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Sweet Ideas of Gift Giving

Aired December 10, 2002 - 11:48   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: All right folks. There are officially 15 shopping days until Christmas. And if you still haven't picked out the perfect presents, don't worry about it. We've got some flavorful ideas for you right here that'll jingle the bells and tickle the tastebuds of just about everybody on your list, so check these things out. Even the biggest scrooge out there couldn't pass on some of these treats. Joining us now with some rather sweet ideas of gift- giving is Consumer Advocate and gift expect, Robin Spizman (ph).
ROBIN SPIZMAN (ph), CONSUMER ADVOCATE: Hi, Leon. How are you?

HARRIS: Good to see you. Happy holidays to you.

SPIZMAN: Well, you're already a sweet guy...

HARRIS: Oh, listen to you.

SPIZMAN: ... but I'm going to show you how you can sweeten up everyone.

HARRIS: Listen to you.

SPIZMAN: We're going to start out with candytree.com, it covers forms, leis, cakes, sundaes, and chocolate candy bars, a variety of products, even sugar free. You want to check out candytree.com for some of the most memorable gift around.

HARRIS: How big do those get?

SPIZMAN: They go all the way up to topiary trees, covered in candy, so it's great for an office gift for everyone or a centerpiece that's too pretty to touch.

HARRIS: All right. Good deal.

SPIZMAN: OK. We now have Harry and David, this is a snowman stack and each, of course, each of the snowmen is filled with chocolates and cookies and popcorn. It's just a delightful choice, along with the Riviera Pears from Harry and David, if you want to do something a little healthy.

HARRIS: OK.

SPIZMAN: So that's a good choice. Now...

HARRIS: Who wants healthy, though? Not this time of year. Let's see. SPIZMAN: Well, well, a little balance.

HARRIS: There are other times you can talk about healthy stuff.

SPIZMAN: Well, there you go, Leon. My sentiments. And let's tell you now about Enstrom's chocolate toffee. It's the best toffee covered in milk chocolate with an almond crunch on it. Enstrom's is world famous and just absolutely delicious. If you want to taste something, go for that.

HARRIS: Let me try a piece of that.

SPIZMAN: Take a little piece and tell me if we have charmed you this morning. Is this good or what?

HARRIS: That's pretty good.

SPIZMAN: That's pretty good.

HARRIS: It's pretty good.

SPIZMAN: It's pretty good. We tested it with the crew here. They all said -- they gave it a 10.

HARRIS: Oh, you guys beat me to it, huh?

SPIZMAN: There you go.

HARRIS: That's pretty good.

SPIZMAN: Now, Eli's Cheesecake, which is elicheesecake.com, you can design your own cheesecake, Leon.

HARRIS: What do you mean design it?

SPIZMAN: Well, you design it. It's called a "C-Cake." You go online to elicheesecake.com or call 1-800-Elicake, and then you choose your flavors, your toppings. The whole thing gets done for you and they'll send you the gift.

HARRIS: So you can mix and match on the same cake?

SPIZMAN: Yes you can, so it's a great option. Of course, they have peppermint cheesecake -- this is unbelievable -- on a stick, covered in milk chocolate. Afterwards, you're going to have to -- I saved one of these for you.

HARRIS: Oh, my God.

SPIZMAN: It's delicious.

HARRIS: Yes. All right, crew, leave that one alone. OK.

SPIZMAN: All right. Very Vera has a strawberry cake made from pureed strawberries. The cake is called "One Heavy Cake, because it weighs a ton. HARRIS: Really?

SPIZMAN: Check it out. It's delicious.

HARRIS: OK.

SPIZMAN: And they also make chocolate cakes, lots of varieties. Check out Very Vera. And then brownies.com, delicious brownies, absolutely out of this world. They come packaged singularly. so you can spread them around all of CNN. That's what I'm doing next.

HARRIS: OK.

SPIZMAN: Now, Garrett Popcorn in Chicago is the world-famous caramel corn.

HARRIS: I've had that before.

SPIZMAN: Is it good?

HARRIS: I've had it before. This stuff is really good.

SPIZMAN: Really good. And, of course..

HARRIS: Oh, I'm sorry.

SPIZMAN: ... you can pop in and say Happy Holidays.

HARRIS: I'm sorry, Robin, we've got to step away, because we've got to go to the breaking news in Washington.

