It's 72 hours til Christmas morning. Are you done? If not, where locally do you plan to go for last-minute gifts?
- LOCAL CONNECTIONS
- Chris Helms
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Saturday, December 22, 2012
If you celebrate Christmas and still have shopping to do, this is crunch time. Just three days left until Christmas morning. Retailers are happy this year because of the way the calendar falls. It provides an extra full day of shopping versus last year, when Christmas Eve fell on a Saturday. So tell us, North Shore. Are you done shopping? If not, where will you be going this weekend and Monday? Here are links to stories Patch has done about go-to-places in our towns and cities for last minute Christmas shopping: Tell us about your favorite local businesses for last-minute gifts.
It is not too late to find beautiful, last minute holiday gifts.
When the new Addison Gallery of American Art at Phillips Academy opened its doors in September 2010, so did the gallery's Museum Shop, full of one-of-a-kind items. In keeping with the theme of American art, the gift shop's inventory consists of pieces made from American craftsman. Many items are tied to the exhibit on display while others are brought in based on their unique and desirable qualities. The museum shop is open Tues. to Sat., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. (Closed this Friday and Saturday) Here are ten noteworthy options from the Museum Shop at the Addison: 1. Mug Collection, set of four - each mug features an image from the museum's collection. Mugs are sold individually as well as in sets. Single, $10 Set of 4…
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Phillips Andover Academy
180 Main St, Andover, MA
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The mall be gone, Andover's shopping scene leaves nothing to be desired.
Here we go. It is the second week in December and, for many, that means a full court press to get holiday shopping done. It is hard enough to figure out what to buy our friends, family, loved ones, cherished teachers and service providers, but what is worse is that dreaded trek to the mall where parking and personal space are painfully diminished with each passing day. Thankfully, Andover has many wonderful retail options that offer shoppers, not only, an enjoyable shopping experience but some unique gift alternatives that even the most indulged recipients will appreciate. Five fantastic places to shop in Andover in lieu of the mall are: Izzy's Emporium – 21 Barnard Street You may know Izzy's for its collection of fine jeans, but …
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Izzy's Emporium
21 Barnard St, Andover, MA
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Carina & Co.
3 Barnard St, Andover, MA
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General Goods
93 Main St, Andover, MA
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Learning Express
32 Park St, Andover, MA
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Andover Bookstore
89 Main St, Andover, MA
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Scrooge
1:11 pm on Monday, December 24, 2012
I tried to finish my shopping...but dam surveillance cameras as so getting better with technology more ›