Fruit or meat?

The first couple of years we lived in Japan, everyone on my holiday gift list got yukata, silly Japanese foods, washi books and other tidbits from the land of the rising sun. Then I realised that they probably didn’t want them and the effort to purchase, pack and ship them really wasn’t appreciated.
So now I send food from catalogs.
When I was a kid, I used to think that the food baskets from Harry & David and Omaha Steaks were extremely lame, though I admit to liking the little sausages. Now I realise how truly great these gifts are (at least for the gift giver). Everyone eats!
So if you’re on my gift list, now’s your chance to weigh in: fruit or meat for you this year?