Best Gifts for Chocoholics
Give the Present of Chocolate with these Chocoholic Gift Ideas
Mar 5, 2009
While it’s easiest to buy a chocoholic a box of chocolates as a gift, there are many gifts for chocoholics that offer a little more creativity and fun. From the standard drugstore-variety to carefully wrapped dark chocolate truffles, a simple box of chocolates can say a lot or a little.
If selecting the simplest option of buying a box of chocolates, make the chocolate gift extra special by visiting a gourmet chocolate shop. Select a personalized mix of dark chocolate truffles and chocolates that suit the taste buds of the chocoholic in-question. It's important to remember when buying gifts for chocoholics that not all chocolate is created equal.
Quirky Chocolate Gifts for Chocoholics
For a fun, personal, and made-of-chocolate gift, consider personalizing M&M candies. Simply add a personal message, pick the colors of the M&Ms, and then select the container. The minimum order rings in at around $80, but for special occasions personalized M&Ms are gifts that a chocoholic will never forget.
But there are also non-edible (and non-melting) options to give as gifts for chocoholics. Late for the Sky, a board-games manufacturer that makes Monopoly-style board games, produces the ideal diversion for chocoholics, Chocolate-opoly. Instead of jail, players must avoiding being sent to Chocoholics Anonymous while buying and trading chocolate properties like "Gourmet Square" and trying to build chocolate factories. A word of caution: just don't eat the game pieces!
For the chocoholic who loves to entertain, chocolate fondue kits and chocolate fountains (perfect for dipping fresh fruit and strawberries in particular) are also a great gift for a chocoholic.
Tickets to a Chocolate Festival are Fun Gifts for Chocoholics
It sounds to good to be true, but there are indeed chocolate festivals that unite chocoholics in a celebration of cocoa treats. Chocolate festivals include a wide range of events—everything from chocolate fashion shows to tastings and demonstrations—and a trip to a festival makes a fun gift for a chocoholic.
Some chocolate celebrations in North America are:
- Chocolate Fest, St. Stephen, Canada (August)
- Austin Chocolate Festival, Austin, U.S. (September)
- West Coast Chocolate Festival, Vancouver, Canada (October)
- The Chocolate Show, New York, U.S. (November)
In Europe:
- Festival Internacional de Chocolate, Obidos, Portugal (March)
- International Milka Chocolate Festival, Bludenz, Austria (July)
- Chocolate Week, various location in England, U.K. (October)
- Salon du Chocolat, Paris, France (October)
- Eurochocolate, Perugia, Italy (October)
In Australia and New Zealand:
- Cadbury Chocolate Carnival, Dunedin, New Zealand (July)
- Chocolate Rush Chocolate Festival, Melbourne, Australia (August)
And other international festivals:
- Dubai Chocolate Festival, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (February)
More Gifts for Chocoholics
If one of these chocolate festivals is not nearby, consider searching out a chocolate buffet as a gift for a chocoholic. At these divine spreads (often held at larger hotels) diners can sample from a cocoa-filled range of scrumptious desserts.
Whether it’s a chocolate festival, a chocoholic buffet, or a simple box of gourmet chocolate truffles, there are no better gifts for chocoholics than the sweet presents of cocoa treats.
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