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"Quick Pickup" Holiday Gift Baskets Now Available at Mrs. G's Gift Baskets

Festive, beautiful, “quick pick-up” award-winning holiday gift baskets are available at Mrs. G’s Gourmet Gift Baskets located within The Grotto Restaurant at 634 Watertown Avenue in Waterbury. The Grotto is a Waterbury landmark celebrating its 75h anniversary in 2013. Marketed under the tag line “When the Ordinary Won’t Do”, prices for ‘ready to go, quick pick-up” holiday gift baskets begin as low as $20.95 and are ideal for corporate and personal gift giving. 

Named the “Best Gift Baskets” by the “Waterbury Observer” for the past 17 years, Mrs. G’s Gift Baskets feature a stunning variety of sizes, contents and prices. Mrs. G’s popular Gourmet Gift Baskets feature many themes including: Coffee & Tea, All Snacks, Chocolate, Fat Free, Low Cholesterol, Sports, New Baby, and much more. 

“By far, our bountiful Italian meal basket is our most popular gift basket,” stated Mrs. G’s creator, Bernadette Graziosa. “This basket contains pasta, our famous sauce, Italian Salad Dressing, gourmet Italian cookies, bread sticks, chocolate and a variety of other specialty foods.” 

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During this holiday season, Mrs. G’s is also offering the nationally-popular Mrs. Prindable's Signature Apples and special chocolates, plus Robert Rothschild’s delicious dips and spreads. Through December 24th, Mrs. G’s is also offering daily samplings and tastings of the large variety of gourmet foods and treats that are included in their stunning gift baskets as well as offerings from the restaurant’s menu. 

Opened by Bernadette Graziosa in December 15, 1989, Mrs. G’s Gift Baskets is celebrating 24 years of notable success. Today, Mrs. G’s Shoppe features 100 different basket and gift options and is offering daily specials through Christmas and is open every day through December 24, 2013. “We have expanded our offerings to include gluten free and organic foods in our baskets, and we continue to offer a variety of unique gifts in our popular gift shoppe which is also located within The Grotto Restaurant.” 

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Formerly a highly-successful banking associate for nineteen years, Bernadette Graziosa turned her management and creative skills into creating gift baskets in 1989 stating she would “give it one month.” Within the first ten days, she sold 25 baskets between December 15 and 24 “just by putting them out on the counter.” Today, her husband Joe Graziosa dedicates a portion of The Grotto staff’s valuable time to creating ‘ready-to-go’ gourmet gift baskets for Mrs. G’s.  Bernadette Graziosa enjoys commenting that, “When I first started, Joe was not very enthusiastic, but now we are all enjoying the notable success of this high-quality business for the past 24 years.” 

Bernadette Graziosa’s dedicated and creative staff helps assemble, marketing and distribute her creative designs. They also help with sales in her large in-restaurant gift shoppe. Each year Graziosa travels to food and gift shows nationwide in search of distinctive and beautiful items for her extensive offerings. 

Mrs. G’s Gift Baskets can be reached toll-free at 1-800-332-MRSG (6774). The store is located within The Grotto Restaurant at 634 Watertown Avenue in Waterbury, and can also be reached at 203-754-0295. Mrs. G’s is open every day through December 24th. Hours of operation are Tuesdays through Thursdays 9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Mrs. G’s offers personal, friendly service plus local and national delivery and shipping. For more information, visit The Grotto and Mrs. G on Facebook.

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