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Think Inside the Box

12.10.2008

Submitted by lbudgar on Wed, 12/10/2008 - 1:01am.
The Bite:
imageAfter last year's flying alarm clock fiasco, it might be time to reconsider your gifting approach. Creative and safe: a customizable gift box from Boulder's Best Organics. A treasure trove of all that's local and organic, fill it with munchies from Bobo's Oat Bars, beauty products from Goddess Garden, soy candles from Lumia Organic, and other eco-goodies. If you're short on time (what shopping-wrapping-baking?), choose from nine premade sets (our choco-freak friend - beware spoiler - is getting the Choc-a-Lot set, with cocoa tea). Good thinking on the outside too: Boxes are crafted locally (keeping emissions low) from recycled (and recyclable) paper, and feature reproductions of vibrant paintings by Boulder artist Jim Freeheart.
Wanna Try: 
Boulder's Best Organics, available online or at Art Mart, 1222 Pearl St., Boulder. Map It (303-443-8248). Premade boxes, $35-$55.
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Cocktail Fact

The phrase "thinking outside the box" originated with a nine-dot, box-shaped puzzle that required people to shift their perspective to connect all the dots with a single line.

Small Changes Add Up

If 10,000 Denver Biters gift a box of locally made chocolate instead of candy shipped from the East Coast, we'll save enough fuel to fill five bathubs.

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