It's that time of year....

Pennsylvania Basket 

All products are from Pennsylvania and many from Somerset County.

Nothing brings on a case of the shudders at Cascio's like the word....I hate to even say it outloud.....Christmas!  As soon as the first word is uttered inside the store, all of our employees get this wide-eyed look of....yes....I think the correct word is terror. 

Christmas at Cascio's for years has created a sense of utter chaos.  There is no way around it.  Our basket business is one of the biggest things we do all year long.  The busiest day of the year is December 23rd.  Hands down....followed closely behind by July 3rd.  So the dash from the day after Thanksgiving until December 23rd is sort of nuts.  There is no other way to say it.  Really I am trying to soften it here a bit, but honestly it is just plain nuts.  

But with that said, let me also add that we are very appreciative of the business. I have often imagined what it would be like if it were December 23rd and we were standing there just looking at each other. No, we appreciate the business more then I can tell you.  It just all comes at once, in a flood, or flurry depending on the weather.  

I could regale you for hours with stories of basket deliveries going awry.  There is the basket we try to deliver hour after hour, day after day, until someone finally calls and tells us that the recipients have left for Florida and won't be home until February and how did "we" not know that?!  There are stories of snowstorms and delivery trucks getting stuck in driveways and my hands down favorite story of Mrs. Hayman falling backwards off a porch into a snow bank......but saving the basket.  That one is a classic.  There are a few stories I can't post here because I have promised that this page would have a PG rating.  You can let your own mind wander on that one, or ask me in person.  Some of those are classic!

Over the next week or so I will post a picture of a basket and a description of it and help you decide who on your gift list would appreciate a gift of food.  

Large Dried Basket

One of our baskets that is specifically designed to ship. Pound bags of all sorts of treats await the recipient of this basket.

One important thing for you to know is we have two baskets that are specifically designed to ship.  If you follow our blog but live away from Somerset, do not despair.  We can ship anywhere in the USA!  Just call.  445-4852  We designed these baskets to be able to ship via UPS.  If you have pleasant memories of Cascio's but you now live in South Dakota, why not send a gift from your home town from people you trust!  We would love to take care of your gift giving.  

We do corporate gifts too.  Is your company looking for a way to say thank you to your customers for doing business with you all year?  Then call us!  We can add your companies pens, t-shirts, or mug to a basket too to make it more personal.  We can design a basket just for you to meet your needs.  

We have been in the basket businesssince 1918.  Most of our basket designers have been at it for close to twenty years.  We know what we are doing and we put our reputation on the line with every basket that walks out the door.  Call us today.  

445-4852