Golf Gift Baskets

Recently, I attended a charity auction at my youngest’s elementary school. It was an entertaining affair, with a jazz band and lots of food from nearby establishments. Local businesses had donated everything from a $1500 laser wrinkle treatment to a movie gift certificates to tee shirts. And parents with an artistic bent (no shortage of artists in Ann Arbor) had donated jewelry, paintings and crafts. There were even a few rounds of golf to be had.

I would expect to see that sort of thing at a school auction, of course. But what I would not have anticipated was the large number of “gift baskets” that people had assembled. More surprising was the wild bidding that ensued over these baskets. I am sure that each went for at least twice the retail value of the items included. 

When I commented on that, Mrs. GolfBlogger told me that I was being ridiculous. The baskets, she informed me, were cute, and a perfect gift. I am certain that I “harrumphed.”

So imagine my surprise when I was browsing through the GolfSmith website and discovered dozens of golf-related gift baskets. I am apparently more “out of it” than I knew.

How about the Shoe-Shine Gift Basket, or the Desk Duffer Gift Basket or the The Pampered Golfer Gift Basket?

I am reliably informed by Mrs. Golfblogger—who has far better taste than I—that people would like to receive these.

Harrumph.