A friend of mine has sent me gifts three times now from Incredible Edibles. Frankly, while the presentation is nice, I find that the fruit is merely pretty and basically inedible and I end up trashing the whole thing. I was taught to always accept gifts graciously, but these baskets are not cheap and I don't want him wasting his money.
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The true gift is that your friend likes you enough to think about you an expend the time, energy & finances to express that with a purchase. That gift you like. It's the product you don't like. In any gift I get that I am displeased with, I give the sender two days to bask in my appreciation of their generosity. "Thank you. It's beautiful. I can't wait to try it. It was so nice of you to think about me." Then I sadly tell them, "You know that beautiful arrangement you sent me? I turned out that the fruit was dry/bland/flavorless. It looked so lovely, I never expected it to taste that bad. That happened on the 1st one you sent but, I thought that was a fluke. But these last two were not any better. If I was you, I'd ask for my money back or stop using them altogether." This shifts the responsibility of the distaste to the manufacturer and not the friend. If the arrangement came in a decorative container, do mention how you were glad you were able to save such a lovely bowl or basket. I did check the prices. $80 - $130 is a lot to only be able to salvage the container.
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