A gift basket, or yield basket is broadly a gift that is delivered to the recipient at their native or workplace. There are clashing varieties of gift baskets, some which have grain only, some with dry/canned goods only (such as tea, crackers and jam) although the standard gift basket Gourmet Gift Baskets will have have a selection of both. Gourmet gift baskets are very similar to the standard gift basket, although it will include expanded unusual/high boundary fruit, and often will have good quality cheese and nevus included.
A gift or present is the transfer of something, without the requirement for compensation that is involved in trade. A gift is a voluntary act which does not require anything in return. Even though it involves possibly a social expectation of reciprocity, or a return in the figure of prestige or power, a gift is meant to be free.