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Aired December 10, 2002 - 11:48   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: All right folks. There are officially 15 shopping days until Christmas. And if you still haven't picked out the perfect presents, don't worry about it. We've got some flavorful ideas for you right here that'll jingle the bells and tickle the tastebuds of just about everybody on your list, so check these things out. Even the biggest scrooge out there couldn't pass on some of these treats. Joining us now with some rather sweet ideas of gift- giving is Consumer Advocate and gift expect, Robin Spizman (ph).
ROBIN SPIZMAN (ph), CONSUMER ADVOCATE: Hi, Leon. How are you?

HARRIS: Good to see you. Happy holidays to you.

SPIZMAN: Well, you're already a sweet guy...

HARRIS: Oh, listen to you.

SPIZMAN: ... but I'm going to show you how you can sweeten up everyone.

HARRIS: Listen to you.

SPIZMAN: We're going to start out with candytree.com, it covers forms, leis, cakes, sundaes, and chocolate candy bars, a variety of products, even sugar free. You want to check out candytree.com for some of the most memorable gift around.

HARRIS: How big do those get?

SPIZMAN: They go all the way up to topiary trees, covered in candy, so it's great for an office gift for everyone or a centerpiece that's too pretty to touch.

HARRIS: All right. Good deal.

SPIZMAN: OK. We now have Harry and David, this is a snowman stack and each, of course, each of the snowmen is filled with chocolates and cookies and popcorn. It's just a delightful choice, along with the Riviera Pears from Harry and David, if you want to do something a little healthy.

HARRIS: OK.

SPIZMAN: So that's a good choice. Now...

HARRIS: Who wants healthy, though? Not this time of year. Let's see. SPIZMAN: Well, well, a little balance.

HARRIS: There are other times you can talk about healthy stuff.

SPIZMAN: Well, there you go, Leon. My sentiments. And let's tell you now about Enstrom's chocolate toffee. It's the best toffee covered in milk chocolate with an almond crunch on it. Enstrom's is world famous and just absolutely delicious. If you want to taste something, go for that.

HARRIS: Let me try a piece of that.

SPIZMAN: Take a little piece and tell me if we have charmed you this morning. Is this good or what?

HARRIS: That's pretty good.

SPIZMAN: That's pretty good.

HARRIS: It's pretty good.

SPIZMAN: It's pretty good. We tested it with the crew here. They all said -- they gave it a 10.

HARRIS: Oh, you guys beat me to it, huh?

SPIZMAN: There you go.

HARRIS: That's pretty good.

SPIZMAN: Now, Eli's Cheesecake, which is elicheesecake.com, you can design your own cheesecake, Leon.

HARRIS: What do you mean design it?

SPIZMAN: Well, you design it. It's called a "C-Cake." You go online to elicheesecake.com or call 1-800-Elicake, and then you choose your flavors, your toppings. The whole thing gets done for you and they'll send you the gift.

HARRIS: So you can mix and match on the same cake?

SPIZMAN: Yes you can, so it's a great option. Of course, they have peppermint cheesecake -- this is unbelievable -- on a stick, covered in milk chocolate. Afterwards, you're going to have to -- I saved one of these for you.

HARRIS: Oh, my God.

SPIZMAN: It's delicious.

HARRIS: Yes. All right, crew, leave that one alone. OK.

SPIZMAN: All right. Very Vera has a strawberry cake made from pureed strawberries. The cake is called "One Heavy Cake, because it weighs a ton. HARRIS: Really?

SPIZMAN: Check it out. It's delicious.

HARRIS: OK.

SPIZMAN: And they also make chocolate cakes, lots of varieties. Check out Very Vera. And then brownies.com, delicious brownies, absolutely out of this world. They come packaged singularly. so you can spread them around all of CNN. That's what I'm doing next.

HARRIS: OK.

SPIZMAN: Now, Garrett Popcorn in Chicago is the world-famous caramel corn.

HARRIS: I've had that before.

SPIZMAN: Is it good?

HARRIS: I've had it before. This stuff is really good.

SPIZMAN: Really good. And, of course..

HARRIS: Oh, I'm sorry.

SPIZMAN: ... you can pop in and say Happy Holidays.

HARRIS: I'm sorry, Robin, we've got to step away, because we've got to go to the breaking news in Washington.

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