Above, the website for Panier des Îles.As we approach Christmas, our mailbox is regularly stuffed with supermarket circulars advertising the best, brightest, biggest ways to celebrate the holidays: champagne, foie-gras, caviar, oysters, ouassous, boudin, Christmas ham... Included in today's batch was a little booklet for Panier des Îles. Panier des îles offers Guadeloupe (and Martinique) in a box to friends and relatives in France metropole or Europe.
Above, left, Panier Suprême (€95), right, Super Panier Cadeau (€175).
There is a wide selection of items, such as white or aged Damoiseau rum, creole meat patties, chocolate made from locally grown cacao, Royal brand jam, rum punch... The site offers baskets with items pre-selected and customers can add on extras like a book of reprinted old photos, a music cd, a doll in creole dress and for those with money to burn, even pearl earrings and gold pendants. Panier des Îles gathers, packs, and ships these goodies, with a garunteed delivery within 48 to72 hours. The sender need only swipe his/her credit card before waiting for warm thanks to come from cold climes.
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