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The Company
BasketCase is a family run business located in downtown Wakefield, Rhode Island.
It was initially intended to offer its customers quality gift baskets with gourmet
food items, but quickly grew into a quaint and homey gift shop serving customers
of all ages. The name came to Erin Arnold in the summer of 2003 and together
she and her mother Joanne Austerlitz, drew up a business plan which they sought
to implement. They co-founded the business after finding what they thought would
be the perfect location, a 150 year old house at 212 Main Street; thus BasketCase
was born. The shop has grown significantly since its doors were first opened
and now provides even more quality jewelry, accessories, and gift boutique items
with the same cozy atmosphere than ever before. Come in and see for yourself.
The Family
Joanne and Jeffrey Austerlitz and their children Erin Arnold and Kevin Austerlitz,
have lived in Wakefield for more than a decade. Joanne, a registered nurse of
27 years, decided to change gears and opened BasketCase with Erin, a recent
college graduate from the University of Rhode Island. Kevin, the youngest child,
is the webmaster for this website, as well as primary basket deliverer. He looks
foreword to graduating from high school in June of 2005. Jeffrey remains in
the medical profession, but, as does the entire family, spends countless hours
assisting in running the shop. The Austerlitz family and the Arnolds are both
pet lovers. Together they have two birds and four adorable dogs. We welcome
you to BasketCase and look foreword to seeing you soon!
Gift Baskets
BasketCase prides itself in both its fine gift items and its gourmet gift baskets,
making it truly the place to find the perfect gift for all occasions.
In the future this page will include a brochure with the different gift baskets that we offer. This brochure will be available both on this website and in paper format, which you will be able to pick up at our shop.
Please note that we also specialize in custom gift baskets. Additional time
may be required for all custom gift basket orders during the holiday season.
Call us at (401)284-1551 or visit our Main street location to order to day.
Some Charities BasketCase has and/or is supporting:
We are currently supporting the North Kingstown Animal Refuge animal shelter,
a no-kill shelter set up to assist stray animals in finding homes. We have a
collection box set up at this time.
We have made contributions to:
Run 4 Keri
Katie DeCubellis Memorial 5k
South County Habitat for Humanity
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Note: More to be added shortly
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