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Picnic Sets For Those With Elegant Tastes

August 7th, 2010 No comments

It’s a hot summer day, many outdoor activities abound, and among your friends, it’s your turn to entertain them.  Having dinner indoors in sweltering heat doesn’t sound inviting.  Why not try something different?  Plan an outdoor picnic at a park in the afternoon!  Chances are that you’ve been to dinners where the host’s finest dinnerware was put out.  Although picnicking may seem like a very casual activity, you can actually plan a very elegant picnic that can rival anything you could put on at home but with a more relaxing, less stuffy ambiance.  On a hot summer afternoon, that is a welcome change.  There are picnic sets you can buy to help you do just that?

Picnic sets for a more elegant gathering are certainly not in short supply.  By going to such websites as picnicfun.com or picnicworld.com, you can find a wide assortment of picnic sets suited for such a picnic gathering.  Picnic sets of this type are not surprisingly expensive than a set you would by for a day at the beach or for a hiking trip.  Some might consider picnic sets with fine amenities as counter to what picnics should be about, however, picnics can also be a substitute for a dinner party indoors.  An elegant picnic allows you to offer good home prepared food with fine dinnerware to serve them on.

Picnic sets for a more elegant gathering are usually priced at above $100.00.  At picnicfun.com, for example, you can purchase a premium basket set for an intimate gather of 4 people that is priced at $250.00.   This particular one is called the Windsor Picnic Basket for 4.  Contained in a suitcase sized willow basket are 4 porcelain plates, hand blown drinking glasses, stainless steel utensils, a stainless steel cheese cutter with a cutting board, and many compartments to store food and keep it fresh.  Included in this set is a fleece ground blanket you can use if you will not be sitting at a table.  Unquestionably, picnic sets like this one are made to impress guests at a picnic.  The items contained in the set probably rival any fine dinnerware you have at home.

This picnic set just described is one example of an elegant picnic set.  It is the most expensive of all the picnic sets found on picnicfun.com.  For a larger group of six people, you can also buy an elegant set for $120.00.   This is obviously cheaper because it comes with fewer amenities.  The dinnerware, however, consists of ceramic plates and a nice set of flatware, napkins, utensils, and a salt and pepper shaker set.  Though the amenities are fewer, it is still an elegant set and serves more people.  Knowing how many you’re inviting to an elegant picnic you’re hosting may be a determining factor in what to buy.