When somebody you care about loses a loved one, you will probably want to send a gift that will express your condolences. Fresh flowers are a popular sympathy gift, but there are other options too. Sympathy baskets can let your friends and loved ones know that you are thinking of them.

Food baskets

After losing somebody you love, the last thing you feel like doing is eating. Not to mention cooking. Of course, you cannot go days without eating anything at all. Which is why food hampers make such fantastic sympathy baskets. These baskets are full of a wide selection of sweet and savoury foods that the recipients can eat whenever they feel hungry. Even if they don’t feel like sitting down to eat a full meal, these snacks will help keep them going and can even encourage their appetite to return.

Fresh fruit

Just like flowers, fresh fruit also makes great sympathy baskets. Not only are they bright and beautiful, but they offer the recipients a natural alternative to snacking. The colours of the fruit are much like a bright bouquet while the selection of fruit will help maintain the recipient’s health.

Pastries

If you are looking for comfort food, pastries will make the perfect sympathy baskets. Pastry hampers contain a selection of delicious pies that can be stored in the fridge for several days or even frozen for months. They can be heated in just a few minutes and they are ready to eat.

When sending sympathy baskets, you might want to avoid hampers that include alcohol. You can search for non-alcoholic hampers in particular. Alcohol can have a negative effect on their mood which is certainly not something that you want. Whatever you do, try to choose a gift that will boost their mood rather than make them feel worse.