineapple heart decorated with sprinkles; strawberries dipped in milk chocolaty confection with red chocolaty drizzle; plain strawberries; honeydew; and cantaloupe and orange wedges — all arranged on a lettuce and kale base.
Gift your Valentine something cozy with Bake Me A Wish’s Heartfelt Hot Cocoa Gift. Upon purchase, you’ll receive everything that’s snuggly and sweet: two indulgent hot cocoa bombs, two festive brownies, six pink foil-wrapped chocolate hearts, four chocolate-dipped pretzels and two decorated heart cookies.
The Stan’s Donuts Donuts & Coffee Lovers Gift Pack is the ideal fit for the Valentine on your list who loves Dunkin (or, more plainly, the good ‘ol Donut and coffee pairing). Not to mention, Goldbelly is one of our favorite food delivery services — and it hails fresh from Chicago.
The Happy Valentine’s Day Sweets Gift Box is a premium option to order for your special someone. Thanks to Harry & David, it comes with a wealthy assortment.
Specifically, you’ll find Moose Munch Premium Popcorn, classic caramel; Moose Munch Premium Popcorn, dark chocolate; red licorice, Prosecco-flavored pink gummies; Hammond’s strawberry and cream marshmallows; Yogurt-covered pretzels; dark chocolate-covered pretzels decorated with pink drizzle; organic cherry granola bark; three classic chocolate brownies and more.
For the person on your list who fancies savory over sweet, there’s nothing quite like the Valentine Meat & Cheese Gift Basket. For less than $100, you’ll receive Bavaria Summer Sausage, Carr Valley Aged Gouda, Farmstead Gourmet Natural Cheddar, Casa Market Quince Paste, Main Maple Champagne Mustard and Partners Olive Oil & Sea Salt Crackers.
Not to mention, it all comes perfectly packaged in a wicker basket, just in time for Valentine’s Day.
You can’t go wrong with the classic chocolate-covered strawberries, and there’s nothing more elegant than the Shari’s Berries Strawberries for Her assortment. What’s great about ordering from this retailer is that you can customize how much you’d like, from a half-dozen to two-dozen.
Ah, if it isn’t for Mrs Fields and her delectable creations. The Hungry Hearts Tin is a worthy cookie delivery to order for your loved one (especially if they love all things dark chocolate and chocolate chip). Encased in a festive tin, it couldn’t be more spot-on for the holiday — and, less than $50.
This Valentine’s Day, we’re all about the gals. Fittingly, the Girls Night In Rosé Gift Basket is a top choice, thanks to its array of products that are ideal for — as its name suggests — a girl’s night in.
Inside, you’ll find a stemless wine glass, a Chocolate Cliche Dark Chocolate Strawberry Bubbly Bar, Ghirardelli Squares Dark Chocolate Raspberry, Belvoir Farm Elderflower & Rose Lemonade, Kopper’s Chocolate Dark Chocolate Sparkling Rosé Cordials, Sunny Fruit® Organic Tart Cherries and The Popcorn Factory Kettle Popcorn.
Shop the Valentine’s Day Wine Gift Basket for the wine lover you know. It’s a little bit of everything for the Valentine who loves a wealthy variety.
All inside the bucket, your gift recipient will receive a dry red wine, chocolate-covered caramels, crème brûlée trail mix, a hazelnut-filled puff pastry, Ghirardelli Chocolate Squares, BBQ corn nuggets, Walkers Shortbread Cookies, assorted milk toffees, Hammonds Peanut Crunch, Daily Crave Himalayan Chips and a red heart plush teddy bear.
Love is certainly in the air when you order the Love Is in the Air Red Wine Gift Basket from WineBasket.com. You can personalize the color of the ribbon and then the bucket will be on its way to your loved one — filled with red wine, chocolate truffles and cookies.
Name a better duo than cupcakes and Moscato — we’ll wait. As one of the more unique alcohol delivery gift baskets on the market, the Valentine’s Day Cupcake 6-Pack & Rosé + Moscato Gift Set is one we wholly recommend.
What’s inside? A Valentine’s Velvet Cupcake Jar, Cupid’s Confetti Cupcake Jar, Ilo California Rosé Wine and Ilo Moscato California Sparkling Wine. You can eat the cupcakes within four days, refrigerate up to two weeks or freeze up to six months.
There isn’t any gift basket more fitting for the chocolate and wine afficionado than the Chest of Chocolates with Wine from Harry & David. As its aptly named offering suggests, it’s a chest — and one we’re practically salivating over.
If you can’t make it to Napa, don’t fret — the Hickory Farms California Getaway Wine Gift Basket is what we recommend. For less than $100, indulge in the Three Pepper Dry Salami, Smoked Gouda Blend, Garlic & Herb Flatbread, Roasted Salted Almonds, Salted Caramel Cookies and Butter Toffee Pretzels.
More, you’ll find Aunar California Cabernet Sauvignon and Aunar California Chardonnay encased in its ready-to-ship wooden crate.
Delectable and delicious for the white wine lover, the Deluxe Pears, Apples and Cheese Gift with Wine from 1-800-Baskets is a splurge worth making.
Enjoy six Royal Riviera Pears, four seasonal apples, sharp white cheddar cheese, gouda cheese, Rogue Creamery TouVelle cheese and 2021 Pinot Gris — either one or two bottles, depending on what you prefer.
The Gourmet Drizzled Strawberries and Wine from 1-800-Flowers is the picture-perfect gift basket suitable for Valentine’s Day — your luxe bottle of wine paired with some strawberries. What’s not to love?
Personalized and absolutely adorable, the Hugs & Kisses Personalized Treat Bucket is a sweet treat for any child on your Valentine’s Day shopping list. You can customize the size of the bucket and what’s inside ahead of checkout, too.
Akin to receiving Valentine’s Day cards in school, the Cheryl’s Cookies Valentine’s Day Mailbox is another surprise worth ordering.
Any child will enjoy receiving six foil-wrapped chocolates, three buttercream-frosted heart cutout cookies, two snack-size chocolate obsession cookies, two snack-size sugar cookies, a buttercream-frosted sprinkle cutout cookie and a bag of strawberry yogurt pretzels, after all.
Creatively stashed inside a wagon instead of a gift basket, Broadway Basketeers has a super-cute Baby Einstein Zany Zoo Wagon available to order ahead of Valentine’s Day. Ideal for the little one you know, it includes a Baby Einstein library of books, baby crinkle fabric “paper,” assorted stuffed zoo animals, a baby sloth teether toy, an oversized animal-printed burp cloth (that can be personalized, BTW) and — of course — a mini radio flyer wagon.
Surprise the little one on your Valentine’s Day list with the You Are Magic! Gift Bucket. For less than $75, it’s both fairly priced and filled with magic: a mystical stuffed unicorn with a rainbow mane, cotton candy, candy ice cream Twist ‘n Lik and even more candy!
For the kiddo you know who loves to color, the Crayola Craze Gift Box is the hidden gem we researched from the internet’s lofty gift basket offerings. Made-to-order for Valentine’s Day, it’s a gift that’ll keep them both happy and entertained.
Cratejoy makes exceptional pre-crafted boxes — ones you can opt for individually or on a subscription model — and the Little Dreamers Club Crafts Subscription Box is one of our favorites for Valentine’s Day. Surely, it’ll get your child in the mood for some warmer weather on the horizon.
We’d like to say we saved the best for last — but we can hardly choose favorites with all the goodness that’s on this list. But, the Baked By Melissa Sending Love Gift Box 25-Pack is pretty spectacular. It’s filled with bite-sized delicacies any person (hey, adults too!) can enjoy.
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