Divide that total by the number of people you want to remember to get an idea of how much you can afford to spend on each gift. Once you've established this figure, you can adjust spending amounts as you see fit. Food items constitute the single largest category of holiday business gifts, but BNA finds the number of small businesses giving food, merchandise, or other gifts has dropped off slightly this year. Familiar food catalog houses such as Harry and David , Hickory Farms and HoneyBaked Ham all offer online catalogs, for example. Because so many food items arrive during those last few days before Christmas, experts suggest scheduling food deliveries early in the month.
Early arrivals are less likely to be lost in the shuffle.
A well-timed floral centerpiece delivery will be appreciated again and again over the holidays. If you're short on time, imagination or both, corporate gift services stand ready to help you find an appreciated gift. Nordstrom offers colorful red gift certificate cards in any amount. Nordstrom's is offering this year is a large purple kitschy silk flower pin, the signature must-have of Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker. The Web offers choices If you're looking for something out of the ordinary, the Web has opened up a world of possibilities.