There will be times in our lives when we find ourselves in a situation where saying thank you is the least we can do. However, a little extra something is needed but this is basically determined depending on why you have to say your thanks in the first place. You may find yourself in a situation where you want to show your appreciation to someone who has done a lot of good things to you. The important thing is that you recognize the fact that you owe someone who helped you recently and you act accordingly. But just how do you go about saying thank you to them?

As previously mentioned, there are times when your appreciation to someone can be expressed through a note but there are also times when a little bit more is needed and what better way than saying I owe you one is through a gift, a sweet one. Everyone likes the opportunity to indulge so give someone the pleasure of a sweet tooth through a gift basket filled with cookies, muffins or other sweet pastries. A gift basket full of food items such as these is definitely tastier than a basket of flowers. It is precisely the kind of gift that you should be considering to show someone how much you appreciate their help. It is a delightful item to receive and is rather inexpensive to send.

These items are at the lower end of the market price wise, yet they always build a well appreciated and long lasting gift. In fact it is often worth going for a cheaper food gift basket as oppose to an expensive one purely for the fact people are more likely to use items that appear in the cheaper alternative as they contain products that you can enjoy every day, such as cookies, muffins and sweets. But this doesn't mean you are lacking choice in these gifts because your sweets can come in decorative bags, mugs, hampers or boxes and you get a wide selection so you can pick and choose the favorite ones of the person you are sending them to.

Perhaps the receiver of your gift is more of a muffin fan but never fret. How about indulging them with a muffin and a beautiful tea basket? Or maybe you want your freshly baked muffins tied up with the company of a balloon? If they're not a muffin fanatic, then try giving cookies instead. Get them in a can tied up with a ribbon or an organic gift box where you can place these delectable. The choice is so vast that you can't even fit them all in.

With gifts such as the ones above, not only will you let someone know how grateful you are to them but you will be doing it in a meaningful way and that's one way of showing true gratitude. So the next time someone helps you out, let them know how much it meant for you.