 “A
Basket Case” located in Exton, PA that
provides unique, personal gifts. Cheryl Bode,
the owner, was employed for over 20 years
as a corporate executive traveling for business
on a regular basis. When her mother needed
care and came to live with her and her husband,
Cheryl wanted to find a job that let her
stay close to home. Cheryl’s husband
suggested she visit a bookstore and buy a
book on starting your own home business.
That very evening Cheryl called a local book
store and asked if they had any books on
starting a business from home. The book store
had only one book, How to Start Your Own
Gift Basket Business. While
reading the book, Cheryl thought of her recent
frustration when searching for a coffee basket
for a friend and realized that unique gifts
were just not available. When she mentioned
the idea to her husband he blurted out “A
Basket Case” and the business found
a name.
That was five years ago.
Today “A
Basket Case” is a successful business
that continues to grow through “word
of mouth” advertising. Catering to
large Philadelphia hotels, corporate clients
and individuals, Cheryl and her team use
imagination and ingenuity in their creations. “We’re
not just baskets and we’re not just
food” says Cheryl. “I attend
gift shows to keep up on what’s new
out there. I test everything myself before
using it for clients and I’m not easily
satisfied.”
“About 80% of our
business comes from the corporate sector.
We ship
gifts all over the world”. A Basket
Case is different from other gift companies,
since they create each gift specifically
for the recipient. Beginning with the needs
of their clients, Cheryl and her team come
up with a unique idea, find the ingredients,
assemble the gifts, package, and ship or
deliver the gifts out all from their office
in Exton, PA.
It’s hard to describe everything A
Basket Case provides. Weddings or any special
occasion centerpieces and favors, corporate
awards, gifts or events, individual consumer
orders for that special gift, you name it
and they will provide it. Their clients are
so satisfied that the business keeps growing.
Where else can you go to order a special
gift that’s unique to the recipient? “We
have 2 goals, the first is that our gifts
are so special that the person receiving
the gift doesn’t want to open it because
it looks so good and the second goal is that
the sender thinks “is that all it costs?”.
To sum it up, A Basket Case delivers unique
gifts with exceptional quality at an affordable
price.
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