Boss Day Gift For Your Boss
by Diana W
www.giftbasketforall.com

Boss's Day is on October 16th every year.  Boss's Day was created by Patricia Bays Haroski, who worked for State Farm Insurance Company in Deerfield, Ill.   Her boss was her father. 

Ms. Haroski witnessed the challenges her father had to face in running the company and yet managed to be the source of inspiration and encouragement for his employees. In 1958, she registered the holiday with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to show her appreciation for his role as a boss.  She chose October 16th since that was the birthday of her father.  Four years later, the governor of Illinois liked her proposal and proclaimed Boss Day as a day of observance for Illinois.  The idea caught on across U.S. since then, and today Boss Day is known as National Boss Day.

Boss day offers an opportunity for employees to show their appreciation to their bosses when they may have neglected to do so otherwise.  Sending your boss a Boss Day gift is a great way to express your gratitude for what he/she has done throughout the year.  This article provides some Boss Day gift ideas to help you with selecting a gift for your boss.

1.  Fruit Basket:

Fruit baskets are healthy gifts appropriate for any occasion.  A fruit basket is a great boss gift especially if your boss is health conscious.  You can send a fruit basket filled with crispy apples, juicy oranges, and pears, or a basket that pairs fruits with delicious snacks.  For example, a popular fruit basket includes fancy apples, Sunkist oranges, Anjou pears, along with Gouda cheese, summer salami, pepper water cracker, as well as assorted chocolate truffles. This is a truly irresistable gift for both male and female boss.

2.  Gourmet Gift Basket:

Gourmet gift baskets are most popular for business gifting.  Since most bosses expect the best out of their employees, so why not indulge them with the very best when giving a gift.  You can send your boss an executive gift basket that is made with busy corporate executives in mind. They will find caviar, smoked salmon, wine cheese spread, water crackers, Bellagio coffee, Twinings Tea, and other gourmet foods and treats.  Your boss will appreciate your thoughtfulness.

3.  Travelling Gourmet Gift Basket:

This gourmet tower is for the executive who is always on the go.  It consists of 3 faux leather suitcases filled with tomato basil crackers, vanilla cream cocoa, sliced beef salami, honey sweet peanuts, Ghirardelli chocolate bar, chocolate chip cookies, assorted chocolates, buttery almond toffee, buttery pretzels, garlic cheese spread, caramel corn, vanilla caramels, cheddar cheese pretzel sticks, and gourmet roast coffee.  Your boss will love this unique gift that provides gourmet treats on the go, and the suit cases will be great for traveling for years to come.

4.  Coffee Gift Basket:

If your boss is a coffee lover, send him/her a coffee gift basket.  One popular coffee basket is filled with 3 assorted gourmet coffees and all the gourmet treats to make any coffee break special. The gift box is filled with Swiss chocolate pound cake, cappuccino almond toffee bag, biscotti, caramel nut popcorn, assorted chocolate truffles, and coffee bon bons. They can also enjoy a coffee table book entitled "101 Ways to Stay Young" while savoring the delicious treats. 

5.  Gourmet Desk Caddy:

If you have a male boss, you can send him a wooden desk caddy filled with luscious treats.  Includes summer sausage, cream filled pastry cookies, gourmet coffee, almond toffee, pepper crackers, chocolate fudge popcorn, and double mocha chocolate truffles.  He will proudly display this desk caddy long after the goodies inside have been devoured. 

6. Meat and Cheese Gift:

Meat and cheese are men's favorite snacks. If you have a male boss, you can also send him a meat and cheese basket.  He will enjoy some truly manly snacks and gourmet treats in a sausage and nut tote gift basket.  This basket is filled with a galore of meat and cheese and a variety of nuts to tempt his taste buds, including Stone wheat crackers, Pepper Jack cheese, tomato basil cheese, garlic summer sausage, summer salami, cashews, honey sweet peanuts, and deluxe mixed nuts. The wooden gift tote can be used long after all the treats have disappeared.

7.  Golf Gift:

Golf gifts are popular business gifts. If your boss is passionate about golf, you can send him/her a golf gift basket.  The basket is filled with practice golf balls and other golf gadgets, and golf-themed gourmet treats. Some may contain a book of golf wisdom.  There are golf gift basket designed especially for women golfer,  Alternatively, you can send a personalized executive golf set containing a lustrous wood case augmented with brass handle, a brass plate engraved with your boss's name, a putter that disassembles for easy storage, two golf balls and a wood practice cup.

8.  Personalized Pen:

Your boss needs a reliable pen to do his/her work effectively. You can send him/her a personalized Waterford ballpoint pen, made by the manufacturer of fine crystals.  The pen cap can be engraved with the name or initials of your boss.  

9.  Personalized Pocket Watch

This is an elegant gift for a boss who appreciates the classic look of a pocket watch. The cover engraved with your boss's name will make it an especially thoughtful gift.  The silver pocket watch with Quartz Movement includes a removable chain. 

10.  Gardening Gift Basket:

For the female boss who likes gardening, you can send her a gardening gift basket.  She can putter around the garden with a soft knee pad handy for planting and stylish gardening gloves.  She can also enjoy some tasty treats while the flowers bloom.  The gift includes a solid wood planting bucket, 3 assorted vegetable and floral seed packets, stylish gardening gloves, a beautiful gardening sign, Beths chocolate chip cookies, hand soap for cleaning up the mess, moisturizing hand lotion to sooth those tired hands, a gardening spritzer bottle, aromatherapy sachets, carmel apple stickies and herbal tea. This planter is a true delight for any gardener.

In conclusion, Boss Day offers an opportunity to improve employee-boss relationship, and for employees to recognize the challenges the boss has to face everyday in running an organization.  Sending a gift to the boss is a great way to show your appreciation. Popular boss gifts include fruit basket, gourmet gift basket, golf gifts, coffee gift basket, meat and cheese gifts, personalized pocket watch, and gardening gift basket. Your boss will appreciate your effort in building a congenial relationship, which in turn will help achieving greater productivity and job satisfaction.